Rob Pelinka thanks the Dallas Mavericks and calls Mavs GM Nico Harrison, “instrumental” in the trade negotiations. When have you ever seen a sports executive publicly thank the other team’s representative like this?

There's a long list of players, coaches, or personnel who were close to Doncic that are no longer with the franchise since Harrison's arrival in 2021.

“I thought I’d spend my career here and I wanted so badly to bring you a championship,” Doncic wrote late Sunday in a “Dear Dallas” letter to fans. “The love and support you all have given me is more than I could have ever dreamed of.