Bronny James Reportedly Broke Trade News To Anthony Davis
There have been many crazy trades in NBA history, but none in recent memory was more unbelievable than the Anthony Davis-Luka Dončić trade.
The sports world stopped in its tracks when news broke that the Los Angeles Lakers got a long time Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic. While LA fans were excited about acquiring another superstar, it was a bittersweet moment as they lost someone who had a huge impact on the team, Anthony Davis.
While these trades came out of nowhere for fans, they also caught many people around the league by surprise — including some people involved in the trade.
According to a newly released book from sportswriter Yaron Weitzman, Bronny James, LeBron James' son and Lakers teammate, was actually the one who broke the news to Davis. The 21-year-old shared the Shams Charania tweet that broke the news in the Lakers' group chat, prompting some confused reactions.
Per a writing of The New York PostBronny was not sure if Charania was hacked, echoing the feelings of many that this trade could not be possible.
In response to the shocking news, AD is said to have asked: “Are these n****s just trading me?” He then proceeded to wish his teammates luck and left the conversation.
Then LeBron sent back just three letters: “WTF.”
Weitzman's account is similar to how Lakers guard Austin Reaves recounted the moment, previously saying he thought Davis was pranking the team with news of the trade.
According to reporting from team insider Dave McMenamin, Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka agreed to the deal with the Dallas Mavericks and later had a joint call with Davis and head coach JJ Redick to inform them of the move, per Newsweek. Pelinka then informed Davis' agent, Rich Paul of Klutch Sports, and then called LeBron James about the deal.
The deal was made with direct negotiations between Pelinka and Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison and no other teams were involved in the trade.
