Overview
- Dallas has opened 3-7 with one of the NBA’s worst offenses, intensifying backlash tied to last season’s Luka Dončić-for-Anthony Davis trade.
- Marc Stein reports morale has cratered, fan chants to fire Harrison have been frequent at home games, and ownership is troubled by persistent negativity.
- ESPN’s Tim MacMahon says it is widely believed Harrison will be fired, with a strong likelihood of a midseason move, and that ownership trust has disintegrated.
- MacMahon also reported that governor Patrick Dumont weighed in on the decision to hold out Anthony Davis from a recent game, a notable shift into decisions previously left to basketball operations.
- Stein reported the team added portable stairs at home games to let Harrison exit without passing through fans, and he added Dallas has no plans to trade Daniel Gafford while Dereck Lively II is out as other reports link Klay Thompson to exploratory trade talks.