The Dallas Mavericks stunned the sports world when they traded Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers in February. Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison was the man behind the shocking trade. He was so frustrated with Doncic's conditioning that he traded the 26-year-old superstar to the Lakers for Anthony Davis and Max Christie without talking to other teams.

The Dallas Mavericks have entered an early offseason, missing the playoffs after making the NBA Finals ten months ago. A lot of that is due to Nico Harrison's decision to trade Luka Doncic midseason in the middle of the night with no warning.

New reporting has shed light on Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd’s internal reaction to the team’s blockbuster decision to trade Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers in early February. According to Tim Cato of the D Magazine-backed DLLS network,