First, the ESPN report, which Mavericks governor Mark Cuban strongly refuted, telling ESPN that “Luka has never suggested, asked, demanded or discussed changes to the roster.” Cuban also said that Doncic has a good relationship with general manager Nico Harrison, and that they speak almost daily. This was Doncic’s reaction to the report: “Obviously, I know, the people who are next to me, who I talk to, they know that’s not true. I didn’t say nothing about that. I talk to Nico. I talk to Fin [assistant GM Michael Finley] more than I used to. But that’s just not the way I talk to them. We have great communication and that just stays between us.”
