A lot of casual fans generally aren't aware of who the executives and GMs in the league are. Nico Harrison, however, has made himself a household name by making this trade. And months are the dust has settled, his predecessor, Donnie Nelson, has now spoken out about it.

Nelson’s father recently shared his displeasure with the Mavericks’ controversial move, and the apple doesn’t seem to fall far from the tree.

Irving had to deal with the after-effects of the Luka Doncic trade, doing his part to keep the Mavericks on the right path before going down with a season-ending ACL injury in March. A year after leading Dallas to the finals, Irving was forced to watch from the sidelines as his team was eliminated in the NBA play-in.