Any time a newsbreaker has to take after up a report of a exchange with, “Yes, this is real,” and “It’s 1000% real,” you know you have an supreme brain-melting shocker of a swap on your hands.

 Any time a newsbreaker has to take after up a report of a exchange with, “Yes, this is real,” and “It’s 1000% real,” you know you have an supreme brain-melting shocker of a swap on your hands.

We stirred on Sunday morning in a world where Luka Dončić is a Laker, Anthony Davis is a Nonconformist, and the scene of the NBA has changed. The resonations from this one will be felt distant, wide and for an dreadfully long time; let’s begin getting our arms around it.

What takes after is a cut at a to begin with draft of history — a thumbnail outline of who and what appears to have been made a difference and harmed through one of the most stunning moves the NBA has ever seen. We start with the group that, however once more, lands the brightest superstar:

WINNER: Lakers exceptionalism

Strip out the turn, and here’s what’s cleared out: The Los Angeles Lakers fair exchanged a 31-year-old huge man in his 13th season, a match of 21-year-old watches not broadly seen as future stars, a 2029 first-round draft choose and the Clippers’ 2025 second-round choose … for one of the five best ball players on the planet