[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

Danny Ainge reportedly had no idea he was helping the Lakers land Luka Dončić, and by the time he found out, it was too late for him to do anything about it, per @espn_macmahon

“Even the Utah Jazz, the third team that facilitated the transaction by collecting two second-round… pic.twitter.com/t4gy6souG3

— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) February 3, 2025

Jazz didn't even know it was Luka being gifted by the Mavs until the very end.

And again, this is why I'm convinced LeBron had no idea.

The Lakers KNEW -- they HAD to know -- the blowback this would create across the league. And if Rich Paul knew about it, he was going to work every back-channel he had to leverage something from it and suddenly it all comes apart.

Again - the Lakers simply didn't care. James could've been so mad he retired the moment he found out and the Lakers would've shrugged their shoulders and moved along.

"Doesn't matter, got Luka..."

All the folks that don't believe James or Davis or Luka or anyone else didn't know about it -- it's just ignoring the reality on the ground. Nobody could've known about that because there's no way it wouldn't have come apart.