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Dan Beyer: “My whole take from Nico Harrison doing this is that he didn’t understand the responsibility of having Luka on your team… We’re talking about a once-in-a-generation opportunity to have a player like this. [Having Luka is what makes you a relevant and interesting franchise in the overall product of the league]. They’re irrelevant now in the grand scheme of the NBA. They may be good, they may win games, but I still think it would be a bad move because of Nico Harrison’s inability to realize the value of having Luka Doncic on your team.”
Kerry Rhodes: “And the Lakers do understand that. Even if they don’t go get a big man that can help them this year — that doesn’t matter to them. They’re looking at the power and the gravitas that a Luka Doncic has, not just here in America, but on foreign soil as well. The European fans that are gonna come be a part of the L
Dan Beyer and Kerry Rhodes react to one of the wildest and most inexplicable trades in NBA history, as the Mavericks sent Luka Doncic to the Lakers for Anthony Davis. To Dan, there are very unique responsibilities that come with having a player of Luka’s caliber, and the Mavericks making this move serves as a clear indicator that GM Nico Harrison simply doesn’t understand that.