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Luka Doncic Trade Named the NBA’s Worst Deal of the Past Five Years

From Liberty Times · () Chinese

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  • Bleacher Report listed five of the NBA’s worst trades from the past five years, with the Mavericks’ deal sending Luka Doncic to the Lakers ranked first.
  • The list also included the Lakers’ acquisition of Russell Westbrook, Sacramento’s trade of Tyrese Haliburton, and two Phoenix Suns deals involving Bradley Beal and Kevin Durant.
  • The assessment said Davis struggled with injuries in Dallas and was later traded again, while the Lakers acquired a potential franchise cornerstone in Doncic.

Bleacher Report has ranked the Dallas Mavericks’ decision to send Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis as the worst NBA trade of the past five years.

The ranking also criticized the Lakers’ 2021 move for Russell Westbrook. Los Angeles sent away Kyle Kuzma, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and other players from its championship team in an effort to build a three-star lineup. The combination with LeBron James did not work, and the experiment ended after slightly more than one season while reducing the team’s roster depth.

Sacramento’s 2022 trade of Tyrese Haliburton to Indiana for Domantas Sabonis also appeared on the list. The Kings eventually ended a long playoff drought, but Haliburton developed into one of the league’s top point guards and led the Pacers to the NBA Finals, making the deal look increasingly costly over time.

Phoenix appeared twice. The team gave up several key players to acquire Bradley Beal and took on a maximum-level contract that severely restricted its salary flexibility. The report also questioned Phoenix’s expensive acquisition of Kevin Durant.

The Doncic deal stood above the others in the ranking as one of the most shocking and lopsided trades ever. The Lakers gained a potential future cornerstone, while Davis dealt with recurring injuries after joining Dallas, was traded again and produced limited results for the Mavericks.

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Originally published by Liberty Times in Chinese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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