After the Lakers made the Luka Doncic trade, their defense was widely expected to crater. Anthony Davis was named a First Team All-Defensive player last season and had been the linchpin of the Lakers defense ever since arriving to town.

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So much so, that even Davis himself, who now plies his trade with the Dallas Mavericks, was left in shock when he first learned about the news. This is exactly why the first thing he did was call LeBron James to ask the prominent Lakers superstar if he knew anything about it.