Nico Harrison and the Dallas Mavericks haven’t held discussions on a contract extension, sources inform ESPN’s Tim MacMahon. Harrison has two seasons remaining on his contract.
Throughout the remaining minute of the Mavericks’ 117-107 loss to the Washington Wizards, a “Fireplace Nico!” chant broke out on the American Airways Heart. The mantra grew to become considerably frequent final season after the Mavericks traded Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers.
However the Mavericks received the lottery in Could with the suitable to draft Cooper Flagg in June, which had given the fan base new life and optimism. With the Mavericks shedding a pair of video games at house to start out the season, their prior frustrations resurfaced.
Jason Kidd signed a multiyear contract extension with the Mavericks throughout the preseason after he was a candidate for the New York Knicks’ head teaching emptiness in June.
“I believe they’ve a proper to vent, however there is a endurance [needed],” Kidd stated. “It is a totally different crew, it is a new crew. We’re simply getting to grasp one another. We will continue to learn one another. So I’d say be affected person, however I perceive the frustration. All of us need to win. All of us need to compete at a excessive degree, nevertheless it’s a recreation of expression, and followers have a proper to specific themselves. However that does not cease us from coming to work tomorrow and getting higher and preparing for Sunday [against the Toronto Raptors].”
Flagg stated he didn’t hear the chants calling for Harrison’s termination, including that he was “locked in on the sport.”