{"id":23146,"date":"2025-02-03T01:45:25","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T01:45:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=23146"},"modified":"2025-02-03T01:45:25","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T01:45:25","slug":"cowboys-micah-parsons-raises-major-luka-doncic-to-lakers-trade-question","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=23146","title":{"rendered":"Cowboys&#8217; Micah Parsons Raises Major Luka Doncic to Lakers Trade Question.."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"m-detail-header--dek\">Cowboys star Micah Parsons, speaking for all of us, writes on Twitter &#8230; &#8220;Yoo wtf going on in Dallas?&#8221;<\/div>\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--flexbox\">\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--meta\">\n<div class=\"m-description--list\">\n<p>FRISCO &#8211; It&#8217;s about as large a blockbuster\u00a0NBA\u00a0trade as you&#8217;re going to see, with aftershocks ranging so far and wide that the reflections and reviews of it won&#8217;t be limited to just the basketball world.<\/p>\n<p>At all.<\/p>\n<p>To wit, the late-late Saturday swap that sees\u00a0Luka Doncic\u00a0leave the\u00a0Dallas Mavericks\u00a0to join\u00a0LeBron James\u00a0with the\u00a0Los Angeles Lakers\u00a0is a puzzler to all, including Luka&#8217;s fellow Big D headliner Micah Parsons of the\u00a0Dallas Cowboys.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\" data-zone-count=\"5\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>While the Mavs are trying to explain away the swap, which nets Dallas oft-injured star\u00a0Anthony Davis\u00a0&#8211; &#8220;conditioning and a supermax contract&#8221; is the buzz &#8211; even the most keen observer is left to ask &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So the Mavs are smart? And the Lakers are dumb?&#8221; &#8230; because it sure doesn&#8217;t seem like L.A. is too concerned about any negatives regarding Luka, at 25 already a five-time All-Star.<\/p>\n<p>And yes, Parsons is just as surprised as everyone else.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\" data-zone-count=\"5\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The Los Angeles Lakers had just registered a 128-112 win at the\u00a0New York Knicks\u00a0when the shocking news broke across the NBA world &#8230; in what some are calling &#8220;the biggest trade in NBA history.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The full trade? The Lakers get Luka Doncic, Maxi Kleber and Markieff Morris.<\/p>\n<p>The Mavericks get Anthony Davis, Max Christie and the 2029 Lakers first-round pick.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\" data-zone-count=\"5\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>To help facilitate, the\u00a0Utah Jazz\u00a0get Jalen Hood-Schifino, a 2025 Clippers second-round pick and a 2025 Mavericks second-round pick.<\/p>\n<p>And Micah, speaking for all of us, writes on Twitter &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Yoo wtf going on in Dallas?&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-item-inline\">\n<figure class=\"l-inline tml-image m-detail--tml-image--inline\"><picture class=\"is-loaded\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjEyNTQ2MTM5OTE0Nzc0MDI1\/3gn58kjob73a1.webp 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjEyNTQ2MTM5OTE0Nzc0MDI1\/3gn58kjob73a1.webp 620w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEyNTQ2MTM5OTE0Nzc0MDI1\/3gn58kjob73a1.webp 700w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjEyNTQ2MTM5OTE0Nzc0MDI1\/3gn58kjob73a1.jpg 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjEyNTQ2MTM5OTE0Nzc0MDI1\/3gn58kjob73a1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEyNTQ2MTM5OTE0Nzc0MDI1\/3gn58kjob73a1.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"m-detail--tml-image m-image\" src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/t_share\/MjEyNTQ2MTM5OTE0Nzc0MDI1\/3gn58kjob73a1.jpg\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"3gn58kjob73a1\" width=\"803\" height=\"517\" data-src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEyNTQ2MTM5OTE0Nzc0MDI1\/3gn58kjob73a1.jpg\" \/><\/picture>\n<div class=\"m-detail--tml-image-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"m-detail--tml-image-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-3\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-3\" data-zone-count=\"5\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>What&#8217;s\u00a0weird about this well, one of the many things) is Dallas GM Nico Harrison\u00a0insisting that the Mavs are now closer to an NBA title with Davis than they were with Luka &#8230; even though it was just last summer that Luka literally led the Mavs to an NBA Finals appearance.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, Parsons &#8211; a frequent visitor to the AAC for Mavs games &#8211; recently did an\u00a0interview\u00a0in which he predicted great things for this edition of the team.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-4\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-4\" data-zone-count=\"5\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;I think they&#8217;re already close,&#8221; Parsons said. &#8220;They&#8217;ve got a great group of guys. They added a couple of pieces this offseason. So, it&#8217;s going to be a very interesting team. I think they can actually do it. Luka is special. &#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He sure is. And the\u00a0Lakers, with a new duo of Luka and LeBron, recognize it. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>While in Dallas, the mood is &#8220;WTF?&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cowboys star Micah Parsons, speaking for all of us, writes on Twitter &#8230; &#8220;Yoo wtf going on in Dallas?&#8221; FRISCO &#8211; It&#8217;s about as large a blockbuster\u00a0NBA\u00a0trade&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":23147,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,5,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23146","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hot-news","category-nba","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Cowboys&#039; Micah Parsons Raises Major Luka Doncic to Lakers Trade Question.. - 24\/7 News America<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=23146\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Cowboys&#039; 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