Especially, when the star in question is just 25 years old and led the team to the NBA Finals in the previous seasons, well, Mavs general manager Nico Harrison broke all norms when he traded Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers in a move that sent shockwaves through the NBA community.

When Brad Townsend asked Doncic what his feelings were towards the Mavericks' highly controversial GM Nico Harrison, the primary initiator of the trade to the chagrin of both Mavericks fans and Doncic's teammates, the soft-spoken Slovenian superstar was honest in his response.

The second person I want to thank, is anytime there's a trade or a transaction, there has to be partner, and I want to thank the Dallas Mavericks, led by their

Kidd was unaware that Harrison was shopping Doncic. Harrison reportedly had nearly a month of dialogue with Los Angeles Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka about the move. Not once did he tell the coach he thinks he’s aligned with about what was in the works behind the scenes.

Nico Harrison was a relatively unknown name on Friday. Now, he'll always be known as the general manager who traded Luka Doncic.

Dallas Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison executed one of the most shocking trades in NBA history by sending Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers,

Dallas Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison is reportedly not expected to stay in his role for the long haul.

There are levels to it, and there are people that fit the culture and there’s people that come in and add to the culture,” Harrison said.