2x All-NBA Star Reacts to Luka Doncic on Lakers

Former NBA All-Star DeMarcus Cousins reacts to Luka Doncic's trade to the Los Angeles Lakers

Feb 19, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) and guard Luka Doncic (77) during the second quarter against the Charlotte Hornets at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jason Parkhurst-Imagn Images | Jason Parkhurst-Imagn Images

Even though Luka Doncic's trade to the Los Angeles Lakers was weeks ago, it still remains surreal in the eyes of NBA fans all over the world.

One of those fans is former New Orleans Pelicans All-Star DeMarcus Cousins, who like everyone else, thought the trade was fake.

"I was actually overseas, I was in Dubai," Cousins said to Hoopshype. "And my basketball trainer texted me and sent me a message. He was like, ‘Is this real?’ And it was a Facebook post of the Luka Doncic trade. And I’m like, ‘Dude, it’s Facebook, right? Probably not, right?’ He texted me back, he’s like, ‘Nah, I think this is real.’ I’m like, ‘Come on.’"

Once Cousins decided to go on Twitter, that's when he realized the NBA's most unbelievable trade was actually real.

"So now I start – I hop on Twitter. I’m like, ‘S**t, this is real.’ (laughs) So now I’m just – I’m like, ‘Whoa, what happened?’ It’s all the same questions everybody else has. ‘How did this happen?’ Like, ‘How was this okay?’ Like, all the same questions," Cousins said.

LUKA DONČIĆ DOMINATES SATURDAY PRIMETIME!

⭐️ 32 PTS (most as a Laker)
⭐️ 10 REB
⭐️ 7 AST
⭐️ 4 STL
⭐️ W pic.twitter.com/V3MGNibQmJ

— NBA (@NBA) February 23, 2025

In Cousins' eyes, Luka Doncic getting traded to the Los Angeles Lakers is the biggest trade he's ever seen in his life.

"I would say yeah," Cousin said. "Yeah. I mean, yeah, I think so. I mean, we’re talking about a kid that’s – he’s been in the league, what, five years now? Luka has five All-NBAs. And it’s not second team, third team –  it’s all first-team."

Me and @CyroAsseo talked with Demarcus Cousins for @hoopshype about his thoughts on the Kings organization as a whole, if the Pelicans are cursed, and more https://t.co/0kwUBVV5Pf

— Sam Yip (@samyip__) February 18, 2025

Saturday night's game between the Lakers and Nuggets was the perfect reason why LA made that trade. LA was currently on a five-game losing streak against the Nuggets and had been dominated by them for over two straight seasons. Suddenly, the script flipped and Denver suffered its first wire-to-wire loss against the Lakers since 2008.

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