Dallas Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison invited Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka to the Ascension Coffee in the lobby of the Hotel Crescent Court, just a half-mile from American Airlines Arena,

Rick Carlisle coached Luka Doncic for three years in Dallas. He called the deal that sent him to the Lakers for Anthony Davis a "monumental event."

The Lakers might have improved offensively, but they lost two key defenders in the stunning deal and are lacking big men with the trade deadline on Thursday.