LeBron James is facing a new reality in LA after being blindsid by Luka Dončić-Anthony Davis Handel

Inglewood, the California man, who is proud to see the piece two pieces in front, could not see the biggest non-look-pass in the NBA story as LeBron James still seemed in a state of shock in the wake of Luka Dončić-Anthony Davis Trade.

One could argue that James would be equal parts staggered and fascinated, paired with a talent like Dončić, but shipping by Davis, player James helped bring to Los Angeles Lakers in 2019 – The player who gave James a new lease on life on The time the player who helped James to become a master for the fourth time.

“I’ve seen it all … until this one,” James said. “I’ve never been part of such a transaction. It was different. “

The word “transaction” feels so sterile, from James’ perspective. For Lakers it is business and they found their new money machine. For James, losing Davis was more than just a transaction – the two have grown closely through their time in LA, where their bond strengthens through the pressure that comes with being a lacquer.

The two talked about Facetime on Saturday night when James received the news of a family dinner, saying it didn’t work right before he saw Dončić around the team, and Davis on a Dallas Mavericks shot in Philadelphia earlier in the day.

“That’s when it finally hit me, like, oh s ***, this is real,” James said.

It also signalizes, at least somehow that Lakers no longer consider James’ wishes first and foremost. It is assumed that there must be some plausible discretion by not keeping James in the loop when conversations began to become serious, considering the nature of the James-Davis friendship and the fact that they share an agent, Rich Paul.

Rob Pelinka and Jeanie Buss were clearly involved in what cheerful listeners to Dallas Mavericks’ pitch. And at some point, if not before Saturday’s game against New York Knicks, head coach JJ was redicked in.

It is usually not a triumph, but in this case it was a secret club of three.

Usually, James is on the joke, not a believer that the news of Davis being traded was a hoax.

“Literally, brothers became for the past five and a half years,” James said. “We were able to achieve on the floor, it says itself the children grow.

If it didn’t hit one before, it did it at that moment – this is not just about Dončić arrived in Los Angeles, but Davis Travel and what he leaves behind. Austin Reaves talked about watching Davis ‘children at Facetime and those mocking Reaves’ 3-point party.

It is the kind of bond that left many troubled and wounded when James would leave comfortable environments in his past, as he always had the ultimate leverage in every situation he entered.

And at the other stops he pulled the handle.

During his first stint in Cleveland, when he stopped dancing, the show was over and started the shirt that was evening in Boston was confirmation of what Cavaliers Front Office had done to that point was not almost enough to keep James happy or in town.

James played a chicken game with Pat Riley and Miami Heat after a successful partnership during the four-year period-if he dared to go away, he made it motionless, and after it looked like Miami had no more winning movements to live on top of NBA .

When he got back to Cleveland a created man, it was almost perfect casting. Kyrie Irving as Young Running Mate with headline talent, but not necessarily # 1 skills, and Kevin Love was soon to follow – James pulled the strings and everyone else on the trip.

Even his arrival with Lakers was invoiced to be a need and now the same need is found? It probably does, but the terms are not so crooked. With Dončić about 15 years younger, Lakers will have to consider his wishes and needs first, and that has never been the case at any time in James’ career.

“What’s wrong with that? If I was worried, I would have waived my clause without trade and traveled from here, ”James said.

Lakers has acquired Dončić but have to court as they do not have the extra financial incentive of $ 350 million that Dallas made at their disposal. Dončić must be the first priority of the franchise in a way that Davis would not be, at least because the franchise did not see him as a true # 1 option.

And it is difficult to court two players on two different timelines at the same time, but that is the challenge that Lakers is taking on, willingly and consciously.

James has a player attitude for next season and can continue to do this as long as his body stops and it did masterful Tuesday night. James Plus Shooters is still a recipe for success as Lakers picked Los Angeles Clippers apart – the rocks playing like the team that was emotionally cleansed, and lakers like a bunch waiting for a wounded opponent chomped by an opportunity .

Lakers played that way because James can galvanize as good as anyone for a particular game, and since his return he has been masterful: 25.1 points, 9.0 assists, 7.1 rebounds of 53 percent shooting and 40 from 3 -Point reach in its last 21 games, and Lakers has gone 16-7 in their last 23 including their thrashing of the clippers.

The irony of Lakers, who ends the Dončić trade in the wake of a big road gain in New York on national TV, one who almost legitimizes them as a team to be counted in the West is too much to ignore.

Now the clock is not moving back completely, but it is not accelerated to the usual James Time of Urgay.

“I’m here right now,” James said almost strictly. “I’m here to help Luka and Maxi (Kleber) make the transition. As the leader of the team, one of the team’s captains, it is my job to make it as trouble -free as possible. “

Since trade Dončić-Davis, leaders around the league have said they have opened conversations that some would have called “unthinkable” and some of the league’s most valuable stars, such as Stephen Curry and Anthony Edwards, have talked openly about how shocked they were on the agreement and how no one is safe if someone with Dončić’s pedigree can be moved so easily.

That is not to say that James is being traded or will accept it by Thursday’s deadline. It’s just that nothing can be controlled like out of the question. Minds and bodies must be quick, and the coming days may just be fun.