Anthony Davis and Luka Doncic’s trade is something that still feels unbelievable to the fans. The blockbuster trade shocked not just the NBA community but also the whole sporting world. Just like everyone, the whole Lakers team was also in disbelief when they came to know about star player AD’s trade through a group chat.
Lakers star spills on team’s hilarious response to Anthony Davis’ Mavericks trade
Austin Reaves has revealed how he and the team reacted when Davis told the trade news in their group chat. During his appearance on the Young Man and the Three podcast, the 27-year-old stated that they learned about the news while on the team bus after a Saturday, February 1 road game against the New York Knicks. The Lakers guard said:
"We were like five minutes away from the hotel, and our group chat starts going crazy... The first thing I looked at, I pulled my phone up, AD said, 'They traded me.”
The American basketball player further disclosed:
"And, if anybody knows AD... he jokes around a lot. So I literally, I laughed and I put my phone down."
Reaves then went on to check ESPN’s Shams Charania’s trade news and reacted:
"I was like, 'What the f--k?' They were like, 'No way this is real.'"
Reaves’ reaction to the shocking trade is something which every NBA fan would relate to as they all must have felt the same way. The Lakers player took some time to believe how real the news was about the trade until he finally believed it.
Reaves, who joined the Lakers as an undrafted agent in a two-way contract in 2021, said he was ‘hurt’ after realizing the trade would result in him getting separated from two longtime teammates. However, the player believes that everything happens for a reason and he was excited to see Doncic in the team.