The Dallas Mavericks have entered an early offseason, missing the playoffs after making the NBA Finals ten months ago. A lot of that is due to Nico Harrison's decision to trade Luka Doncic midseason in the middle of the night with no warning.

Dallas Mavericks radio announcer Chuck Cooperstein deleted a blistering social media post Friday night in which he slammed the team’s controversial trade of Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers. Cooperstein's criticism was later deleted, but it was one of many scathing opinions that have followed since the trade occurred in February.

Dallas Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison says he miscalculated the depth of love his club’s fans had for Luka Doncic before the trade that sent the young superstar to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis.