There's a long list of players, coaches, or personnel who were close to Doncic that are no longer with the franchise since Harrison's arrival in 2021.

Let’s set the record straight. The Luka Doncic trade was not a basketball move for the Mavericks. Premise #1: the Mavs trading Luka, at 25 years old 1 of the top 3 players in the world, to the Lakers in return for broken down 32 year old Anthony “Street Clothes” Davis makes no sense as a basketball move.

Here's everything you need to know about Nico Harrison, the Mavericks GM and mastermind behind the Luka Doncic trade for Anthony Davis.

Nico Harrison was a relatively unknown name on Friday. Now, he'll always be known as the general manager who traded Luka Doncic.

“I thought I’d spend my career here and I wanted so badly to bring you a championship,” Doncic wrote late Sunday in a “Dear Dallas” letter to fans. “The love and support you all have given me is more than I could have ever dreamed of.

Mavs GM Nico Harrison's career is marked by two major events: trading Luka Doncic and botching Steph Curry's Nike deal.

There are levels to it, and there are people that fit the culture and there’s people that come in and add to the culture,” Harrison said.

After hearing criticisms over his conditioning in Dallas, Doncic gets a chance to learn from the hardest-working superstar in sports.