Mark Cuban tried to stop the transfer of Doncic to the Lakers... but it was too late

It has become very clear in recent days that if Mark Cuban had remained the owner of the Dallas Mavericks, Luka Doncic would not have been traded. He kept Dirk Nowitzki for 20 years beyond the results and would have done the same with the Slovenian (especially after being selected for the NBA's best lineup for 5 consecutive years).

It was he who hired Nico Harrison from Nike, but for a lower position, not to lead the franchise's management. Then, when he sold the franchise to Aldenson and Dumont, they sidelined him and left the sports part to a Harrison who clearly never connected with Doncic, and he began to dismiss members of the staff close to him, leading to the trade with Anthony Davis.

The question we were asking ourselves was whether Cuban could have stopped it, but the truth is, he couldn't. He tried, but it was too late. According to Marc Stein, the former owner tried to mediate, but the deal with the Los Angeles Lakers was already done: "When Cuban found out about the Luka for AD exchange, it was already too late. Dumont never asked for advice. Sources say Cuban urged Harrison not to proceed with the trade... only to find out that the deal had already been sealed with the Lakers through a verbal handshake."

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