Arguably the craziest part of the blockbuster trade between the Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks was the fact that they were able to keep the talks a secret. In an era in which basically everything gets leaked, Rob Pelinka and Nico Harrison were able to prevent any of that as they completed the swap of Luka Doncic and Anthony Davis.
In speaking about the move, Pelinka noted that the level of trust between himself and Harrison allowed for them to slowly work through all potential issues as they popped up.
“Yeah this all started with a coffee in Dallas, where Nico approached us with the concept,” Pelinka said.