Luka Doncic News Breaks Mavericks Fans' Hearts Again originally appeared on Athlon Sports. It's been months since the Dallas Mavericks shocked the NBA world by trading Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers. Even so, that's a wound that's not going to heal any time soon in Dallas, not even after landing Duke star Cooper Flagg.

A lot of casual fans generally aren't aware of who the executives and GMs in the league are. Nico Harrison, however, has made himself a household name by making this trade. And months are the dust has settled, his predecessor, Donnie Nelson, has now spoken out about it.

Irving had to deal with the after-effects of the Luka Doncic trade, doing his part to keep the Mavericks on the right path before going down with a season-ending ACL injury in March. A year after leading Dallas to the finals, Irving was forced to watch from the sidelines as his team was eliminated in the NBA play-in.