The 2024 NBA finalists announced the news on \u2018X\u2019 welcoming the duo to the Mavs family.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Utah Jazz facilitated the deal for both sides in a three-team trade which saw Los Angeles get Doncic, Maxi Kleber, and Markieff Morris, while Dallas received Davis, Max Christie and a 2029 Lakers first-round pick. The Jazz, meanwhile, got Jalen Hood-Schifino from Los Angeles and two second-round picks.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Dallas fans have particularly been on uproar since the news broke out with many questioning the upper management for sending a player of Doncic\u2019s capabilities.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison is said to have been the mastermind behind the move and claimed AD\u2019s arrival gives his team a better chance of winning the championship as \u2018defense wins championships.\u2019<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cWe really feel like we got ahead of what was going to be a tumultuous summer, him being eligible for the supermax and also a year away from him being able to opt out of any contract, so we really felt like we got out in front of that. We know teams, they\u2019ve had it out there, teams have been loading up to try to sign him once that comes available.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI believe that defense wins championships. I believe that getting an All-Defensive center and an All-NBA player with a defensive mindset gives us a better chance. We\u2019re built to win now and in the future,\u201d said Harrison to The News.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Harrison also revealed he did text and leave a phone message for Doncic but did not get any reply. \u201cMy guess is he probably doesn\u2019t want to talk to me.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI believe that defense wins championships. I believe that getting an All-Defensive center and an All-NBA player with a defensive mindset gives us a better chance. We\u2019re built to win now and in the future,\u201d said Harrison to The News.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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