In many cases of a regime change in sports, it can be difficult to pinpoint the one specific move where things went wrong.
In the case of Nico Harrison and the Dallas Mavericks, not so much.
Harrison’s four-season tenure with the Mavericks came to an end on Tuesday, the team dismissing its general manager nine months after the failed experiment that was the Luka Doncic trade.
One of the most bizarre aspects of the Mavs’ nine-month nightmare: Harrison was widely believed to be an asset as a GM up until the Doncic trade. Several of his major moves worked out — up until the trade of the player it was all built around. The Mavericks have won just 17 out of 46 games played since.
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We broke down the full list of every Nico Harrison-led transaction since the start of his tenure with the Mavericks below. See what stands out after the official ending of the Harrison era in Dallas.
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2025
Players traded
Luka Doncic
Maxi Kleber
Markieff Morris
Quentin Grimes
Players acquired
Max Christie
Anthony Davis
Caleb Martin
Players drafted
Cooper Flagg (1st round, 1st pick)
Draft picks traded
2029 1st round
2025 2nd round
Draft picks acquired
2025 2nd round
2024
Players traded
Seth Curry
Grant Williams
Richaun Holmes
Ariel Hukporti
Josh Green
Tim Hardaway Jr.
Players acquired
P.J. Washington
Daniel Gafford
Melvin Ajinca
Klay Thompson
Quinten Grimes
Players drafted
Ariel Hukporti (2nd round, 58th pick)
Draft picks traded
2024 1st round
2025 2nd round
2027 1st round
2028 1st round
2028 2nd round
2028 2nd round
2031 2nd round
Draft picks acquired
2024 1st round
2024 2nd round
2025 2nd round
2028 2nd round
2023
Players traded
Spencer Dinwiddie
Dorian Finney-Smith
Davis Bertans
Cason Wallace
Reggie Bullock
Players acquired
Kyrie Irving
Markieff Morris
Richaun Holmes
Olivier Maxence-Prosper
Dereck Lively II
Grant Williams
Players drafted
Cason Wallace (1st round, 10th pick)
Draft picks traded
2025 2nd round
2027 2nd round
2029 1st round
2029 2nd round
2030 1st round
2030 2nd round
Draft picks acquired
2025 2nd round
2028 2nd round
2022
Players traded
Kristaps Porzingis
Sterling Brown
Trey Burke
Marquese Chriss
Boban Marjanović
Wendell Moore Jr.
Players acquired
Davis Bertans
Spencer Dinwiddie
Jaden Hardy
Christian Wood
Players drafted
Wendell Moore Jr. (1st round, 26th pick)
Draft picks traded
2022 2nd round
2024 2nd round
2028 2nd round
Draft picks acquired
None
2021
Players traded
Josh Richardson
Players acquired
Moses Brown
Players drafted
None
Draft picks traded
None
Draft picks acquired
None
Dallas Mavericks fire GM Nico Harrison nine months after Luka Doncic trade
The move came a day after Monday’s loss to the Milwaukee Bucks.
‘Fire(d) Nico’: Downtown mural gets quick update after Nico Harrison’s ousting from Mavericks
Harrison was relieved of his general manager duties by the Mavericks on Tuesday.
While Mavericks’ long nightmare is far from over, firing Nico Harrison had to be done
The Mavs finally conceded the mistake. Doesn’t matter if they did it to stop the chants or turn the page or sell a casino.
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