The general manager of the Dallas Mavericks, Nico Harrison, has revealed that chief coach Jason Kidd did not know about the bomb trade that involved Luka Doncic and Anthony Davis.
In an unbearable press conference that has since turned viral, Harrison also made the amazing admission that both he and Kidd will probably be “buried” by the Mavericks in the coming years.
“Or we will bury ourselves,” he said with an uncomfortable laugh, with the chief coach sitting beside him.
Doncic, one of the largest stars in the NBA, goes to the Lakers, along with Maxi Kleber and Markieff Morris, in exchange for Davis, a first round of 2029 and Max Christie. The Utah Jazz were also involved, obtaining Jalen Hood-Schifino and a second 2025 round of the MAVs and the Lakers.
Kidd's first reaction?
“Shock,” said the legendary NBA star that led the Mavericks to a title as a player and the NBA finals last season as a coach.
The general manager of the Dallas Mavericks, Nico Harrison (right) has revealed that chief coach Jason Kidd (left) did not know about the bomb trade that involved Luka Doncic and Anthony Davis
Luka Doncic has been fighting injuries from Christmas in the midst of questions about its conditioning
LeBron James has criticized the claims that he wanted Anthony Davis to leave the Lakers
There were some questions about Doncic's conditioning and how that could have affected the exchange, but none of the teams seemed too concentrated in that in the hours after the agreement.
“Sports are transforming moments,” said the general manager of the Lakers, Rob Pelinka. 'We are inspired by these moments that Lakers' fans know, expect and love a franchise that continually introduces in new times of greatness.
'Luka is a young global superstar that will lead this franchise in the coming years. His murderous instincts and his commitment to win championships will be a driving force for the team.
The commercial news was known shortly after the Lakers beat the Knicks in Madison Square Garden. Davis was not with the Lakers for the game; He has been in Los Angeles due to an abdominal injury he needed to evaluate.
Doncic has not played for Dallas from Christmas, when he left a game with a tense left calf. The exchange can have a serious price for Doncic, who now cannot sign a five -year supermax contract extension this summer that could have earned around $ 345 million.
It was never clear if the MAVs would have offered such a massive treatment. Doncic would also have had the option of leaving as a free agent after the 2025-26 season, and it is certain that other teams hoping to land the Slovenian star would have planned for such scenarios.
Max Christie now goes from Los Angeles Lakers to the Dallas Mavericks
“There are other teams that were loading,” Harrison said Sunday. 'I was going to be able to make his own decision at some point in whether he wants to be here or not, if we want Supermaxlo or not, or if he wants to choose not to participate. We had to take all that in consideration and I feel that we went to what could have been a tumultuous summer. '
Doncic is still eligible for an extension this summer, with the maximum that the Lakers could offer him that he is five years old with about $ 230 million, a difference of $ 115 million that the Supermax could have been.
Officially it was a concern for Doncic's defense, and not its conditioning, which led Harrison to change the 25 -year offensive wizard for 10 times Althony Davis, Guard Rising Max Christie and a future first round selection.
“I think the defense wins championships,” general manager of the MAVs Nico Harrison told Tim Macmahon from ESPNwho was the first to inform the weight of 270 pounds of Doncic. 'I think that obtaining a defense center and an All-NBA player with a defensive mentality gives us a better opportunity. We are built to win now and in the future.
The agreement combines Doncic with LeBron James as the new Punch 1-2 in Los Angeles, while Davis would be forming a new star duo with Kyrie Irving in Dallas. And gather Doncic with his former teammate, Lakers coach JJ Redick.
Doncic was one of the Mavericks players on the floor when Redick left a game for the last time on May 11, 2021.