The entire sports world has been consumed by the Luka Doncic-Anthony Davis trade for the past few days, and much of the discussion has centered around LeBron James: Did he know ahead of time? What did he think of the deal?

The Trail Blazers would likely want to make room to have more minutes for Donovan Clingan, who they recently selected early in the 2024 NBA Draft. For the Lakers, meanwhile, Ayton could have at least some tangible valuable as a player who has postseason experience and tremendous size on the inside.

"I was almost asleep, so when I got a call, I had to check if it was April first," Dončić said about learning he was traded to the Lakers.