If Luka really did say he wasn’t coming back to Dallas, the Mavs handled it backwards

When it’s clear a player isn’t coming back, you leak that to the press and start with the he’s out of shape and doesn’t care about the team stuff. That way when you trade him he looks like a bad guy to your fans instead of you looking like a dumbass.

All Luka has to do now is say he loves Dallas and loved playing there, loves the fans and the community and everyone will turn on the Mavs management and not him.