Dallas Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison faced the music on Sunday and spoke to media after trading away franchise superstar Luka Doncic in exchange for Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis, among other pieces.
He was asked what he'd say to "frustrated" Mavericks fans who are up in arms over his decision to ship out Doncic, 25 years old and already a perennial MVP candidate. He sent a simple message to those fans: winning cures all.
"I’m sorry they are frustrated," Harrison said to The Athletic's Christian Clark. "It’s something we believe in as an organization that’s going to make us better. We believed it sets us up to win not only now but in the future. And when we win, I believe the frustration will go away."
A lot of confidence in that quote. Harrison, obviously, believes the addition of Davis and his All-NBA-caliber defense will offset the loss of Doncic's All-NBA production offensively. And, ultimately, he may very well be right; if Dallas can muster up enough offense between AD and Kyrie Irving every night, they'll be tough to beat. Especially in a seven-game series.
Still, such promises mean little to the legions of fans who believed they'd be rooting for Doncic for a long time. It will be a while before the fanbase gets over his loss— if they ever do.
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