One of the greatest Kentucky Wildcats of all time was involved in one of the worst NBA trades of all time this time last year, the Dallas Mavericks moving a 25-year-old generational athlete in Luka Doncic without warning to the Los Angeles Lakers for a 31-year-old future Hall of Famer in Anthony Davis.
It was nothing against Davis, now a 10-time NBA All-Star and five-time All-NBA member, who made the NBA 75th Anniversary Team as one of the top 75 players in league history. He’s just on the wrong side of 30 and constantly injured — he’s quite literally dealing with a right groin strain as we speak after going down on Christmas — compared to Doncic, who is already a five-time All-NBA First Team member and just now entering his prime, turning 27 on February 28.