Properly, hated Mavericks GM Nico Harrison did it. He drafted Duke sensation Cooper Flagg because the No.1 general choose within the hopes of making a brand new period for Dallas.
As soon as Flagg was drafted, Harrison was requested by the media if he thinks the criticism he confronted after the bombshell Luka Doncic commerce will quieten down now that the staff has landed a star like Flagg.
“I’m hoping so,” Harrison mentioned with a small smile. “I’m assuming so, a bit bit possibly.”
It might take some extra time, since Mavs followers on the Dallas watch social gathering have been nonetheless chanting ‘Hearth Nico’. Yikes.
“Hearth Nico” chants on the AAC for the Dallas Mavericks Draft Watch Celebration.
Dallas is at the moment on the clock with the No. 1 choose. pic.twitter.com/qmYnQw2ePb
— Noah Weber (@noahweber00) June 26, 2025
Regardless of Dallas followers holding a grudge, Longtime NBA insider Shams Charania is an enormous fan of what Nico is doing in Dallas.
“No matter you need to say in regards to the Luka Doncic commerce, Nico Harrison has constructed arguably the most effective entrance line within the NBA,” Shams declared. “You consider Anthony Davis. Now Cooper Flagg. Dereck Energetic II. They only prolonged Daniel Gafford on a brand new three-year, nearly $60 million deal.
“The largest key of this season goes to be Kyrie Irving. If he was wholesome proper now, we’d most likely be speaking about this staff with the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder, competing for a championship.”
The controversial GM says the staff is happy the staff is to land such a novel prospect.
“It’s a generational expertise, a once-in-a-lifetime likelihood,” Harrison mentioned. “So simply prime to backside, we’re excited.”
Harrison went on to say he thinks Flagg will make an affect on each ends of the ground.
“I believe the largest factor is he’s a two-way participant,” Harrison mentioned. “Whenever you watch him play, he performs exhausting. … When you’ve gotten a participant that’s that good and other people discuss in regards to the intangibles — they don’t speak about basketball — then that’s a man who’s going so as to add to your tradition.”
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