Los Angeles Lakers Receive: F O.G Anunoby, G/F Gary Trent Jr., 2024 First-Round Pick (TOR) 

Toronto Raptors Receive: F/C Anthony Davis 

On the other hand, in the fullness of time, some trades do have an obvious winner or loser. 

For example, look at the trade the Toronto Raptors executed to land Kawhi Leonard. They acquired him from the San Antonio Spurs in exchange for DeMar DeRozan and Jakob Poeltl.

For their efforts, they were rewarded with the 2018-19 NBA championship. 

The Spurs were not so lucky. In fact, they languished in mediocrity under DeRozan’s watch for several years. Eventually, they traded him to the Chicago Bulls in exchange for a protected first-round pick and some veteran role players. 

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Many will argue that the Spurs should have traded Leonard fo a bundle of draft picks instead. They were trying to avoid the bottom, and as a result, they lost the deal. 

Are the Lakers making the same mistake by accepting this package for Davis?