It's safe to assume Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards wouldn't have traded Luka Dončić if he were running the Dallas Mavericks. Dončić's supposed conditioning issues were a driving force behind the Mavs' decision to send him to the Los Angeles Lakers.

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Luka Doncic made his debut for the Los Angeles Lakers last night, his first game since the shocking trade before the trade deadline that sent Anthony Davis to the Dallas Mavericks. It was also his first game since leaving on Christmas Day against the Minnesota Timberwolves,

It’s been nearly three weeks since the Dallas Mavericks traded franchise megastar Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers, and people around the league are still taking in the league-changing move. Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards,

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards declares that both them and the New York Knicks won the Karl-Anthony Towns trade.

Randle, dealing with a groin injury he suffered on Jan. 30, returned to full-contact basketball activities on Feb. 20, while DiVincenzo, nursing a great left toe injury, was cleared for non-basketball activities that same day.

In, arguably, the NBA’s most shocking trade of all-time, Doncic, a modern-day lead guard, joined the Los Angeles Lakers in February when the Lakers traded forward Anthony Davis to the Dallas Mavericks in a three-team deal.

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However, the Lakers will have to go through a gauntlet to finish strong. Following the devastating Los Angeles fires that forced the postponement of multiple games, including matchups against the San Antonio Spurs and Milwaukee Bucks, the NBA released a revised schedule—one that has sparked outrage among Lakers fans as the matchups approach.

Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Chris Finch did not mince words about his team's blowout loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers

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