The Luka Doncic-Anthony Davis trade that sent Doncic to the Lakers and Davis to the Mavericks shook the NBA world over the weekend.
That shock wave included the Timberwolves and their star guard, Anthony Edwards, who joked that he was now “scared” after seeing the Mavericks deal a player most thought would be in Dallas the rest of his career.
“They traded probably the best scorer in the NBA at 25, and he didn’t know about it,” Edwards said. “It’s a lot more digging somebody got to do to find out why he got traded. Because you don’t just trade him at 25.”
The Wolves' All-Star then referenced President of Basketball Operations Tim Connelly, saying: “I’m scared. Tim, if you gonna trade me, let me know, dawg. When Luka got traded, anybody is able to get traded at that point.”
Multiple players said the Wolves group text chain lit up Saturday night thinking ESPN Insider Shams Charania had been hacked after he initially reported the deal.
“It says a lot about the state of the game right now that a young superstar is not untouchable,” center Rudy Gobert said.
Players tend to be on edge around the trade deadline, regardless of their contract status, since the NBA is so unpredictable. The Doncic trade just reinforced that, with the trade deadline Thursday at 2 p.m.
“I [told the team], put your ringers on loud, be ready for whatever,” Mike Conley said. “When you see something like that, it’s such a surprise to everybody that two of the most untouchable guys out there, A.D. and Luka, [could be traded] so for all of us, it puts us all on alert to try and get through it.”
