The initial reaction of many, especially Mavericks fans, to Dallas's blockbuster trade of superstar Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers in a three-team deal was shock. Many of those same people were also perplexed at the fact that the Mavericks seemingly eschewed any long-term visions of the future with the 25-year-old Doncic for a more short-term vision with the 31-year-old Davis.

Anthony Davis, wearing an all black Dallas Mavericks sweatsuit, was invited to participate in his new team’s halfcourt shooting contest – a gameday ritual following shootarounds. It was his first organized activity with the Mavericks since he and Max Christie were acquired in a blockbuster trade late Saturday,

"I was actually at home, about to watch a movie with my wife, and got the phone call," Davis told reporters after the Mavericks' shootaround in Philadelphia on Tuesday, via the Da