The general manager of the Dallas Mavericks, Nico Harrison, is still intimidating the storm caused by the reaction of fans about Luka Donc’s trade to the Los Angeles Lakers.
That trade has not been well seen for the Mavericks since it spent in the last hours on February 1, since they barely remained in a seed of the game tournament (No. 10), where they will face the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday after finishing 39-43 during the regular season.
But despite the outrage of the fan base, as well as the 13-20 record from the Doncic trade, Harrison said that “they did not regret” to reach the deal with the Lakers.
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The general manager of the Dallas Mavericks, Nico Harrison (right) observes during warming before the game between the Dallas Mavericks and the Memphis Grizzlies in the American Airlines Center. (Jerome Miron-Imagn images)
Harrison spoke with media members on Tuesday, along with the CEO of Mavericks, Rick Welts, where only Dallas headquarters were present to ask questions.
“There are no regrets in the trade,” said Harrison, through Tim Macmahon from ESPN. “Part of my work is doing the best for Mavericks, not only today, but also in the future, and some of the decisions I am going to make will be unpopular.
“That is my job, and I have to support it.”
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Harrison also continued his position that “the defense wins the championships”, which is what he said when the Anthony Davis center acquires, the highlight of the Lakers package for Doncic.
“But our philosophy, as I said, in the future is the defense championship, and we are built in defense,” Harrison explained, through ESPN. “And this trade consolidates us for that.”
FC Dallas fans hold a Fire Nico sign for the general manager of the Dallas Mavericks, Nico Harrison, during the first half of the game between FC Dallas and Chicago Fire in the Toyota Stadium. (Jerome Miron-Imagn images)
However, Davis has played only nine games with a mavericks uniform since he was changed, since he suffered a left kidnapper lesion during his team’s debut. In addition, Kyrie Irving, the dynamic base that worked along with Doncic on his way to the NBA finals last season, suffered an acl torn after the exchange, creating a massive loss in the five initials.
The Doncic agreement literally surprised the whole world of basketball, but Harrison was very reserved when dealing with the Lakers because he said: “You cannot buy your best player.”
“It is not responsible because an exchange may not work,” Harrison said, according to Atlético. “And then they have to play ultimately under the scrutiny of being bought.”
The agreement was not something that fans wanted to see, and they have let it know by having a “funeral” with a coffin and all outside the American Airlines Center in Dallas, the house of the Mavericks, while there have been consistent cuts of “Fire Nico” in the games at home with the team fighting.
The Los Angeles Lakers Guardia Luka Doncic (77) and the Dallas Mavericks Guard, Kyrie Irving (11) try to obtain control during the first quarter on Crypto.com Arena. (Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn images)
He reached the strongest when Doncch returned to Dallas with a Lakers uniform on April 10, and proceeded to leave 45 points in the 112-97 victory for his new team.
Macmahon reports that it is “projected that the team loses dozens of millions” alone in this season, since MAV fans refuse to appear to the games, while goods sales have fallen and even sponsors have separated from the organization.
“Well, Dallas’s beauty is that it is a base of passionate fans,” Harrison added. “So that we can achieve the objectives, we need that fan base.
“And to be honest with you, every trade that I have made since I have been here has not been considered a good trade, so sometimes it takes time. When I changed to Kyrie, he found a lot of skepticism, and was qualified as a terrible trade, and did not see him immediately, but finally all agreed that that was a great trade.”
The general manager of the Dallas Mavericks, Nico Harrison, during the game between the Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Lakers in the American Airlines Center. (Jerome Miron-Imagn images)
Harrison expects time to be friendlier with the Mavericks with this agreement, one that sent the face of the franchise to the west.
The Lakers have gone 22-13 from the Doncic trade.
