It’s been almost a month for the reason that jaw-dropping, blockbuster NBA commerce that despatched Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers, however details about it’s nonetheless leaking out, slowly however absolutely.
On Friday morning, Sam Amick of The Athletic wrote that the Dallas Mavericks initially talked with not less than one different staff a couple of Doncic commerce.
Basic supervisor Nico Harrison reportedly spoke with the Minnesota Timberwolves relating to a swap that will have featured Doncic for Anthony Edwards.
Unsurprisingly, his thought was promptly shot down by the T-Wolves.
“League sources inform The Athletic that the Mavericks and Timberwolves informally mentioned the prospect of swapping Dončić for 23-year-old, three-time All-Star Anthony Edwards within the weeks earlier than the Lakers deal went down. Extra particularly, Mavericks common supervisor Nico Harrison reached out to the Timberwolves and requested if there was any likelihood they’d be prepared to commerce Edwards. He was promptly informed no. The Timberwolves, league sources say, had been shocked that Dallas was considering parting methods with Dončić,” Amick wrote, per NBACentral.
Nico Harrison reportedly reached out to Minnesota to suggest a commerce involving Luka Doncic for Anthony Edwards however was rejected, per @sam_amick
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This report makes it very clear that Harrison and his workers had been seeking to transfer Doncic and making an attempt to get the most effective deal attainable for him.
This received’t make Dallas followers any happier, and plenty of of them are nonetheless livid with Harrison for pulling off the commerce and slicing ties with Doncic.
Harrison was allegedly sad with a possible upcoming max contract for Doncic and his issues with conditioning.
He was making an attempt to swap Doncic out for an additional A-Record star as a substitute of signing him to a brand new deal.
Ultimately, he bought Anthony Davis, top-of-the-line large males within the league.
That wasn’t a nasty haul for the Mavericks, however this commerce remains to be surprising to many individuals, and it is going to be for a very long time.
The reality is that Harrison could by no means win again the followers that he misplaced with this transfer, and if extra tales like this one come out, the anger at him will solely develop.
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