
Dallas Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison has likely been the most embattled person in the NBA since his deeply unpopular trade of Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers in early February.
Time will tell whether Harrison and the Mavericks front office are ultimately vindicated for the move, which brought back a relatively light return given Doncic's status as one of the league's most reliable scorers: Anthony Davis, Max Christie, and the Lakers' 2029 first-round pick. If the move winds up aging well, it will be in large part due to the events of Monday night.