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Tuesday morning, a dark cloud cleared over the heads of Maverick fans across the globe when it was announced that Nico Harrison would be fired following the team’s 3-8 start to the season. The man who selfishly took a championship-contending team and traded its star player, Luka Doncic, in the dead of the night in […]
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The Mavericks lost a thriller to the Clippers 133-127. Naji Marshall and D’Angelo Russell lead the way with 28 points each on 19 made shots between the two of them. Cooper Flagg contributed 16 points and 5 rebounds, and Daniel Gafford and Max Christie each had an inefficient 10-point night. For the Clippers, James Harden […]
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The Dallas Mavericks faced off against the Los Angeles Clippers Friday night in their second NBA Cup game of the season. Dallas’ Cup woes continued, as they lost again 133-127. Let’s get to the grades! Brandon Williams: C+ 7 PTS / 2 REB / 5 AST / 2 STL / 0 BLK – 18 MIN […]
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The Los Angeles Clippers defeat the Dallas Mavericks 133-127 in double overtime slugfest as the Mavericks’ offensive woes are mostly forgotten for a few quarters tonight and the Clippers finally manage to find some footing, even if on shaky ground, for the first time in six games. James Harden led the Clippers with a 41 […]
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The Dallas Mavericks (3-8) host the Los Angeles Clippers (3-9) on Friday night at home. Both of these teams have been wildly disappointing relative to preseason expectations. Dallas lost against the Suns Wednesday in a game they played pretty well in spurts but just didn’t have enough. The Clippers have lost six in a row […]
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Now that the Nico Harrison championship window experiment is over, it’s time to get serious about how the Dallas Mavericks can leverage their talent to bring in players and draft assets to build around their rookie generational talent, Cooper Flagg. Flagg is a high-flying two-way wing with superstar potential, and the best way to build […]
From Mavs Moneyball | 3 days ago | 0 reads
The Dallas Mavericks (3–9) continue their home stand with an NBA Cup group stage matchup against the LA Clippers (3–8), with both teams desperate to stop the bleeding. Friday’s tilt tips off at 7:30 PM CT inside the American Airlines Center — where the Cup’s signature blue-glare court will light the floor again. It wasn’t […]
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When Nico Harrison was fired in early morning hours of November 11th, two questions permeated every Mavericks fan’s mind: Who will get traded, and who will be the next GM. The Mavericks officially announced that Michael Finley, and Matthew Ricciardi will serve as interim G.M.’s. But this is not a long term solution, and the […]
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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 […]
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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 | 4 days ago | 0 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 | 4 days ago | 0 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 .
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 | 4 days ago | 1 read
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 | 5 days ago | 2 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 | 5 days 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 | 5 days 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 | 5 days 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 | 5 days ago | 1 read
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,” […]
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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 […]
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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 | 5 days ago | 2 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 […]
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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 […]
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