Nelson Jr. talks about Doncic being traded: If I still keep it, I will stop it and can t squeeze out the player s value and throw it away

On July 4, former Mavericks general manager Donnie Nelson was invited by the Slovenian Men's Basketball Team to serve as an advisor to the Slovenian Basketball Association.

Nelson Jr. worked as general manager of the Mavericks for a full 24 years and did not step down until June 2021. He has a very deep relationship with Dirk Nowitzki. He also dominated the 2018 Hawks/Mavericks deal on Luka Doncic. He and Cuban both think Doncic will be the next Dirk. As a result, Doncic was traded in the year of play. On the evening of July 5, Nelson Jr. was interviewed by European media. He once again talked about the topic of Mavericks trading Doncic. He said: If it were Dirk Nowitzki, we would never be treated like this. In those years in Dallas, we always considered what is the most important for the team. We understand that players are an important part. We never treat players like ATMs, squeeze out their value and throw them away.

Nelson Jr. continued: Of course, we also understand that this is in the NBA, this is a commercial league, and players will be traded continuously, but you must be clear that some players are completely different and are crucial to the development of the league and the team. If this happened in Real Madrid, Doncic wouldn't be traded, absolutely not, if I remained in the Mavericks I would have prevented such a thing from happening.

The Mavericks media also stated that even if Doncic's transaction is openly inquired (in fact, it is not the case), the Mavericks' handling method after the transaction seems vulgar and rude.

However, an American reporter criticized Nelson Jr.: I don’t want to hear Nelson’s evaluation of the Doncic transaction again. We all hate that deal, but Nelson was the general manager of Dirk's career. The team he formed during his time at Dirk has always been mediocre, Dirk is loyal and willing to cut his salary. We all were upset about that deal a few months ago, and now it is hard to understand.