Nico Harrison couldn’t have been any clearer about the motivation for making the trade for Anthony Davis.
As he addressed a large media contingent on Monday to wrap up the season and detail what the future looks like, the Mavericks’ general manager said it was a simple matter of getting as much value as possible for superstar of Luka Doncic’s magnitude.
“If you don’t value AD as an all-NBA player and all-defensive player, then you’re not going to like the trade,” Harrison said. “We targeted AD. But if you don’t like him, there’s nothing else we get that’s going to make you excited about the trade.