Lakers reportedly explored trading Anthony Davis to an Eastern Conference contender long before Luka Doncic deal, reshaping their options.

If it wasn’t Luka Dončić, these are some of the alternate possibilities of the Lakers Anthony Davis trade originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.

The Dallas Mavericks have afforded Anthony Davis a luxury that they apparently never gave to Luka Dončić during his tenure with the club.

Luka Dončić dunked. No, really! With just under four minutes to play in the third quarter, the Los Angeles Lakers point guard commenced a stack pick-and-roll with center Deandre Ayton, with forward Jake LaRavia hustling to set the back screen on Ayton’s defender.

Seven-time NBA champion Robert Horry blasted Luka Dončić’s shot selection after the Lakers were blown out by the Thunder.

The Dallas Mavericks have fired general manager Nico Harrison, the executive who traded Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers earlier this year.

The Lakers were simply outclassed on Wednesday night in Oklahoma City by a championship team that's hungry for more.

Luka Dončić is now 1,500 miles from his former home in the Lone Star State as a current member of the Los Angeles Lakers. But Dončić will still always call Dallas home.