After a 3-8 start to the 2025-26 season, the Mavericks have opted to fire general manager Nico Harrison.
It's a monumental decision and, to some, was inevitable the moment Harrison traded superstar Luka Dončić to the Lakers. That trade was utterly shocking and Harrison’s vision in executing it—to build a defense-first team around Anthony Davis—needed to take shape immediately. If it didn’t, the fact that he traded a 26-year-old perennial MVP candidate would loom large as an obviously short-sighted decision that would lead to severe consequences. Not even the franchise lucking into Cooper Flagg with the No. 1 pick in the 2025 draft would save him.
