Whether intentional or not, Luka Donsic continues to show that the Dallas Mavericks’ decision to trade him was wrong.
The superstar may not have achieved anything big with the Los Angeles Lakers last season, but this summer he has shown he can be a better player than next season.
Luka Doncic looked slimmer and better fit, dominating Eurobasket 2025 with great performances in every game.
He has been named the tournament’s best defensive player candidate, and has proven that Nico Harrison’s comments about his defensive shortcomings could backfire.
In the trade that sent Don Sic to Los Angeles from Dallas, Nico Harrison is still considered the villain by many fans.
Recently, Mavericks legend Dark Nowicki tried to calm the situation by saying that trade “what it is.”
However, this controversial trade buzz came to the stands during Donsic’s final Eurobasket 2025 game.
During the Slovenia quarter-final match against Germany, fans displayed the message “Fire Nico.”
The protest highlighted the continued frustration among basketball fans who believe Harrison made a mistake in changing the franchise by trading generational talent.
Doncic announced an exceptional performance against Germany with 39 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists.
His 39 points broke the record with most points scored so far in the Eurobasket quarter-final match.
Despite Slovenia’s 99-91 defeat to Germany, Donsic’s tournament run ended with him leading the scoring leaderboard.
The performance concluded the impressive Eurobasket campaign that silenced critics who predicted early elimination of Slovenia.
Donsic will soon return to Los Angeles, but his quarterfinals proved multiple points.
Both Harrison’s decision and the suspects who believed Slovenia would be eliminated early were proven wrong.