Fans Came Up With Some Hilarious Luka Doncic-Anthony Davis Trade Comps

How do you explain the Luka-AD trade in anime terms?

Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic passes the ball against Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis. / Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images

Any NBA fan will tell you that Saturday night’s trade between the Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks was one of the most stunning moments in the history of the league.

Luka Doncic, a five-time first-team All-NBA player at just 25 years old, was shipped off to L.A., and in return, the Mavericks received perennial All-Star big Anthony Davis. The Utah Jazz were involved in there, too.

While NBA fans did their best to comprehend the shocking deal, they also were tasked with a difficult challenge—how to best explain the brain-breaking news to the non-NBA fans in their lives.

ESPN’s Adam Schefter took a crack at putting the deal into NFL terms, saying it would be like a swap of quarterbacks Lamar Jackson and Joe Burrow, but he was quickly dismissed as missing the mark. Instead, the general consensus that emerged in NFL circles was the deal was somewhat akin to a trade of Josh Allen for Matthew Stafford.

This is, obviously, wrong.

There’s no NFL comp, but if one were forced to make one, here is the correct one:

The Bills trading Josh Allen during the ‘22 season, the season after the :13 game, for Matt Stafford and a future 1st.

Again, there’s no NFL comp, but this is closest. https://t.co/0RfUpZgKRi

— nick wright (@getnickwright) February 2, 2025

But what about outside of the NFL? Or outside the realm of sports? What would the comparison for a Luka-AD trade be if translated to the world of indie rock?

Nothing has made me understand that controversial basketball trade better than this ngl pic.twitter.com/ner5YH80e7

— Ashley Reese (@offbeatorbit) February 2, 2025

How would such a trade look if the franchises were not NBA teams, but American girl groups of the ‘90s?

Destiny Child just traded Beyoncé to TLC for Chilli https://t.co/8zFcxh9eSJ

— K (@TheMavsQueen) February 2, 2025

Not much of a music fan? Let’s try it out with some anime.

can anyone do this in anime terms?

closest I’ve come is this would be like trading Gohan after the Cell Saga for Piccolo https://t.co/R6n9SueW8W

— Mike Golic Jr (@mikegolicjr) February 2, 2025

Ash trading Butterfree for Raticate

— David (@super_bowl_week) February 2, 2025

To put the Luka Donic trade into Yu-Gi-Oh! terms, it’s like if Yugi traded all five pieces of Exodia to Joey for Baby Dragon and Time Wizard. pic.twitter.com/JcY8U2J2ai

— S Class Rob (@sclassrob) February 2, 2025

Bro explained the Luka trade in One Piece terms 🤣 pic.twitter.com/ECUQCgae3D

— Kali D. Mac 〽️ (@Kali_Mac) February 2, 2025

Comic books? Sure, why not.

In comic book terms the Luka /AD trade would be like if The Fantastic Four traded a young Human Torch, who parties a lot and doesn’t take his powers seriously, to The Avengers for Wonder Man, who is really good but just somehow doesn’t always deliver.

— W. Kamau Bell (@wkamaubell) February 2, 2025

The list goes on.

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