Mavs fans have gathered outside American Airlines Arena in protest of the Luka Dončić trade and are building a shrine beneath the Dirk Nowitzki statue 💀 (📸: @Lassimak @McFarland_Shawn @JustinPistachio) pic.twitter.com/gMbeJ2S9ap

In the most shocking trade in Mavericks and perhaps NBA history, Dallas is sending 25-year-old superstar Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers in a blockbuster that brings perennial All-Star Anthony Davis to the Mavericks.

The part that really matters here, the part that is indefensibly baffling, is that the Mavericks traded away Luka Doncic. Doncic is a top-5, and arguably top-3, NBA player, just entering his prime, coming off five straight All-NBA First Team selections. He took the Mavericks to the NBA Finals less than a year ago.