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Insiders Now See Midseason Dismissal Likely for Mavericks GM Nico Harrison

Ownership now confronts timing and succession questions as morale sinks across the organization.

Overview

  • ESPN’s Tim MacMahon said it is a matter of when, not if, Harrison is fired, projecting a very strong likelihood of a midseason move.
  • Marc Stein reported that organizational morale has cratered and that ownership finds the nonstop negativity around the team increasingly troubling.
  • Stein also detailed that portable stairs are being rolled to Harrison’s seat at home games to allow exits without passing through hostile crowds.
  • MacMahon described owner Patrick Dumont weighing in on whether Anthony Davis should return from a calf issue, signaling increased owner involvement in decisions once handled by basketball operations.
  • Dallas is 3-7 with one of the league’s worst offenses after the controversial Luka Dončić-for-Anthony Davis trade, and local reporting notes Dumont must resolve who would make roster calls if an in-season change occurs.