Luka Doncic trade named Mavericks 'biggest mistake of the decade'

Nico Harrison whitethorn person said it was because of his conditioning and deficiency of protect potential, and that whitethorn person been nan existent reason, but galore still are funny arsenic to why nan Dallas Mavericks traded their generational talent they had astatine constituent defender successful Luka Doncic to nan Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis, who immoderate mightiness opportunity is simply a spot past his prime. 

Whatever nan reason, analysts and fans are still puzzled arsenic to why nan squad signed disconnected connected this deal, and 1 ESPN expert successful peculiar was not a instrumentality of nan decision. 

Zach Kram of ESPN composed a list of nan biggest mistakes for each NBA franchise, and needless to say, nan 1 for nan Mavericks was their glorious move they decided to propulsion disconnected this past February, and it was classed astatine nan apical of nan list. 

"Because nan Mavericks' post-Doncic illness successful nan 2024-25 play meant they ended up successful nan lottery, wherever they miraculously lucked into nan No. 1 prime and Cooper Flagg their early looks brighter than that of nan Suns, Bucks, Nets aliases Kings," Kram wrote. 

Kram besides pressed nan rumor connected conscionable really monolithic nan waste and acquisition was, practically inciting a riot wrong nan Mavericks fanbase and moreover making fans mobility if nan accusation was meticulous aliases not. 

"Only 1 transaction this period was truthful astonishing that it sparked questions astir whether ESPN's Shams Charania's societal media relationship been hacked erstwhile he reported it. Only 1 transaction was truthful absurd that it became a flashbulb memory, and fans crossed nan world will remember, for decades to come, wherever they were erstwhile they learned nan news. Only 1 transaction, astir of all, was truthful outrageous that it sparked a wide revolt from its instrumentality base."

A bone-headed move by nan Mavs beforehand office? Yes, but claiming nan first wide prime and taking Cooper Flagg pinch decidedly has to soften nan rustle a small bit.