Los Angeles Lakers’ governor Jeanie Buss shares real reason behind Luka Doncic- Anthony Davis' trade secrecy

Dallas Mavericks Luka Doncic’s trade to the Los Angeles Lakers was one of the most dramatic events earlier this year. The Lakers' governor, Jeanie Buss, recently shared on a podcast that they kept the trade entirely under wraps. Earlier, insider Shams Charania claimed that even players had no idea the trade was coming.

The Los Angeles Lakers’ governor took the fans back to when they were inking the shocking trade. She told all about it on a podcast with broker Rob Perez and NBA veteran Antonio Daniels. Her idea was to keep the trade entirely under wraps and create an airtight environment around it to avoid media leaks.
Buss explained the media’s influence over the previous trades, saying that they had to roll back some of the strategic decisions in the past due to fans’ pressure. With the Doncic-Davis deal, they were extra cautious and did not keep even the players in the loop.

The Luka Doncic-Anthony Davis trade took the basketball world by storm. No one had a clue about the trade, and even the players were kept out of the loop. It was done to ensure that the trade went smoothly without gathering Dallas Mavericks fans’ ire. Insider Shams Charania sat down for a tell-all on The Young Man and The Three podcast, where he recalled the moment of sharing the trade’s news. He said:
“My hands were shaking, you know, you had to make sure every detail was right. You had to make sure there was no typo. I had no graphic to go with it; it was so sudden.”

Earlier, in February, Charania spoke about it in another interview, detailing how clueless the players were. ESPN tweeted his reaction, which read:
“This deal materialized in the shadows … LeBron James had no idea this was coming. Anthony Davis had no idea this was coming. I’m told Luka Doncic is still stunned about this trade.”
Per various media reports, the deal was carried out at midnight, leading to fans’ shocking reaction the day after. A hilarious meme was tweeted by NBA memes, which read:
“East coast fans reading the Luka Doncic-Anthony Davis trade tweet”

The tweet garnered hilarious reactions. A fan wrote, “People are going to wake up lost.”
The other fan expressed disbelief, saying, “I almost want to go back to sleep in an attempt to turn myself off and back on to see if all this is real.”
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