A wave of shock and awe has descended upon the NBA over the past 24 hours as the Dallas Mavericks did the unthinkable by trading away perennial All-Star and last year's scoring champion Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Anthony Davis,

In his first comments since being traded to the Los Angeles Lakers earlier on Sunday, NBA superstar Luka Doncic penned a thank you letter to the Dallas Mavericks, their fans and the city of Dallas.

The part that really matters here, the part that is indefensibly baffling, is that the Mavericks traded away Luka Doncic. Doncic is a top-5, and arguably top-3, NBA player, just entering his prime, coming off five straight All-NBA First Team selections. He took the Mavericks to the NBA Finals less than a year ago.