If you’re an NBA general manager who wants to sign a superstar, it’s going to cost you. After the Dallas Mavericks sent franchise centerpiece Luka Doncic to Los Angeles late Saturday, questions started circulating almost immediately about whether the price the Lakers paid wasn’t high enough.

THE LOS ANGELES LAKERS A trade so shocking the reporter who broke it had to ensure us he wasn't hacked. A trade so wild other NBA stars couldn't comprehend it. A trade so extraordinary that it actually is unprecedented -- a word we throw around a lot,

The unfathomable trade has certainly shaken up the NBA, but Davis, a longtime close friend of LeBron James, acknowledged that he understands the business side of basketball. It was surely an unexpected move, but he made clear he's looking forward to competing with the Mavericks, where he'll team up with Kyrie Irving and Klay Thompson.