The Dallas Mavericks stumbled really hard under Nico Harrison, wouldn’t you say? All those “fire Nico!” chants and the 52-year-old‘s lack of reaction to them reveal a lot. During his time as the GM, Harrison made plenty of decisions, and some were so awful that they broke the Mavs.

From letting a star walk to detonating the Luka Doncic era, it’s been chaos and cap crunches. This rundown hits the five moves that broke Dallas, and why Mavs fans still haven’t cooled off.

The ultimate shocker of 2025. Dallas sent a 26-year-old perennial MVP to the Lakers for an injury-prone Anthony Davis, who had just gone viral for his bulky look, Max Christie, and a future first-round pick. Age gap. Durability gap. Value gap. It gutted the culture and the on-court identity overnight.

5. Letting Jalen Brun

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