Did the Dallas Mavericks trading Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers make a Boston Celtics repeat title more likely? The deal shook the NBA down to its foundations, to the point where fans, analysts and even players were trying to see if they had been fooled by a fake report.

After one of the most controversial trades in NBA history, where the Mavericks sent away homegrown superstar Luka Doncic due to concerns with injury potential and conditioning, Dallas' new franchise centerpiece is already out for 'multiple weeks' with an adductor strain.

It’s not often that a superstar gets traded at the age of 25 without requesting it, but that was the case last week when the Los Angeles Lakers acquired Luka Doncic from the Dallas Mavericks in a blockbuster deal for Anthony Davis and Max Christie.