The Dallas Mavericks have moved on from Nico Harrison, but have yet to appoint the successor to the mastermind behind the Luka Doncic trade.
About 10 months after making the worst trade in NBA history, Nico Harrison was let go from his GM role by the Dallas Mavericks.
Patrick Dumont tried to take accountability for signing off on this disastrous decision by firing Harrison. But why hasn’t he appointed a successor yet?
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Dallas Mavericks want to wait before appointing a new GM
The Dallas Mavericks are reportedly in no rush to appoint a new GM, according to Marc Stein. Patrick Dumont is working with a committee of Mavericks executives in the short term.
This committee is comprised of co-interim GMs Matt Riccardi and Michael Finley, minority owner Mark Cuban, and head coach Jason Kidd.
“League sources tell The Stein Line that Mavericks owner Patrick Dumont has indeed begun gathering information on potential candidates to be Harrison’s long-term replacement…
“Dumont is comfortable in the short term with the idea of getting through the regular season with a committee approach…
Furthermore, the report from Stein states that Anthony Davis is not guaranteed to be traded, as Dumont understands that he can’t undo the damage from the Luka Doncic trade, and wants to see what Davis can bring to the team.
“Sources continue to stress to me that it is by no means automatic that Dallas will deal Davis before the Feb. 5 trade deadline.
“Yet sources with knowledge of Dallas’ thinking insist that it will not just trade him in-season for the sake of it if the offers received are deemed to be subpar in the wake of Davis’ injury woes since the 32-year-old became a Maverick.
“Dumont… wants to see more from Davis for evaluation purposes rather than rush into another deal that compounds mistakes already made.”
Dallas Mavericks don’t have much time to make their decision
It’s understandable, and even somewhat admirable, that Patrick Dumont wants to do right by the team after signing off on such a big mistake in February.
However, this somewhat patient, let-it-play-out approach might not be what the Mavericks need right now.
There’s no underselling just how dire the Mavericks’ situation is right now. They are one of the worst teams in the NBA, with no control of their draft future past 2026.
If the Mavericks want the chance to build around Cooper Flagg, then they need to stockpile assets by trading away the players that have some value in the NBA.
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