Draymond Green defended Nico Harrison
Draymond Green Defends Mavericks GM Nico Harrison Over Luka Doncic Trade originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
Los Angeles Lakers All-Star guard Luka Doncic lost more than 30 pounds this summer due to a new training and dietary program he started, according to the latest edition of Men’s Health.
Doncic, 26, added weight and agility training to his workout regimen alongside a gluten-free and low-sugar diet. He also does intermittent fasting to help him push his meals to after he’s done with his first morning workout.
Doncic's body transformation has led to added criticism for Dallas Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison, who traded the franchise star to the Lakers in February. But Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green defended Harrison in a post on Threads.
Green Supports Harrison Against Fan's Criticism
A fan shared that it’s funny Harrison took issue with Doncic’s work ethic and conditioning when he traded him to the Lakers in for All-Star forward Anthony Davis, just for him to lose weight now and work more on his conditioning.
Green doesn’t see it that way: “Does Luka have that same fire if not traded from Dallas? Nico can be right [in] his thinking and end up wrong in the end because he doesn’t play the game and Luka is one of the greatest talents we have seen,” he replied. “But it doesn’t just mean (expletive) on Nico either.”
Losing Weight Was All Part of Doncic’s Offseason Plans
To further support Green’s argument, The Athletic published a report on Tuesday claiming that Doncic was planning on losing weight regardless of whether he was on a new team.
“Doncic and his management team began working with Anze Macek and Javier Barrio, the drivers of his physical wellness team in 2023, well before Nico Harrison traded him to the Lakers,” the report reads.
“The belief among Doncic’s team was to some degree that as he matured as an NBA professional, he’d adopt some better habits and completely buy into a stricter strength and conditioning program instead of the more competition-driven approach he’d been comfortable with.”
A fitter Doncic could be good news for the Lakers and bad news for the Mavericks ... and the rest of the NBA.
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 29, 2025, where it first appeared.
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