Luka Dončić as a member of the Timberwolves of Minnesota and Anthony Edwards as Dallas Maverick? It was a thought chased by the director general of Mavericks, Nico Harrison, According to Sam Amick of Athletics.
Weeks before Harrison removed the Successful case This sent Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Anthony Davis, he would have called T’Wolves to assess the interest in an exchange of Luka-For-Ant.
This idea was killed by Minnesota.
“The Timberwolves, according to league sources, were amazed that Dallas was planning to separate from Dončić.”
Harrison told journalists during A post-home press conference of February 2 That he did not speak with other teams than the Lakers about the move of Dončić. This could be semantics on the part of Harrison and how you define commercial discussions, whether it be fully committed discussions or simply informal discussions.
Days after trade, Edwards remained amazed That such an agreement has been concluded and jokingly sent a message to his colleagues players of the NBA to “be informed” of their own statutes and had a message for the president of Timberwolves Tim Connelly basketball operations.
“I’m afraid. Tim, if you want to exchange me, let me know, Dawg,” said Edwards. “When Luka was exchanged, everyone is able to be exchanged.”
Dončić has played six games since he joined the Lakers and collected an average of 19.3 points, 9.7 rebounds, 6.7 assists and 1.5 interceptions per game. The Lakers are 4-2 with Dončić in the programming, including the victories in their last three games when he has played, while they are fourth in the Western conference with a 36-21 file.
Edwards and Dončić played against each other for the first time since trade Thursday evening with the prevailing Lakers 111-102. Dončić collected 21 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists, while Edwards collected 18 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Edwards also struck 16 technical faults on the season And faces a suspension of a match. He will probably also receive a fine after throwing a basketball in the crowd after his ejection.