Dallas Mavericksgeneral manager Nico Harrison is expected to be fired Tuesday, Nov. 11, less than 10 months after orchestrating the controversial trade that sent former star Luka Doncic to theLos Angeles Lakers,according to multiple reports.
The move comes in the wake of the Mavericks' rough start to the 2025-26 season with guard Kyrie Irving and forward Anthony Davis sidelined by injury. It culminated with Monday's 116-114 home loss to the Milwaukee Bucks during which multiple "Fire Nico" chants by fans inside American Airlines Center during a fourth-quarter Bucks' comeback overshadowed a career-best 26 points by Dallas' No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg.
Mavericks owner Patrick Dumont was in attendance at the game, according to ESPN, and he was expected to meet with Harrison at 10 a.m. local time in Dallas to execute the decision.
The Mavericks hired Harrison, a former Nike executive, in June 2021 and the team reached the conference finals twice and the NBA Finals in 2024 during his first three years leading basketball operations. But he took immediate criticism for hisdecision to trade Doncic, including fan protests outside of home games last year. The scrutiny continued even after the franchise earned the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft and selected Flagg.
This story will be updated.
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