The trade sparked immediate reactions from not only NBA fans but NBA legends, including Magic Johnson. Via @MagicJohnson: "Jimmy Butler going to the Golden State Warriors is an aw

Lakers legend Magic Johnson is thrilled about L.A.'s acquisition of Luka Doncic but says the ex-Maverick can learn from LeBron James the importance of conditioning.

Magic Johnson has seen quite a few NBA trades in his lifetime. Like a lot of us, he'd never seen anything like the deal the Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Maveri

Lakers great Magic Johnson was fired up after hearing the news on Sunday and he shared his feelings about the move in a number of tweets. In one, he compared the trade to when the Los Angeles Dodgers signed Shohei Ohtani in free agency.

The Lakers icon admitted that it could be a potential "problem" for the franchise. "Usage rate may be a problem for the Lakers because LeBron, Luka, and Austin all love to have the ball in their hands," Johnson wrote on X.

The deal would pair Doncic with LeBron James as the new 1-2 punch in Los Angeles, while Davis would be forming a new star duo with Kyrie Irving in Dallas.

Magic Johnson took a playful shot at Luka Doncic following the blockbuster trade between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Dallas Mavericks. The Lakers have landed the five-time first-team All-NBA guard in exchange for 10-time NBA All-Star Anthony Davis.

Los Angeles Lakers icon Magic Johnson reacted to the stunning Luka Doncic-Anthony Davis trade with a series of posts on X on Sunday, and it's safe to say he's a happy man. Johnson started off by stating that he had never witnessed a trade of such proportions in all the years he's been around the NBA.

The Dallas Mavericks traded Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis, drastically altering both teams’ futures and the NBA landscape.