Los Angeles Lakers superstar Luka Doncic heard all sorts of disparaging noise coming from the Dallas Mavericks organization when he was traded last February in a series of events that fans are still processing.
In the immediate aftermath of the deal, lines blurred between what was rumor and what was actual intel, and before long, a national narrative emerged that Dallas had traded Luka partially because of his fitness. Nico Harrison allegedly didn't believe it was possible to build a contender around Luka's conditioning habits and subpar defense.
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Harrison's since been fired, and Luka is the driving force behind a winning team in LA, but the noise out of Dallas continues to haunt Luka, even if it's not coming from the organization itself.