On Monday, Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison addressed rumors involving owner Patrick Dumont's involvement in the trade, sharing an emphatic statement with a journalist that made the early week's rounds on X. Harrison told reporter Mike Curtis that he was not told by Mavericks governor Patrick Dumont that he had to trade Doncic.

It has been months since the Dallas Mavericks left the basketball world stunned by trading the face of their franchise, Luka Doncic, to the Los Angeles Lakers via a transaction that also involved the Utah Jazz.

Back in February, Nico Harrison stunned the basketball world by trading Luka Doncic to the LA Lakers. Months removed from the league-altering trade, more developments continue to emerge that led to the Dallas Mavericks trading the star guard.