Shams Charania shares the crazy events that preceded the historic Luka Doncic trade.
It was early on Sunday morning when Charania broke the news of the trade, which sent Luka Doncic and Maxi Kleber to the Lakers in exchange for Anthony Davis, Max Christie, and a future first-round pick. The deal was so unbelievable at the time that everyone thought Shams was hacked.
“From the time I heard about it to the time I put it out, probably about 5-7 minutes went by. Five confirmed sources on it, and then after that my phone was a mess. I had up to like 300 text messages. I answered five people’s phone calls, but texts I couldn’t,” said Shams. “Literally up to 300 messages and everyone with the same messages, ‘Did you get hacked,’ ‘Check your phone,’ People were like ‘Are you okay?’ I got so many crazy text messages and I responded to like five people on calls. One was a Sports Center late night producer, Tom Decorte, because he called me like three times and I saw the third one. Pat MacAfee is another guy, he called me a couple of times and I had to respond on my Mac because my phone was literally hot.”
It’s been weeks since the blockbuster trade, but the Mavericks are still feeling the effects of the trade. With their team decimated by injuries, the Mavericks are down to 10th in the West (33-34) and quickly losing hope of making a run this season. Fans are livid and actively rebelling against the o
rganization.
Meanwhile, Luka Doncic is dominating on the Lakers with averages of 24.5 points, 8.4 rebounds, and 8.0 assists per game on 39.9% shooting. To this day, the Mavericks are catching heat for giving away their franchise player and many fans believe it will take them decades to recover.
