Effectively, hated Mavericks GM Nico Harrison did it. He drafted Duke sensation Cooper Flagg because the No.1 total decide 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 workforce has landed a star like Flagg.
“I’m hoping so,” Harrison stated with a small smile. “I’m assuming so, just a little bit perhaps.”
It could take some extra time, since Mavs followers on the Dallas watch get together have been nonetheless chanting ‘Hearth Nico’. Yikes.
“Hearth Nico” chants on the AAC for the Dallas Mavericks Draft Watch Celebration.
Dallas is presently on the clock with the No. 1 decide. 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 wish 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 most important key of this season goes to be Kyrie Irving. If he was wholesome proper now, we’d in all probability be speaking about this workforce with the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder, competing for a championship.”
The controversial GM says the workforce is happy the workforce is to land such a singular prospect.
“It’s a generational expertise, a once-in-a-lifetime probability,” Harrison stated. “So simply prime to backside, we’re excited.”
Harrison went on to say he thinks Flagg will make an impression on each ends of the ground.
“I feel the largest factor is he’s a two-way participant,” Harrison stated. “While you watch him play, he performs arduous. … When you’ve got a participant that’s that good and other people discuss in regards to the intangibles — they don’t discuss basketball — then that’s a man who’s going so as to add to your tradition.”
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