Mavs GM acknowledges Luka Doncic’s trade miscalculation and fan base

Dallas Mavericks He made the shocking decision to trade Luka Donsic for the Los Angeles Lakers before the season deadline.

The answer to Mavericks’ general manager, Nico Harrison, trade is NBA Or a fan of the team. On Monday, Harrison went on to trade again after his team’s playoff hopes were shattered in the play-in tournament.

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Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison during a game against the Los Angeles Lakers at the American Airlines Center in Dallas on April 9, 2025. (JeromeMiron-imagn image)

“I knew Luka was important to the fan base,” Harrison told a small group of reporters. “I didn’t know that on any level.”

Lakers The Doncic acquisition revitalized the team’s NBA Championship opportunities. He averaged 28.2 points, 8.1 rebounds and 7.5 assists in 28 games for the Lakers.

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Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison watches the Dallas Toronto Raptors and the team play on April 11, 2025. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Harrison expected criticism from trade, but he thought it would be less quickly if Anthony Davis could play more with Kyrie Irving, Klay Thompson, PJ Washington and Derek Lively. Davis was injured in his first game he played for Dallas. Irving was also injured at the end of the season.

“We felt it was a championship caliber team and we would have won at a high level. “And unfortunately, we couldn’t do that, so we kept going.”

Front of the Minnesota Timberwolves, Jaden McDaniels will reach Lakers guard Luka Donsic in the first round playoff game in Los Angeles on Saturday, April 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

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History determines how trade is ultimately seen. However, the Lakers added Don Chic to the aging LeBron James was undoubtedly the best idea for their future.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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