
The US President criticized the trade of Luka Doncic from the Dallas Mavericks to the Los Angeles Lakers.
US President Donald Trump called Luka Doncic's transfer from the Dallas Mavericks to the Los Angeles Lakers the worst deal in sports history and called for its reconsideration.
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In February 2025, Luka Doncic was traded from Dallas to the Lakers in exchange for Anthony Davis.
US President Donald Trump called the transfer of National Basketball Association (NBA) player Luka Doncic from the Dallas Mavericks to the Los Angeles Lakers the worst deal in the history of sports and called for its review, reports CBS News.
In February 2025, five-time NBA All-Star Doncic was traded from Dallas to the Lakers in exchange for Anthony Davis. The Slovenian is a finalist and the most productive player of the regular season of the 2023/24 season. In 2019, Doncic was named the NBA's best rookie. Together with the Slovenian national team, he became the European champion (2017).
"I have to tell you, I don't understand this deal. It's not a good deal. It won't go down in history as the greatest deal in sports. It might go down in history as the worst deal in the history of sports - we could renegotiate it. I renegotiate deals all the time. I understand them. But I didn't quite understand this deal," Trump said at the Republican convention at the home of the Dallas Mavericks.

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