Are we experiencing a Luka Doncic injury-to-trade deja vu? Last Christmas, Doncic went down with a calf strain, missed a month in Dallas, and then got shipped to the Lakers. As shocking as that was, a Giannis Antetokounmpo trade might not hit with the same surprise factor. It’s not exactly breaking news anymore, but the pattern does look eerily similar. Calf injury? Check. Trade deadline around the corner? Check. A 3–4 week absence? Check. And the Lakers lurking in the headlines? A big check.

“I can tell you that the Lakers inquired and Luka Doncic himself,” reported Fox Chicago’s Lou Canellis, “trying to see if the Lakers could work out a deal with the Milwaukee Bucks.’

Luka Doncic being involved isn’t exactly shocking, considering the Lakers have openly admitted they’re build

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