{"id":144317,"date":"2025-09-14T23:05:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T23:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/144317\/"},"modified":"2025-09-14T23:05:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T23:05:07","slug":"nico-harrison-didnt-have-guts-to-tell-luka-doncic-of-trade-from-mavericks-to-lakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/144317\/","title":{"rendered":"Nico Harrison didn’t have guts to tell Luka Doncic of trade from Mavericks to Lakers"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are a lot of reasons to despise general manager Nico Harrison for his decision to trade Luka Doncic from the Dallas Mavericks<\/a> to the Los Angeles Lakers. Everything that he has said since the trade, in an effort to make himself and the trade look better, has backfired. And it was already called the worst trade in NBA history as soon as it was made. <\/p>\n

But if you’re going to make a decision, at least stand on it. Harrison didn’t address the Dallas media for two months after the trade, and, apparently, he couldn’t even tell Doncic himself that he’d been traded. Instead, that fell on the shoulders of Doncic’s business manager, Lara Beth Seager. <\/p>\n

“The Dallas Mavericks didn\u2019t tell Luka Doncic, she did,” Tom Friend of Sports Business Journal<\/a> wrote. Somebody had to call him, middle of the night or not, and it was Lara Beth Seager \u2014 Doncic\u2019s chief brand officer, business manager, big sister and shoulder to lean on \u2014 who let him know he was\u00a0traded to the Lakers\u00a0late, late on a February Saturday night.<\/p>\n

“He thought it was a joke until it wasn\u2019t, which is when he threw and shattered his iPhone. Since then, it\u2019s been Seager who\u2019s helped him pick up the pieces.”<\/p>\n

\"Dallas<\/p>\n

Jun 27, 2025; Dallas, TX, USA; Dallas Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison speaks to the media at the Dallas Mavericks Practice Facility. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images \/ Jerome Miron-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

READ MORE: Ex-Mavericks coach sounds off on ‘spooky times’ after Luka Doncic-Lakers trade<\/a><\/p>\n

It’s honestly amazing that Nico Harrison is still in charge of making decisions for the Dallas Mavericks. There was some thought that the Mavs may bring in some experience around him to keep him in place, as they had with Dennis Lindsey two seasons ago, but that hasn’t happened. Instead, Harrison is still set to ruin the team as he wants. <\/p>\n

Although the current roster is talented, thanks to the incredible luck of landing the first overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft on a 1.8% chance, gifting them Cooper Flagg, it’s an oddly constructed team. There is way too much depth in the frontcourt, nowhere near enough talent in the backcourt for today’s NBA, and there isn’t a lot of proven perimeter shooting. <\/p>\n

Nico Harrison has also said he wants to build his team around defense, but there aren’t many great perimeter defenders. The interior defense should be outstanding, but this is 2025; stopping the three matters. His statements ever since the trade haven’t inspired confidence in the fanbase, so winning games will be the only thing that matters, and it’s fair to wonder if this team is talented enough to win. <\/p>\n

READ MORE: Newest Mavericks guard believes he’s in his prime, but numbers suggest otherwise<\/a><\/p>\n

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