Having the Lakers as the biggest winner of the trade deadline may seem obvious because Doncic — the best player who moved at the trade deadline — is now a member of the organization, but this move illustrates the thought process for this team moving forward.

When the news involving the Dallas Mavericks trading Luka Doncic in a package to the Los Angeles Lakers broke after midnight, fans and basketball fanatics around the league were skeptical. Social media pushed back at first until multiple insiders confirmed the impossible was indeed happening.