04-06-2025, 06:10 PM
(This post was last modified: 04-06-2025, 06:11 PM by SleepingHero.)
From Marc stein
Nico Harrison had no prior connection to the Mavericks, but league sources say that a strong recommendation on his behalf was conveyed to Mark Cuban by the influential agent Jeff Schwartz, Kidd's longtime representative who would also become Harrison's agent.
Nico Harrison had no prior connection to the Mavericks, but league sources say that a strong recommendation on his behalf was conveyed to Mark Cuban by the influential agent Jeff Schwartz, Kidd's longtime representative who would also become Harrison's agent. It didn't hurt Harrison's appeal that A) he was known for his leaguewide connections and relationships thanks to his Nike role and B) San Antonio had previously tried to hire Harrison for its own front office.
Is Harrison's job in any actual jeopardy due to the overwhelmingly negative local response to the trade? No question, post-trade, is posed more often in Mavericks circles and among Mavericks fans than that one. Fire Nico has been a constant cry at Mavericks games and at sporting events (and even at a Medieval Times) all over Texas in the wake of the trade. A banner with that precise message is unmissable on the balcony of an apartment building adjacent to the arena on the corner of Victory and Nowitzki Way. It's a chant you're likely to hear a time or three Wednesday night when Doncic is back in the building for the first time since Christmas Day. Whether Dumont would actually consider such a step, however, is an unknown.
It seems a stretch, on some levels, to imagine Dumont signing off on the trade Harrison recommended and then dismissing him mere months later to appease an angry public reaction.
Giving in to such calls isn't going to bring Donic back. Yet it's also true that the noise and negativity have scarcely faded over the past two months and are bound to be whipped back to frenzy levels all over again once Donic is back in the building in Lakers colors. What will Dumont do? Several of Harrison's moves with the Mavericks were initially questioned - like the Irving trade - but then worked out. As a result, Harrison awoke Feb. 1 with a sky-high approval rating among Mavericks fans. Now it is routinely asked all over town whether Harrison can hang onto his job amid so much widespread external dismay with his decision.
Nico Harrison had no prior connection to the Mavericks, but league sources say that a strong recommendation on his behalf was conveyed to Mark Cuban by the influential agent Jeff Schwartz, Kidd's longtime representative who would also become Harrison's agent.
Nico Harrison had no prior connection to the Mavericks, but league sources say that a strong recommendation on his behalf was conveyed to Mark Cuban by the influential agent Jeff Schwartz, Kidd's longtime representative who would also become Harrison's agent. It didn't hurt Harrison's appeal that A) he was known for his leaguewide connections and relationships thanks to his Nike role and B) San Antonio had previously tried to hire Harrison for its own front office.
Is Harrison's job in any actual jeopardy due to the overwhelmingly negative local response to the trade? No question, post-trade, is posed more often in Mavericks circles and among Mavericks fans than that one. Fire Nico has been a constant cry at Mavericks games and at sporting events (and even at a Medieval Times) all over Texas in the wake of the trade. A banner with that precise message is unmissable on the balcony of an apartment building adjacent to the arena on the corner of Victory and Nowitzki Way. It's a chant you're likely to hear a time or three Wednesday night when Doncic is back in the building for the first time since Christmas Day. Whether Dumont would actually consider such a step, however, is an unknown.
It seems a stretch, on some levels, to imagine Dumont signing off on the trade Harrison recommended and then dismissing him mere months later to appease an angry public reaction.
Giving in to such calls isn't going to bring Donic back. Yet it's also true that the noise and negativity have scarcely faded over the past two months and are bound to be whipped back to frenzy levels all over again once Donic is back in the building in Lakers colors. What will Dumont do? Several of Harrison's moves with the Mavericks were initially questioned - like the Irving trade - but then worked out. As a result, Harrison awoke Feb. 1 with a sky-high approval rating among Mavericks fans. Now it is routinely asked all over town whether Harrison can hang onto his job amid so much widespread external dismay with his decision.
14x All-Star, 12x all-NBA, 1x MVP, 1x Finals MVP, 1 NBA Championship: Dirk Nowitzki, the man, the myth, the legend.