The Mavericks' humiliation by the Cavs after trading Luka Doncic might have shifted things leading up to the trade deadline.

Tristan Thompson and other Cavs reflected on Luka Doncic joining LeBron James in LA. "You just add this to LeBron's long, long, long storybook."

Tristan Thompson thought it was fake. That was a recurrent reaction to the Dallas Mavericks trading 25-year-old superstar Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers in a package that included Anthony Davis during the late hours of an otherwise sleepy Saturday night — arguably the most shocking deal in NBA history that left many baffled and speechless,