Dallas Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison admitted that he miscalculated the popularity of Luka Dončić among the team’s fanbase before the shocking trade with the Los Angeles Lakers in February.

What did NBA players really think of the trade? We asked over 150 of them. “I don't even know if 2K would've allowed that,” one quipped.

Luka Dončić’s blockbuster trade to the Los Angeles Lakers in February stunned the NBA world. But in the months that followed, deeper stories began to emerge—stories