The Dallas Mavericks have become the laughing stock of the NBA since trading Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers ahead of the trade deadline. Dallas recently had Nico Harrison address the media in a private roundtable meeting that has turned into a mess for the franchise to deal with. Now, ESPN's Stephen A. Smith weighs in on the saga.

During a segment of “NBA Countdown” on ESPN leading up to the tip-off of the Miami Heat-Chicago Bulls play-in tournament game, Smith went on an epic rant that lasted over two minutes, shredding Harrison and the Mavericks ownership group a part. The 57-year-old sports analyst was ultimately floored by how the organization has handled the aftermath of the Doncic trade.

“You can do what you want to do as an owner. You can also be called stupid for doing it. And that's exactly what I'm calling the Dallas Mavs ownership. Stupid. For doing what they did… You think it was wise to mandate that your general manager have a meeting and have no cameras allowed?”

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Smith hits essentially every point that is rubbing the fanbase the wrong way. Not only that, but the popular sports analyst also claimed that the Mavericks were never a “stupid” organization when Mark Cuban was the controlling owner.

The private meeting with the media did not go well whatsoever. If anything, it created more drama around a situation that fans seemingly want to forget. Nico Harrison drew even more criticism as well after shading Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki and the fanbase, as he feels it's his “obligation” to make the best decisions possible for the team.

Although Dallas did receive Anthony Davis in the Luka Doncic trade, it just wasn't enough to warrant the deal making any sense. Davis is six years older than Doncic (32 years old), and as Smith points out, the Mavericks simply did not receive nearly enough value in return after letting go of one of the most prolific players in the league.

The Mavericks are set to take on the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night in the play-in tournament. Whichever team wins will move on to play the Memphis Grizzlies to determine who will be the No. 8 seed in the Western Conference. The loser will go home and miss the playoffs entirely.