Around the NBA, the team’s issues with Luka Doncic’s on and off-the-court habits were known, and Mavs head coach Jason Kidd had shared the concerns with Doncic directly, as well as publicly.

Luka Doncic's shocking trade to the Los Angeles Lakers has undeniably broken the hearts of countless Dallas Mavericks fans. As Dirk Nowitzki's successor as face of the Dallas franchise, many believed that Doncic would be a Mavs lifer.

Mavericks GM Nico Harrison exclusively handled this deal. At a press conference on Sunday, head coach Jason Kidd said he wasn’t told that Luka was being traded until the “11th hour.” How does a GM in the NBA not communicate with his head coach that he’s trading away the team’s best player?