Official announcement! Officially leaving the team! Goodbye, Lone Ranger

At 1:30 a.m. on November 12, the Dallas Mavericks officially announced that they had officially fired general manager Nick Harrison, who will leave the team with immediate effect. Brett Siegel, a famous NBA reporter, believes that Harrison is just a scapegoat: "The person who fired Harrison now (Dumont, the Mavericks owner) was the one who approved the trade of Doncic in the first place!"

Michael Finley and Matt Riccardi became the interim general managers of the Mavericks. As of press time, the Mavericks are ranked second to last in the Western Conference with 3 wins and 8 losses, and their record is only better than the Pelicans, who have 2 wins and 8 losses. Mavericks boss Dumont issued an open letter: The whole team cannot accept this bad start. I must take action and fire Harrison!

Since the deal between Doncic and Big Eyebrow was reached, the Lakers have achieved 30 wins and 16 losses, while the Mavericks have only 16 wins and 28 losses. Another reporter, Keith Smith, believes: "The Mavericks made the right choice to fire Harrison. He must be responsible for the Mavericks' mess. The Mavericks should start trade negotiations, and everyone else except Flagg can be put on the negotiating table."

Harrison was fired for two reasons: 1. Send Doncic away, which angered Dallas fans; 2. The Mavericks' poor record this season. Some fans believe that it is not Harrison's own responsibility to send Doncic away, but owner Dumont is also responsible. Some fans are calling for Kidd to be fired! Sorry, the Mavericks just renewed their contract with Kidd last month.

Dumont, the owner of the Mavericks, personally admitted that trading Doncic was a mistake when interacting with Dallas fans yesterday. In any case, Doncic will never come back. After sending Doncic away in February this year, Dumont publicly criticized him for not working hard enough: "We need players who work hard. If you want to take a vacation, go somewhere else."

Harrison listed Doncic's four "crimes" at the time: 1. Not working hard in training; 2. Not being self-disciplined in diet; 3. Likes to complain about referees; 4. Too many injuries and playing in and out. At the same time, Harrison also admitted that the Mavericks would not give Doncic a five-year, $345 million super-max contract. In the final analysis, it is because the boss does not want to bleed a lot.

In the summer of 2021, Harrison officially joined the Mavericks. In more than four years, the Mavericks have achieved a total record of 182 wins and 157 losses, reaching the Western Conference Finals twice and the Finals once. According to statistics, Harrison led 16 trades for the Mavericks, the more successful of which was the exchange of Irving, Washington and Gafford.

Harrison was born on December 28, 1972. He played in the NCAA for four years and went to the European League for several seasons after graduating from college. Harrison joined Nike in 2002 and received promotions and raises along the way. Later, he was mainly responsible for the signature shoe business of NBA stars. When Curry was negotiating to renew his contract with Nike, Harrison spelled Curry's name wrong.

Pelinka used to be the agent for stars such as Kobe Bryant and has known Harrison for many years. In January of this year, Harrison took the initiative to contact Pelinka: "Do the Lakers want Doncic?" Pelinka thought he was joking. Later, the two met in a coffee shop in Dallas, and Harrison asked Pelinka to keep it confidential only to them and the owners of the two teams.

Harrison initially wanted two first-round picks, but Pelinka persuaded Harrison, and in the end only sent one first-round pick, plus Big Eyebrow and Christie. The Lakers had the cornerstone of their future overnight! Mavericks boss Cuban expressed dissatisfaction afterwards: "I didn't know anything about the transaction. Even if I really want to send away Doncic, I should get more chips."

Lakers media LakersMuse posted Harrison's Lakers jersey and wrote: "I request the Lakers to retire the jersey of this great hero immediately!" What's more, the Lakers were asked to erect a statue of Harrison in front of their home court! Final question: Do you think Harrison can still find a job in the NBA?