On First Take, Smith said he'd been told that it was actually Harrison who went to Mavericks' ownership to convince them that trading Doncic was the right choice. It wasn't a deal that the team's owners were exactly calling for when it happened.

Dallas Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison admitted that he miscalculated the popularity of Luka Dončić among the team’s fanbase before the shocking trade with the Los Angeles Lakers in February.

The Mavericks' general manager acknowledged that an arena full of fans chanting for his firing was impossible to ignore.