NBA trade deadline started in earnest with the trade bombshell that seemed so ludicrous, fans and players alike thought someone was playing a prank: Luka Dončić being traded to the Los Angeles Lakers in a three-team deal that also included Anthony Davis going to the Dallas Mavericks.

A few weeks ago, a league executive told me to expect a relatively quiet trade deadline, one without a blockbuster deal. There were too many cap restrictions, more buyers than sellers on the market, and a general pessimism about deals getting done.

Luka Doncic's 'seismic' trade to the Lakers, with Anthony Davis going to the Mavs, stunned the world. Have you ever looked up at the sky and seen those white lines streaming out of an airplane and wondered what they were?