Nico Harrison casts dark cloud over Mavericks offseason

The Dallas Mavericks are going into the season with a lot of hype. Anthony Davis is in his first full season and Cooper Flagg is beginning his career with the team.

While there's a lot of reasons to be happy with the Mavs, there are also a lot of reasons to be skeptical. Bleacher Report writer Grant Hughes believes the Mavs made some shrewd signings over the offseason, but there's a lot up in the air when it comes to the team because of general manager Nico Harrison's erratic behavior in the past.

"Harrison re-signed Kyrie Irving for three years and $118 million, a deal that actually pays him less per year than the $42.9 million player option he declined before signing it. D'Angelo Russell and his team-friendly deal (two years, $12 million) will provide stopgap work at the point until Irving recovers from his torn ACL," Hughes wrote.

"Daniel Gafford's three-year, $54 million extension seemed a tad rich, especially given Dallas' glut of bigs. But it should be movable at positive value if a roster-balancing trade opportunity arises. PJ Washington can't be moved this season, but the Mavs also did well to extend him for four years and $90 million.

"The Mavs did good work this summer, just not enough to escape blame for the terrible move they made last season."