Lakers president Jeanie Buss recently opened up about the circumstances of the Doncic trade and confirmed that Doncic had no idea he was being dealt and that he had unfortunately just bought a house in Dallas prior to the news. Buss went on to share an emotional tidbit of their first conversation in which Doncic mentioned Lakers great Kobe Bryant:

The Los Angeles Lakers are now likely set for the next decade after they completed a trade that no one saw coming in early February, acquiring international superstar Luka Dončić. More news: Mark Cuban Breaks Silence About Mavericks Trading Away Luka Doncic to Lakers It was a trade that shocked many in the sports and certainly the basketball world,