Nico Harrison, Dallas Mavericks and Luka Doncic
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In the aftermath of the Dallas Mavericks firing general manager Nico Harrison, Mavs legend and Basketball Hall of Famer Dirk Nowitzki provided his opinion on the matter, noting the franchise should have made the move over the summer and adding that he didn't want "negative energy" hanging over the team to start the Cooper Flagg era.
The biggest news of the week was a move that has felt inevitable since Feb. 2. The Dallas Mavericks fired general manager Nico Harrison less than a month into the NBA season after the team got out to a 3-8 start. That slow start followed a troubling 16-28 record to end last season after Luka Dončić was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers.
Whether Nico Harrison pushed Nowitzki away from the franchise, or if Nowitzki saw the writing on the wall after Harrison fired athletic trainer Casey Smith, a good friend of Nowitzki's, while he was at home tending to his ailing mother, and then the Doncic trade was the last straw, we probably will never know.
Many NBA fans are celebrating after the Dallas Mavericks finally decided to fire former general manager Nico Harrison on Tuesday, but more details are emerging about just how bad things were getting behind the scenes for the Western Conference franchise.
Nico Harrison reportedly allowed Anthony Davis’ personal medical team, though he had not extended a similar opportunity to Luka Doncic..
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"Team's medical staff forbade it" - Nico Harrison reportedly urged Anthony Davis to return early from his calf injury
"Monday's loss to the Bucks marked the sixth straight game Davis has missed with a left calf strain. Multiple league sources said Davis has tried to convince the Mavs to let him return to the court, and Harrison urged him to return, but the team's medical staff forbade it, citing the potential for a torn Achilles if Davis returned too soon."
According to Tim MacMahon, Nico Harrison ended up taking the fall for a situation in which Dallas Mavericks ownership had an equal hand.