Luka Doncic is now a Los Angeles Laker, which is still a crazy sentence to type. He was traded for Anthony Davis, Max Christie, and just one future first-round pick. It's a heist that is the most shocking trade in NBA history. No one saw this trade coming, and the rest of the league is still reeling from its effect.

In the backdrop of the aftermath of the Lakers’ hectic last couple of days will be the second “Battle of L.A.” of the season after the Clippers won the first matchup, 116-102, on Jan. 19 in the Lakers’ first visit at Intuit Dome.

Now for the fun part. The construction of this trade is pretty technical because both teams were in the luxury tax at the time of the deal. The Mavericks set it up to get out of the tax, but the Lakers were constrained by being over the collective bargaining agreement’s first apron and capped at the second apron.