Nico Harrison blamed former Mavericks majority owner Mark Cuban for losing Jalen Brunson in 2022, according to a new report.

Mentioned in an extensive ESPN feature about the power struggle between Cuban and Harrison during their tenure working together was the fact that Harrison held Cuban responsible for the departure of the now Knicks star.

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Harrison was fired by the Mavericks earlier this month.

“Harrison blamed Cuban for what he believed were the Mavs’ biggest personnel mistakes during his tenure, which came in summer 2022: allowing Jalen Brunson to get away in free agency and trading for Christian Wood, a player [Jason] Kidd didn’t want to coach and resented having on the roster. Several members of the coaching staff and front office also faulted Cuban for those mov

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