LeBron James Wishes Anthony Davis Well Following Mavs Trade: 'Go Crazy Over There'

LeBron James shared a farewell message for Anthony Davis following the explosive trade that sent the latter to the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for Luka Doncic.

On Sunday, James shared a post on his Instagram Story of himself and Davis hugging each other during a game with a caption wishing his former teammate well on his next journey.

"Love you my dog!! Go crazy over there! Woe 4L! See you soon," LeBron captioned the post.

According to ESPN's Dave McMenamin, LeBron was surprised by the trade and found out while having dinner with his family in New York after the Lakers defeated the New York Knicks on Saturday. King James and AD played together for five and a half seasons as members of the Lakers and won an NBA championship in 2020. The next time they'll see each other on the court will be on Feb. 25, when the Mavs visit Los Angeles to take on the Lakers.

Dallas' front office is rumored to have approached the Lakers about trading Luka for Davis. Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison confirmed on Sunday that he and Lakers GM and VP of basketball operations Rob Pelinka began having conversations about the trade three weeks ago. Harrison also spoke on Davis being a key defensive piece the Mavs needed to win championships.

"We really feel that defense wins championships, and we think the players that we're bringing in add to the culture, which is important to what J-Kidd and I have been building here from day one," Harrison said. "And then obviously, when you get an all-NBA player who's also a first-team All-Defensive player, we think that's gonna help us where we need it the most, on the defensive end."