No one is saying that the Lakers should go back and undo the Luka Doncic-Anthony Davis trade. Los Angeles got the face of its franchise for the next decade, and he seems to be happy about it, too. But it was hard to watch the Lakers fall to the Timberwolves (specifically 27 points on 12-15 FG from Rudy Gobert) and wonder about how things could've looked differently.

The Los Angeles Lakers’ acquisition of Luka Doncic at the February trade deadline marked one of the most significant moves of the 2024-25 NBA season. The blockbuster deal with the Dallas Mavericks sent Anthony Davis,