The Mavs handing Luka Doncic to L.A. has energized a team that was on a path towards the middle of the NBA standings. It has given new life to a franchise that had handcuffed itself to a 40-year-old superstar, and was going to feel the consequences of that decision sooner rather than later.

Fans of the Dallas Mavericks have shared plenty of backlash at Nico Harrison, the franchise’s general manager, the past two months since the trade of Luka Doncic. That included the latest incident inside American Airlines Center.