Recently, ESPN famous reporter Tim McMahon talked about Doncic's growth in the show "NBA Today".
McMahon said: "Doncic is completely different now. Let me say that in the early days of Doncic's career, his attitude was basically: 'Hey, I don't want to do the job of general manager, and recruiting players is not my business.' Before the Brunson incident was screwed up, he had never participated in any personnel-related discussions. But after that incident, he looked around and realized: 'Wow, we don't have a chance to compete at all.' So, yes, Doncic is completely different now."
It is worth mentioning that Doncic successfully recruited Smart this summer.