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.

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

There's a long list of players, coaches, or personnel who were close to Doncic that are no longer with the franchise since Harrison's arrival in 2021.

Mavs GM Nico Harrison's career is marked by two major events: trading Luka Doncic and botching Steph Curry's Nike deal.

Outraged Dallas Mavericks fans are going after GM Nico Harrison in the wake of the mindblowing Luka Doncic trade.

The deal is done, Luka Doncic is now a Los Angeles Laker and Anthony Davis is now a Dallas Maverick. With the dust starting to settle after the massive trade, some of the national sports outlets have dished out grades for each side’s return.

But late Saturday night, flabbergasted fans learned Dallas general manager Nico Harrison had agreed to send Doncic, Maxi Kleber and Markieff Morris to the Lakers for All-Star forward Anthony Davis, Max Christie and a 2029 first-round pick in a three-team trade also involving the Jazz.

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.

“I thought I’d spend my career here and I wanted so badly to bring you a championship,” Doncic wrote late Sunday in a “Dear Dallas” letter to fans. “The love and support you all have given me is more than I could have ever dreamed of.

After the seismic Luka Dončić trade on Saturday night, Mavs GM Nico Harrison assured employees of the team’s intentions in Dallas.