The new Mavericks forward said he was ‘shocked’ by the trade that sent him to Dallas and saw Luka Doncic land with the Los Angeles Lakers.

Perhaps the most stunning part of the Dallas Mavericks' blockbuster trade of five-time All-Star Luka Dončić for 10-time All-Star Anthony Davis, aside from, well, the trade itself, was the fact that neither Dončić nor Davis saw it coming.

James says he spent two days in disbelief after his close friend was dealt to Dallas, but he is coming to grips with the idea of forming a new partnership with Doncic, who he calls “my favorite