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Hotsauce
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Nico's vision is next level. Well beyond the comprehension of mere mortals.

Jk.

Fire nico.
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Hotsauce said:

Nico's vision is next level. Well beyond the comprehension of mere mortals.

Jk.

Fire nico.

Definitely beyond my comprehension. Used to be a fan. No more
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Keyser Soze
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Courage to sit vets!

Max Christie ahead of Klay way the right move. Now they need to move Brandon Williams ahead of Russell.
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He's pretty dead-on about several of his points

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At times, he reminds me of Larry Bird!
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Nico reportedly will be fired this morning at a 10am meeting with Patrick Dumont.
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Stefano DiMera said:

Nico reportedly will be fired this morning at a 10am meeting with Patrick Dumont.

I think it's time. No one is gonna get over that Luka trade anytime soon
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Our own Dennis Lindsey is a candidate for the job. Along with Michael Finley and others.
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Stefano DiMera said:

Our own Dennis Lindsey is a candidate for the job. Along with Michael Finley and others.

Hopefully they get some draft capital back for our future
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Keyser Soze
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I think Nico is karma getting even with us for the Herchel Walker trade
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Nico gone!
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CBS Sports thoughts on who will GM us:

Mark Cuban

Okay, let's define our terms here. Mark Cuban is not going to be the next general manager of the Dallas Mavericks. He has never held that title, nor has he been responsible for all of that job's functions. He's busy. He's not going to be the person in that building grinding mid-major tape and traveling to Europe to watch a 19-year-old second-round prospect.

But Mark Cuban rather successfully oversaw basketball operations for the Mavericks for a quarter century. When Patrick Dumont and Miriam Adelson bought the team, reporting at the time claimed that Cuban would retain control over basketball matters. Obviously that isn't how it played out. Harrison seemingly nudged Cuban out. Well, Harrison is gone now. Cuban still owns a 27% stake in the team and, unlike the current majority ownership, does have some subject-matter expertise here.

Would Cuban take on such a role after seeing being deprived of it when he sold the team? Would he need an agreement in writing about what he could and couldn't do in that position? Heck, does he even want to run a basketball team anymore? All of this is unclear. But the most successful period in Mavericks history came with Cuban at the helm. He'd have to hire or empower internal candidates to manage the day-to-day and only loop him in on big-picture decisions, but, at the very least, Cuban is more qualified to run basketball operations for the Mavericks than Dumont is.

Michael Finley

In Tim MacMahon's book "Wonder Boy" about the Doni era in Dallas, he detailed a five-man committee Cuban assembled to help hire a new coach and general manager in 2021, a search that ultimately yielded Harrison and Jason Kidd. Those five men were Dirk Nowitzki, who is otherwise occupied with a studio job and has no experience in a full-time front office position, Keith Grant, the former assistant GM who has since retired, Casey Smith, the former head athletic trainer who now works for the Knicks, Don Kalkstein, the team's sports psychologist, and Michael Finley, one of the team's current assistant general managers and a former All-Star in Dallas.

Of the five, Finley holds by far the most prominent role in Dallas today. He was part of Cuban's inner circle, but also worked under Harrison. He is an experienced executive, but also a respected former player who should mostly satisfy the fanbase (provided its more conspiratorial wing has gotten over the beer incident with Doni). If Cuban returns to a more prominent role, Finley is a feasible fit underneath him. If not, Finley has been a candidate for GM jobs in the past, including in Dallas, and would seemingly be a name to watch this time around as well if internal candidates are considered.

Matt Riccardi

Finley is one of the assistant general managers underneath Harrison. Matt Riccardi is another. He lacks Finley's reputation and playing experience, but he has subtly become important to the Mavericks not only as a decision-maker on basketball matters, but as a voice and face for the front office.

After Harrison's disastrous press availability last April, Riccardi became a sort of unofficial spokesman for the Mavericks. He was the team's representative in the lottery drawing room when they won Cooper Flagg, and he made a number of podcast and on-camera appearances over the course of the offseason to discuss the team, which is something of a rarity for executives that don't have the general manager title or decision-making powers. Given the severity of the messaging issues Dallas had in the wake of the Doni trade, that is quietly a pretty important part of this job. It displays a level of trust from ownership that appears to be lacking in Harrison and that trust could make him a candidate for the full-time job.

Dennis Lindsey

Though Harrison will be remembered for his worst moves, he did have a stretch in 2023 and 2024 during which he took the Mavericks from the lottery to the Finals. After the Doni trade, Haralabos Voulgaris, the former professional gambler and alleged shadow GM of the Mavericks, hinted on Twitter that Lindsey, the former GM of the Jazz who was with the Mavericks during the Finals season, was somewhat responsible for that success.

Well, in July of 2024, the Pistons hired Lindsey away from the Mavericks. Things fell apart from there. Correlation does not necessarily equal causation, but perhaps having another experienced general manager in the building could have protected Harrison from his worst impulses. Lindsey built the Donovan Mitchell-Rudy Gobert Jazz teams that achieved quite a bit of regular-season success, so if he built up any goodwill with ownership in Dallas during his brief tenure with the Mavericks, he'd figure to be a name they consider as well.

Bob Myers

It's the name that comes up in every high-profile GM search. If Bob Myers wants to run a team, he'll be able to run a team. At the moment, Myers is technically running several of them. He was recently named the new president of Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment, the group that owns the Philadelphia 76ers, New Jersey Devils and Washington Commanders. That job differs quite a bit from a standard GM gig. It's more of an oversight position than day-to-day management. On the surface, it seems less stressful.

Any team trying to hire a GM should call Myers and, if he's interested, talk to him. According to Tim Cato, Patrick Dumont actually did over the summer. Aside from his track record as a talent evaluator for the Warriors, he is extremely well regarded as a manager of people. Holding together a dynasty isn't easy, but Myers did it for nearly a decade. Given some of the less tactful ways Harrison seemingly reshaped the organization in his image, having someone like Myers who would likely be able to rally the staff and gain immediate fan support would be quite valuable. But, for the time being, there just isn't any indication that Myers wants to be a GM again and, even if he does, we don't know how loose his current contract is. Could he leave for a GM job if he wanted? Maybe. Until he shows real interest, it probably isn't worth too much thought.

Masai Ujiri

Let's say the Mavericks want to go big-game hunting but Myers is off of the table. Suddenly, the number of available, championship-winning executives looks pretty small. The Nuggets just fired Calvin Booth, but given the drama that doomed both him and Michael Malone in Denver, he probably isn't suited to a high-pressure job like this. Mitch Kupchak is technically an advisor for the Hornets, but is so far removed from his titles that he probably isn't worth pursuing. The same was true of Joe Dumars. The Pelicans ignored that and look where it got them. Most other title-winning executives are spoken for. Or, in Donnie Nelson's case, have already been fired by the Mavericks.

Between the executives we've already covered and the ones still employed by other teams, there are amazingly only two championship GMs left to be theoretically hired. The first is Masai Ujiri. Five years ago, this is a slam dunk hire. Teams regularly used to try to poach Ujiri when the Raptors were at their peak. But they haven't won a playoff series since 2020 and the current roster that he largely built looks somewhat directionless. Further, his later Raptors teams shared many of the same issues the Harrison Mavericks currently have: too many big, athletic defenders and not enough shooting and ball-handling. Ujiri would have to explain some of his later decisions in Toronto, but he figures to be in the mix for future GM openings if he wants to be.

David Griffin

Griffin is the other championship-winning GM who's on the market, and considering how poorly things have gone in New Orleans since he was fired, it's worth wondering how much blame he really bears for the poor fortunes of the Pelicans. He largely drafted well there, landing players like Trey Murphy and Herb Jones after the lottery, and it's not his fault Zion Williamson frequently got hurt. There were certainly misses as well, with the Dejounte Murray trade coming to mind, but considering Griffin's track record in Cleveland, he's probably going to draw consideration for future GM jobs as well.

One of the fringe benefits of a Griffin hire? He started his NBA career in Phoenix's PR department and has done television work between jobs. In other words, he's media friendly. He should be able to explain his decisions to an irritable fanbase more effectively than Harrison did.
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Nico Harrison backed the next general manager further into a corner by accepting the lowball Lakers offer that only included one future first-round pick (2029) (for Luka). Among their own future firsts, the Mavericks don't have control of one until 2031.

The best path forward could be to part with players, including shooting guard Klay Thompson, small forward Naji Marshall and center Daniel Gafford, players on more palatable contracts, for future draft capital. That would make the Mavericks even worse in the present, but it would allow them to build around 2025 No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg.

https://www.yardbarker.com/nba/articles/nico_harrison_damage_wont_be_easy_to_undo_for_mavericks/
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This makes sense. Get something back for the Luka trade

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I don't know why anyone would accept AD's contract
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Keyser Soze said:

I don't know why anyone would accept AD's contract

We need to find some sucka out there!
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Flagg has now played in as many games as AD as a Mav
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please! please!
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Cooper Flagg recorded 22 points and six rebounds and Anthony Davis had 17 points, a season-high 17 rebounds and three blocked shots to lead the Dallas Mavericks to a 118-108 victory over the visiting Miami Heat on Wednesday night.

Naji Marshall scored 18 points and Klay Thompson made five 3-pointers while scoring 17 points as Dallas achieved a season-best three-game winning streak. Ryan Nembhard had 15 points and 13 assists and D'Angelo Russell and Max Christie scored 10 points apiece for the Mavericks.

Kel'el Ware scored a season-high 22 points and collected 10 rebounds for the Heat, who lost for just the second time in nine games. Bam Adebayo had 21 points and seven rebounds and Tyler Herro had 20 points for Miami.

Andrew Wiggins scored 11 points and Jaime Jaquez Jr added 10 points and four steals for the Heat, who were without Norman Powell (ankle).

Dallas shot 50.5% from the field, including 16 of 32 from 3-point range.

The Heat connected on 39.6% of their attempts and were 11 of 37 from behind the arc. Ware was 4 of 5 from 3-point range for Miami.

The Heat recovered from a 17-point, third-quarter deficit to move within 110-106 with 2:54 left after four straight points from Adebayo.

Davis hit a jumper 24 seconds later and Flagg followed with consecutive baskets as Dallas led 116-106 with 1:25 remaining.

Wiggins scored on a tip-in with 1:18 left. But the Mavericks answered on an alley-oop pass from Christie that Davis dropped in the basket with 58.1 seconds left as Dallas closed it out.

Nembhard had 13 first-half points as the Mavericks held a 64-54 lead at the break. Herro had 20 in the half for Miami before going scoreless in the second half by missing all five shots, four from behind the arc.

Dallas increased its lead to 79-62 when Thompson drained a 3-pointer with 6:31 left in the third quarter.

Russell later buried consecutive treys to get the margin back to 16 before Ware hit a 3-pointer with 10.7 seconds to bring Miami within 93-80 entering the final stanza.
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Why Cooper Flagg Has Exceeded all Expectations
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Cooper Flagg was recognized for his early season success Tuesday when the NBA announced the Western and Eastern Conference Rookies of the Month. Flagg represented the Western Conference, while former Duke teammate Kon Knueppel of the Charlotte Hornets took home the Eastern Conference award.

The award recognized the rookies' excellence through the games played in October and November, since the season started in mid-October. Flagg averaged 16.7 points, 6.6 rebounds, and 3.5 assists per game in 20 contests during this time period, including a 35-point performance Nov. 30 to lead Dallas to its 6th win of the season against a reeling Los Angeles Clippers team in Inglewood, California
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