R ob Pelinka, the general manager of the Los Angeles Lakers, played Nico Harrison and the Dallas Mavericks like a fiddle in February when he acquired Luka Doncic for Anthony Davis

Dallas Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison says he miscalculated the depth of love his club’s fans had for Luka Doncic before the trade that sent the young superstar to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis.

Dallas Mavericks radio announcer Chuck Cooperstein deleted a blistering social media post Friday night in which he slammed the team’s controversial trade of Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers. Cooperstein's criticism was later deleted, but it was one of many scathing opinions that have followed since the trade occurred in February.