Nine months too late. That’s the painful truth for Dallas Mavericks fans after the firing of general manager Nico Harrison, whose decision to trade Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis, Max Christie, and a single first-round pick will likely go down as one of the most disastrous moves in modern NBA history.

Owner Patrick Dumont finally pulled the plug on Tuesday, ending a chaotic chapter defined by short-sighted roster decisions, injuries, and public embarrassment.

The Mavericks, now 3-8 and looking utterly directionless, have to find a new architect who can restore credibility, salvage the remaining roster, and build around Cooper Flagg, the 18-year-old phenom who might just be the franchise’s saving grace. Flagg’s emergence has given Dallas a glimmer of hope in an ot

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