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Interestingly, reports suggest that even within the Mavericks organization, there was little awareness of the negotiations leading up to the trade. Following the official announcement, a press conference by the Mavericks' executives revealed that the reasoning behind the trade was based on a belief that Anthony Davis would "fit better" into the team. The notion of reshaping a team around a transcendent player such as Dončić seems counterintuitive to many, who argue that a star player should be the focal point around which the organization should build its roster.