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"The Lakers were the team he played for, but they were no longer his team. That changed the night they traded for Doncic (and didn't tell James)," Woike wrote. James was blindsided by the February 2025 deal that sent Davis to Dallas, later admitting he thought it was a hoax. He has now left for Philadelphia.

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