WITH KYRIE IRVING OUT AND LUKA DONčIć IN L.A., MAVERICKS’ ‘FUTURE’ LOOKS HAZY

DALLAS — Nico Harrison chose to shorten the Dallas Mavericks’ title contention window in February when he traded Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers. The Dallas general manager said he believed that with a team built around 31-year-old Anthony Davis and 32-year-old Kyrie Irving, the Mavericks only had a handful of opportunities soon to h