The past couple weeks have been chaotic for coaches and front office members in the NBA, as two playoff teams have fired their head coaches right before the playoffs: the Denver Nuggets and Memphis Grizzlies. The Grizzlies fired Taylor Jenkins, and the Nuggets fired Mike Malone, and their GM Calvin Booth.
With this in mind, another team could be set to cleaning out their front office. Fansided’s Mark Powell predicts the Dallas Mavericks will be the next to do so, cutting ties with their despised GM, Nico Harrison.
“Thankfully for Mavericks fans and possibly ownership, the Denver Nuggets and Memphis Grizzlies have given them an out,” Powell wrote. “If Dallas is fed up with Harrison, they would be well within bounds to let him go. Memphis fired head coach Taylor Jenkins under mysterious circumstances, while the Nuggets fired Michael Malone and general manager Calvin Booth. Denver won an NBA title in 2023, led by Nikola Jokic, and are the fourth seed in the Western Conference as of this writing. If the Nuggets felt the need to cut the cord, then what is the Mavericks excuse?”
The Mavs’ fanbase hates Harrison with a passion. Trading away their franchise player in Luka Doncic at the deadline for an injury prone Anthony Davis was probably the worst thing he could have done in their eyes, and it got worse when their whole roster started getting injured.
However, parting ways with Harrison wouldn’t bring Doncic back. But, it would prevent the whole fandom from boycotting the team until he is dismissed. If the Mavericks miss the playoffs this season, which is totally possible as they are barely the No. 10 seed in the West, Harrison could be packing his bags the next day.
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