This mind-boggling stat already proves without a doubt who won the Luka Doncic Anthony Davis trade

Last year, the NBA and the sports world in its entirety were shaken to their core when the Los Angeles Lakers and the Dallas Mavericks engaged in a trade, sending Luka Dončić to LA and Anthony Davis to Dallas. 

It was a mind-boggling move on the part of the Dallas Mavericks as they parted ways with their hometown 25-year-old superstar, who the fans, as well as Luka Dončić, wanted to retire a Maverick. 

In such a wild trade, everyone instantly wanted to put in their two cents on who the winner of the trade was, but as most know, you rarely know that immediately. While it seemed fairly clear at the time, this season has only exacerbated that sentiment. 

Dončić just came in as the overall All-Star vote leader amongst all NBA players and also leads the NBA in PPG. 

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Yes, the season Dončić is having is individually phenomenal as he seems to be the only thing carrying a currently struggling Lakers team, but there's one specific stat that proves without a shadow of a doubt that the Lakers won the trade. 

Luka Dončić vs Anthony Davis this year is no contest

The Mavericks didn't just get Anthony Davis in the trade; they also got talented young wing Max Christie, some draft capital, and were able to acquire Cooper Flagg with the first overall pick. 

None of that makes the trade even, however. Now we could look back five years from now as Cooper Flagg is likely an All-NBA caliber player, and Dončić could have suffered a brutal injury, but with the new way he's taking care of his body, that's unlikely. 

This one stat proves, at least for now, who the clear winner of the trade was. This season, Anthony Davis has 407 total points, while Luka Dončić has 408 points just in the first quarter of games alone. 

Anthony Davis has obviously missed time this season, but that doesn't change the fact that this is an absolutely astounding statistic. 

Dončić has been incredibly dominant all season and will likely be in MVP conversations from the moment this season started all the way to the end. 

If I were Nico Harrison, I would make it a personal goal to never have to return to Dallas in my life after making the type of decision he made. 

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