Round 5: Tossup 6

Note to players: description acceptable. This event occurred without input from a man who had previously claimed that he would rather divorce his wife than do it. At a press conference after this event, Rick Welts recalled (15[1])a similar event involving Monta (“MON-tay”) Ellis. A slew of injuries to players like Daniel Gafford and Dante (15[1])Exum caused speculation that this event had (*) cursed one of the teams involved. The crowd at Crypto.com Arena chanted “thank you, Nico!” at (10[1])a game where one player involved (10[1])in this event recorded (-5[1])a triple-double against (10[1])his old team. For 10 points, describe this blockbuster trade in which the Lakers sent Anthony Davis to the Mavericks for a Slovenian superstar. ■END■

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