The NBA trade deadline is still days away, but it's fair to say this is one of the more impactful ones in league history. A busy weekend saw two blockbuster deals that'll shift the odds in the Western Conference now and for the foreseeable future.

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,

The Los Angeles Lakers’ stunning trade for Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic early Sunday morning gives the Lake Show their new franchise cornerstone for the next decade. The move is expected to be a win in the short term too.