The Los Angeles Lakers trading Anthony Davis to the Dallas Mavericks for Luka Doncic has truly been the only conversation happening around the NBA. Now, the 10-

The Lakers continued their momentum on the court, rolling to a 122-97 win over the Clippers at the Intuit Dome despite the emotions of a mega trade.

Anthony Davis gave up a $6 million bonus as part of the seismic trade that brought him to the Dallas Mavericks and sent Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers in a rare swap of superstars

The newly acquired Luka Dončić is "trending towards" making his Los Angeles Lakers debut in Saturday's game against the Indiana Pacers, according to

The Dončić deal positions the Lakers extremely well for the future — especially when a bumper crop of stars might become available.

The Lakers formally welcomed Dončić on Tuesday, less than three days after they traded Anthony Davis and Max Christie in a three-team deal for the Slovenian scorer who won his first scoring title last season before leading the Mavs to the NBA Finals. Dončić is a five-time All-NBA selection and a five-time All-Star.

The Los Angeles Lakers were able to get Bronny James some playing time and he gave the crowd something to cheer about.

Bronny finished the game with three points on 1-for-1 shooting from beyond the arc, one assist, one steal, and one turnover. He also went 0-for-2 from the free-throw line. Bronny made his first three-pointer of his NBA career.

LeBron James had 26 points, nine assists and eight rebounds, and Luka Doncic watched approvingly from the bench while the Los Angeles Lakers thrashed the Los Angeles Clippers 122-97