The Mavs Didn't Keep It Real with Luka — and They're Paying for It Now
The franchise feared upsetting its franchise player, and Mavs fans are feeling the pain
As I mentioned in my column assessing the Luka Dončić trade, I was a senior basketball analyst for the Dallas Mavericks from 2019 to 2022.
When you work for an NBA team and see — up close — the thousands of interactions that make up the relationship between a superstar and the franchise, you quickly realize NBA stars are larger than life.
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