Mark Cuban says how 'painful' it is with Luka Doncic on Lakers instead of Mavericks

The Dallas Mavericks are a mess of an organization right now. After entering the season with championship expectations, they're 2-7 with losses to the Washington Wizards, New Orleans Pelicans, and Memphis Grizzlies, among others, and are an open Aaron Nesmith three-pointer at the buzzer away from 1-8. And it's all because Luka Doncic is on another team.

About nine months ago, Nico Harrison made the idiotic decision to trade Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers and only got an old Anthony Davis, Max Christie, and just one first-round pick in return. It was bashed at the time, and everyone continues to not understand how someone could make a move this bad. It is, without a doubt, the worst trade in NBA history, and probably the worst trade in sports history.

And none of this would have happened if Mark Cuban hadn't sold the team, or if he had actually still kept some sort of operational control, like was originally the plan. He recently appeared on the "Stephen A. Smith Show," where he was asked what it's like watching Luka Doncic on another team.

"I'm happy for Luka, because he's a great guy, he's just a really special human being, his family is great," Cuban said. "It's painful. As a Mavs fan, and as somebody who, potentially, if I would've done a better job of just defining my role in advance, might not have happened. It hurts me, I know it kills Mavs fans everywhere, but I'm happy for Luka."