The Dallas Mavericks’ decision to trade away face-of-the-franchise Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers left many fans looking for answers.
The Mavs front office seemed to make their case for the trade pretty clearly through the media—general manager Nico Harrison said he believes defense wins championships, and the acquisition of Anthony Davis gave the team a defense that could push for a title right now. Further, the team made clear that they had concerns about handing Doncic a supermax when they were constantly worried about his conditioning heading into the season.
