Probably Nico Harrison sat in a dark leather armchair and stroked a white cat like Ernst Stavro Blofeld in James Bond. Or he put his ten fingers in front of his face and murmured “excellently” like Montgomery Burns at the Simpsons.
In any case, the Dallas Mavericks manager should have followed the Draft Lottery, in which the order the teams choose the most promising talents, in the style of a super basket. The Texans had a 1.8 percent chance of maintaining the first pick and thus being able to contract College-Star Cooper Flag-and sagged the jackpot.
Welters will say that they were pure happiness, but failed to recognize Harrison’s brilliant master plan. The manager sent the then 25-year-old superstar Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers in one of the most spectacular trades in NBA history and, in return, received Anthony Davis, almost 32 years old and enormously prone to injury. The exchange caused enormous sensation in the NBA and Harrison got massive.
During his debut, Davis showed 26 points, 17 rebounds and seven assists what an outstanding basketball player he is – and injured himself in the third quarter. At the latest when Kyrie Irving said goodbye to the hospital, the Mavericks became a negative for the Mavericks from a slightly positive balance. The season ended with a defeat in the play-ins.
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You could see that as a failure for a team that was in the final less than a year ago, but Harrison gripped his hands with relish. Because all teams that do not make it into the play-offs take part in the Draft Lottery.
And who would not sacrifice the perhaps the best player in his generation, who is also an undisputed crowd favorite, for a 1.8 percent chance of a 18-year-old talent?
Perhaps Nico Harrison’s master plan was just too awesome to understand someone. It is more likely that Dallas was really lucky in the Draft Lottery, the Dončić trade continues to remain one of the worst transactions in the history of the NBA and the basketball god simply had pity with the fans of the Dallas Mavericks.
