Nico Harrison's Strong Statement on Why He Shouldn’t Be Fired

Dallas Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison conducted his end-of-the-season press conference on Monday with local reporters and one media member asked the exec why he shouldn't be fired. 

Harrison traded Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers in February. After making the NBA Finals last year, the Mavericks missed the postseason this year. 

Harrison has received death threats from Dallas fans for trading Doncic, the 25-year-old all-world talent who didn't want to be traded. The Mavericks acquired Anthony Davis and Max Christie from the Lakers but missed the playoffs after losing to the Memphis Grizzlies in the West's final play-in game. 

When a reporter asked Harrison why he shouldn't be fired, the former Nike exec didn't mince words. 

"Well one, I think I've done a really good job here," Harrison said. "And I don't think I can be judged by the injuries this year. You have to judge the totality, from beginning to end. I think I have a really good working relationship with Patrick (Dumont). I think you add in Rick (Weltz), the leadership that we have is really elite and you'll see next year when our team comes back we're gonna be competing for a championship."