The Dallas Mavericks have been under a lot of media pressure since trading away Luka Doncic. It doesn’t help that any time general manager Nico Harrison opens his mouth, he makes the situation worse.
Harrison’s latest mistakes came during his end-of-season exit interview on Monday afternoon in Dallas. In this interview, he admitted he wasn’t aware of just how important Luka Doncic was to the city, said the disastrous trade actually strengthened his relationship with Governor Patrick Dumont, and said he got all he wanted out of the trade, among many other things.
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Following that debacle and ahead of Monday night’s NBA playoff games, NBA legend Charles Barkley sent a strong message to Nico Harrison: stop talking.
“Listen, man, I consider you a friend of mine. Nico Harrison, I consider you a friend of mine, I wish you nothing but the best, I thought you did a good job last year with the Mavs, and, obviously, whatever happened this year didn’t work out. Man, don’t do any more press conferences. Like, I don’t even know what you’re doing. I really don’t. Like, I got sympathy and love for you, but I have zero idea what you’re trying to do. This war is over, brother. You’ve taken the L. I hope you keep your job, I hope the team gets healthy, but man, don’t do any more interviews. Please don’t.”
Chuck has a message for Nico Harrison: pic.twitter.com/jBPZvxSGuq
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) April 21, 2025
What Nico Harrison really needs to do is resign, because the situation will not start to get better until he is no longer in control of the team. Everybody knows he’s a coward and made a mistake, and the heat around the organization will not cool off until he’s no longer with the franchise.
Dallas’ season ended on Friday night with a loss to the Memphis Grizzlies as the team bowed out in the Play-In Tournament without reaching the playoffs. Considering he traded Luka Doncic to “win now,” it’s not the best of times in Dallas.
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