T he Los Angeles Lakers landed Luka Doncic over the weekend, but the push to bring aboard the future face of the franchise left them with an unbalanced roster that badly needed tw

Welcoming the new player doesn’t mean that you don’t miss the teammates, like Anthony Davis, Max Christie and Jalen Hood-Schifino, who were traded away.

The modern football swap deal with the most parallels is the acrimonious agreement that took Ashley Cole from Arsenal to rivals Chelsea on summer transfer deadline day in 2006, in return for William Gallas and £5m in cash.