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McLaren’s Oscar Piastri hilariously reacts to $75 Million worth NBA player trade

"Oscar Piastri was blown away by a historic $75 million player trade between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA 2025 season.

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Oscar Piastri reacts hilariously to Luca Doncic's NBA Trade off to Los Angeles Lakers

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Australian Formula 1 driver Oscar Piastri reacted hilariously to a historic trade between NBA teams Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks. The McLaren driver is a fan of many sports like cricket, Football and the NBA; he is now on vacation in his home country, Australia. The F1 season starts on March 14 in Australia, Melbourne. So till then, Oscar Piastri will be staying in his home town and enjoying watching sports and spending time with his family. 

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He was seen during the iconic Boxing Day test match between India and Australia last December. Piastri even took a cheeky dig at Virat Kohli for bumping Australian opener Sam Konstas. The McLaren driver was also seen with his girlfriend during the Australian Open 2025 Grand Slam. As an NBA fan, Oscar watched NBA matches and recently one big news from the NBA has made him react hilariously.

Oscar Piastri's hilarious reaction to the NBA trade-off

Basketball player Luca Doncic, who played for the Dallas Mavericks, will join LeBron James at the Los Angeles Lakers as the two-team tradeoff is complete. The Lakers acquired Luca Doncic, Maxi Kleber and Markieff Morris in a historic deal with the Dallas Mavericks. 

The Dallas team got Anthony Davis, Max Christie and a 2029 draft pick. Luca has a net worth of $ 75 million and was for the Dallas team over the last seven years. He won the Rookie of the Year award in 2019 and was named an NBA All-Star five times. He will join the veteran LeBron James and play for the Lakers.

Oscar Piastri commented below the news by posting a picture of himself with his hair blown away. Piastri indicates that he was mind-blown by the trade-off between the Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks. Even in F1, speculations were raised by Red Bull that they were in talks with Oscar Piastri’s manager and ex-Red Bull driver Mark Webber over a trade-off deal. Oscar Piastri and McLaren denied the speculations and called it mind games by the Red Bull team.

McLaren and Oscar had the most successful year in 2024, as they won the constructors championship after 26 years. In 2025, Oscar will aim for the ultimate championship as McLaren has the fastest car on the grid. Piastri made his F1 debut in 2023 and within two years he became one of the biggest names on the grid.

Also Read: F1 meets Football: Max Verstappen collides with Manchester City’s Erling Haaland.

NBA Formula 1 Los Angeles Lakers Dallas Mavericks Oscar Piastri McLaren F1 Luca Doncic
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