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The Dallas Mavericks head coach, Jason Kidd, is speaking for the first time Wednesday night since Nico Harrison was fired as the team's General Manager on Tuesday. In a letter to fans, Mavs owner Patrick Dumont said that no one associated with the organization is happy with the start of what they thought would be "a promising season." "When the results don't meet expectations, it's my responsibility to act," Dumont said. "I've made the decision to part ways with General Manager Nico Harrison." The team appointed Michael Finley and Matt Riccardi as co-interim general managers while the team searches for a replacement. This comes after uproar over Luka Doncic's shocking trade to the Los Angeles Lakers in February. Harrison said he knew Doncic was important to the fans, but not to the level that a trade would elicit the reaction it did. Fans' chants answered For jaded Dallas Mavericks fans this was the day they've been asking for: Nico Harrison, walking out of the Dallas Mavericks headquarters on Tuesday morning after being fired as the team's general manager. "This is obviously a big day for Dallas Mavericks fans," said TWU professor Dr. David Rylander. "They've been chanting fire nico for quite some time now. So, this is a chance to restart and restore some faith in the new ownership group." Mark Cuban on Nico Harrison's firing Mark Cuban told CBS News Texas' Ro Parrish that while Dumont was not pleased with the fan backlash, that was not why Dumont decided it was time to move on from Harrison. Cuban pointed to Harrison's mismanagement of the salary cap last season and this season, which led to, and placed them under the 2nd apron — deadlocked in a hard cap that left the Mavs with no roster flexibility. Harrison's history with the Mavericks Harrison signed a multi-year contract with the team last April. It was not made clear how long that contract was for. Harrison was named general manager of the Mavericks on June 28, 2021, following 19 years at Nike, most recently holding the title of vice president of North American sports marketing. Before that, he played professional basketball in Europe for over six years. During his time with the Mavericks, the team signed Luka Doncic to a $215 million contract extension. Over the past year, the team drafted Dereck Lively II and traded for Daniel Gafford and P.J. Washington Jr. – all of whom have been key contributors to the Mavs' run to the NBA Finals.
