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NBA Cup season is in full swing, and the Dallas Mavericks will get their second bite at the money apple on Friday evening when the LA Clippers visit the American Airlines Center. The Mavericks (3-9) have lost six out of their last seven ball games overall and have yet to beat a team from the […]
From Mavs Moneyball | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
Nine months after trading Luka Dončić to the Lakers in perhaps the most ridiculed deal in NBA history, Nico Harrison is now unemployed. The Dallas Mavericks parted ways with him on Tuesday after leaks began springing up about his job security in recent days. The Mavericks are now expected to work with Anthony Davis and […]
From Silver Screen and Roll | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
The Anthony Davis snowball started rolling down the hill this week, and it’s finally become too big to ignore. With the Dallas Mavericks finally moving on from general manager Nico Harrison , the Dallas Mavericks’ future has become a hot topic around the league. Many are staring at their win-now roster, wondering how ownership or a new front office management will choose to proceed. Is the plan to continue to build upon Harrison’s shaky post-Luka Doncic plan that centered around Davis and...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
The Dallas Mavericks fired general manager Nico Harrison on Tuesday. The only surprising thing about the decision was that it came now and not when Nico Harrison told Mavericks ownership that he was looking to trade Luka Doncic back in February, especially considering the return would be 32 year old Anthony Davis. But I guess […] The post The Hornets stand to benefit from Nico Harrison’s firing first appeared on At The Hive .
From At The Hive | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
The Dallas Mavericks were once again sporting their beautiful Hardwood Classic green jerseys as they took on the Phoenix Suns in a new era of Dallas hoops, sans the leadership of Nico Harrison. On a night where hope returned to the Metroplex, the good vibes were unfortunately dashed with the Mavs losing 123-114. Let’s get […]
From Mavs Moneyball | about 1 month ago | 1 read
The Dallas Mavericks lost to the Phoenix Suns 123-114 Wednesday night in Dallas. It was the Mavericks fifth loss in the last sixth games, as Dallas drops to a disappointing 3-9. This was the first game since the firing of general manager Nico Harrison. It was evident the team had a bit more life to […]
From Mavs Moneyball | about 1 month ago | 1 read
The Dallas Mavericks (3-8) host the Phoenix Suns (6-5) on Wednesday night. Dallas is playing their first game since the team fired Nico Harrison from his role as general manager. The Suns are riding a three-game win streak, having recently defeated the Pelicans on Monday night. Here’s the main things you need to know before […]
From Mavs Moneyball | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
For much of this young 2025-26 season, the Dallas Mavericks have been a complete disaster. The beatings kept coming as morale steadily declined. However, morale is up these days after the news of yesterday, which saw Nico Harrison fired as the team’s general manager. Does that mean the Mavericks can pull their way out of […]
From Mavs Moneyball | about 1 month ago | 3 reads
Here’s the latest evidence that the Dallas Mavericks (3-8) need to chuck the two-timeline nonsense out the window and focus on the team’s young core of players. Amid all the torment and injury struggle, all the insincere win-now rhetoric and the roster construction favoring tall men with long arms, one of the only effective offensive […]
From Mavs Moneyball | about 1 month ago | 1 read
When the Mavericks announced the firing of General Manager Nico Harrison, it felt as if a storm cloud had finally cleared over the Dallas Mavericks. This came after an utterly miserable 9 months following the Luka trade, filled with anger and resentment. But now we can move forward as Mavericks fans, and begin to look […]
From Mavs Moneyball | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
Trotsky. Ceaușescu. Khrushchev. Sadat. Gorbachev. Hussein. Gaddafi. And now, Harrison. Figureheads come and figureheads go, am I right, comrades? But the Great Eagle, immutable, clean and bright, continues to soar overhead. We here at the Great Adelsonian Politburo, and in particular those of us in the upper echelon of the Mavericks State Media Apparatus, wish […]
From Mavs Moneyball | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
The Mavericks were 1-3 this past week, and remain in 14th place in the West. The lone win came against Washington (111-105), while the three losses came in Memphis (118-104) and at home to New Orleans (101-99) and Milwaukee (116-113). Cooper Flagg, for the first time in his young career, led the team in scoring […]
From Mavs Moneyball | about 1 month ago | 4 reads
Allen Iverson made an appearance on the Stephen A. Smith show last month, and Smith asked the former Philadelphia 76ers superstar which current NBA players he would’ve played with if he could. After naming Shaquille O’Neal, Joel Embiid, and Nikola Jokic, Iverson made a pick that shocked Smith, but will delight Dallas Mavericks fans. “Luka,” […]
From Mavs Moneyball | about 1 month ago | 1 read
Former Mavericks head coach Richie Adubato has died, according to a statement from his family over the weekend. He was 87. Adubato compiled a 106-228 record at the Mavericks’ helm from 1989-93 after serving as an assistant for head coaches Dick Motta and John Macleod starting in 1986. The New Jersey native was a head […]
From Mavs Moneyball | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
The Dallas Mavericks (3-8) will usher in their No Nicos Era on Wednesday when they host the Phoenix Suns (6-5) at American Airlines Center. Win or lose, this game represents an inflection point in franchise history, and we’re glad it’s here. Moving on begins now. Some former fans may rush back into the fold, others […]
From Mavs Moneyball | about 1 month ago | 3 reads
As soon as Nico Harrison’s sudden and overdue ousting hit the news circuit Tuesday morning, the entire basketball world exploded. The noise had reached a fever pitch after Dallas’ heartbreaking home loss to the Bucks on Monday, a night that featured Cooper Flagg’s breakout game amid controversial “Fire Nico” chants. Action on the Harrison front […]
From Mavs Moneyball | about 1 month ago | 3 reads
The Dallas Mavericks fired general manager Nico Harrison on Tuesday morning, following what will likely be remembered by most as the worst nine months any fanbase has ever faced in sports history. This came after Harrison made the daring move to trade fan favorite Luka Doncic to Western Conference rival Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony […]
From Mavs Moneyball | about 1 month ago | 3 reads
As of approximately 10 a.m. CST, Nico Harrison is no longer the general manager of the Dallas Mavericks. Reported first by NBA insider Marc Stein today, Mavericks owner Patrick Dumont has parted ways with the four-years-tenured general manager, a move that was widely called for by fans and spectators through the end of the 2024-2025 […]
From Mavs Moneyball | about 1 month ago | 4 reads
Through the first 10 games of the season, the Mavericks have been a mess on both sides of the floor. Heading into Monday night’s matchup with the 6-4 Milwaukee Bucks, Dallas was just 3-7. With a paint defense that was 26th in the NBA and Giannis Antetokounmpo coming to town, it seemed like this was […]
From Mavs Moneyball | about 1 month ago | 4 reads
In the wake the firing of now former Dallas Mavericks’ general manager Nico Harrison, Michael Finley and Matt Riccardi have been tapped to run the team’s basketball operations on an interim basis. ESPN’s Shams Charania and Tim MacMahon were the first to report the interim replacements late Tuesday morning on X, formerly Twitter, before the […]
From Mavs Moneyball | about 1 month ago | 3 reads
The Dallas Mavericks have fired General Manager Nico Harrison. The news broke this morning via reports from Shams Charania. Harrison became Dallas’ GM in 2021 and presided over two trips to the Western Conference Finals along with one to the 2024 NBA Finals. In February, 2025 Harrison engineered the trade of franchise superstar Luka Doncic […]
From Blazer's Edge | about 1 month ago | 3 reads
The Dallas Mavericks made the change that many fans have called for over the last nine months. According to ESPN’s Shams Charania and Tim MachMahon, the Mavericks have decided to move on from general manager Nico Harrison. The decision was reportedly made at a meeting this morning by owner Patrick Dumont. The franchise will reportedly put executives Michael Finley and Matt Riccardi in charge of basketball operations on an interim basis. The decision comes only hours after the Maveric...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | about 1 month ago | 1 read
The Dallas Mavericks fired general manager Nico Harrison on Tuesday at a closed-door meeting, first reported by NBA insider Marc Stein and confirmed by ESPN’s Shams Charania and Tim MacMahon. The decision comes four years into his tenure as Mavericks head of basketball operations and immediately begins a search for a new general manager. The […]
From Mavs Moneyball | about 1 month ago | 4 reads
In what can only be described as a game fans will want to wipe from their memories, the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Dallas Mavericks 116-114. The Bucks’ late-game foibles resurfaced once again and nearly cost them; nonetheless, a win is a win. Cooper Flagg led Dallas with 26 points, nine rebounds, and four assists. Read […]
From Brew Hoop | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
To say the last six or so months of Mavericks basketball has been weird would be the understatement of the century. Since the Luka Doncic trade in February, most Mavericks fans have been wondering when general manager Nico Harrison would be fired, as the Mavericks have toiled the Western Conference with a losing record since […]
From Mavs Moneyball | about 1 month ago | 1 read