Lakers star LeBron James, in his own words, had “seen it all.” After 22-plus years and counting in the NBA, there isn’t much that can surprise NBA’s all-time leading scorer. But this past weekend, the Lakers pulled off the unimaginable,

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.

The Dallas Maverics sent shockwaves across the NBA by trading superstar Luka Doncic, considered the face of the 2011 champions, to Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Anthony Davis and Max Christie.