The Los Angeles Lakers' president Jeanie Buss shared the challenges of trading Anthony Davis for Luka Doncic. The secrecy of the trade was necessary to avoid disrupting the season. Buss acknowledged Davis's dissatisfaction with his role as a center and praised Doncic's exceptional basketball intelligence and potential.

"I said what's the most important is that if the conversations [about the trade] become public, it could blow up our season," said Lakers president and governor Jeanie Buss. "Because now you have a player who thinks they're gonna get traded,

The Los Angeles Lakers’ blockbuster trade sending Anthony Davis to the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for Luka Doncic stunned the NBA world. Now, team owner Jeanie Buss has shed light on the reasoning behind the move.