NBA Insider Reveals That Mavericks GM Nico Harrison’s Off-The-Record Press Conference Was Owner’s Idea

Charania said on Wednesday’s episode of “NBA Countdown” that it was Dumont’s idea to talk about the biggest story of the regular season.

“Nico Harrison did not want to do this closed-door roundtable. This was not his idea. This was something that was enforced by their owner, Patrick Dumont,” Charania revealed.

His co-host and former Golden State Warriors executive, Bob Myers, said the news conference was not well received. Myers believes that ignoring the problem would have been preferable.

“In a situation like that, I think they were trying to repair some things, it felt like that. But it felt like some of the comments didn’t land,” Myers said.

Myers thinks the Mavericks thought it would be a great idea to address the situation following what happened after the trade. Dallas lost All-Star guard Kyrie Irving because of a season-ending ACL injury and Davis only played nine games for the team in the regular season.

Stephen A. Smith took a shot at the Dallas Mavericks’ general manager

The comments made by the Dallas Mavericks’ general manager about not having a regret with the blockbuster trade did not resonate well with others. That includes ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith, who went off on the recent edition of “First Take.”

“Knowing that [the fans] were chanting to fire [Nico Harrison], knowing how Luka looked when he came into your house…How anemic Anthony Davis looked when Luka was dropping 45 on that basketball court in Dallas…it might behoove you not to talk at all. Let the whole damn season end,” Smith said.

According to Smith, he believes the malpractice has more to do with the fact that the Dallas Mavericks couldn’t get a first-round pick.

“You couldn’t get one [unprotected first-round pick]? You didn’t get Austin Reaves? …When that happens, you don’t have a press conference to talk about it. You just don’t.”