Dallas Mavs season review:
- Luka Doncic traded to Lakers
- Quentin Grimes (21.9 PPG) traded for Caleb Martin (5.4 PPG)
- Fans protest Luka trade outside Mavs arena
- Anthony Davis hurt in debut; only plays 9 games
- Fans escorted out for "Fire Nico" sign
- Kyrie Irving tears ACL
- Kyrie and AD only play 3 total quarters together
- Mavs raise season ticket prices
- Dereck Lively II misses 46 games
- Daniel Gafford misses 25 games
- PJ Washington misses 25 games
- OMax Prosper season-ending injury
- Luka sheds tears in return to Dallas, drops 45
- Nico Harrison doubles down on trade: "There's no regrets"
- Mavs CEO compares trade to Monta Ellis for Andrew Bogut
- Dirk Nowitzki "completely turned off" by Mavs
- Mavs lose to Grizzlies in Play-In one year after making NBA Finals
Mavericks execs Nico Harrison and Rick Welts are holding a roundtable this AM with selected Dallas media members.
Cameras/audio recording devices were not permitted for Harrison's first session with local reporters since the Luka Dončić trade.
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Rachel Nichols on the Herd
“I think they’ve done irreparable harm in their relationship with the fan base, and I think they’re only starting to discover that. This is a Dallas fanbase that thrives on loyalty…. They feel very betrayed.”
The Mavericks had the option to void the Caleb Martin trade, sources tell @TheSteinLine, but believe Martin can recover in a matter of weeks and went ahead with the deal with Philadelphia agreed to put in the future second-round pick.
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I think the thing that’s eating me up is this is the first time I’ve truly felt the absence of Dirk.
It was such a seamless transition where people my age had hope for the younger fans that they too could experience something similar and we could bond over the new journey.
Caleb Martin and Quentin Grimes this season:
Martin — 9.1 PPG | 1.1 3PM | 37.9 3P%
Grimes — 10.1 PPG | 1.7 3PM | 39.8 3P%
Nico Harrison gave up a pick and Grimes for Caleb Martin.
"There has been belief, which multiple team and league sources expressed to me over the past months long before this trade, that Harrison does not have a long-term desire to remain in his current role as general manager."
Seems like a pertinent thing for an owner to know!
“A person close to the situation described this trade as the ultimate Harrison power trip, calling him a power-hungry man. Another observer said Harrison removed anyone who held a different view.”
— @iztok_franko on Nico Harrison trading away NBA superstar, Luka Doncic.
"This is the team that drafted me, the team that put belief in me... I'm really happy to represent Dallas."
Luka on what it means to rep Dallas in the NBA Finals 🙌