With Nico Harrison having been fired by the Dallas Mavericks , the Luka Doncic trade's case as the worst deal in NBA history has only grown.

More than nine months after Harrison, the Mavs general manager, shockingly pulled the trigger on sending Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers, Dallas owner Patrick Dumont dismissed Harrison after nearly constant calls for his job by fans and analysts alike, as well as a 3-8 start to the 2025-26 NBA season. Meanwhile, Doncic and the Lakers, at 8-3, have been flourishing.

And while most harshly criticized Harrison at the time of the trade, there were some who held back on going too far in lambasting the executive due to the evident weight fluctuations of Doncic, as well as reported instances of a poor work ethic and alarming health habits off the

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