The Los Angeles Lakers found a way to reinvent their team over the weekend, but the Dallas Mavericks are still a threat in the short term.

The Luka Doncic for Anthony Davis swap is one of the craziest trades in NBA history. It feels like the Lakers continue to find ways to do moves like these, and Doncic is going to be great as a Laker. That will affect Denver in the long term, and perhaps in the short term too. LeBron James and Luka Doncic is quite the duo, even if the rest of the roster isn’t optimized yet.

On the latest episode of Pickaxe and Roll, Ryan Blackburn breaks down the crazy Luka Doncic trade to the Los Angeles Lakers sending Anthony Davis to the Dallas Mavericks. Ryan breaks down the deal, what was so crazy about it (everything) and what this means for the Denver Nuggets. He also discusses how the De’Aaron Fox trade to the San Antonio Spurs and Zach LaVine trade to the Sacramento Kings shift the Western Conference playoff picture.

Finally, Ryan asks a simple question: do these trades make it more or less likely Denver makes a trade now?

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