Will Nico Harrison be also hué in Houston, where the Dallas Mavericks must travel, Friday March 14 (on the night of Friday to Saturday in Paris), as part of the regular NBA season? Since the beginning of February, the manner general of the Texan Basketball franchise has been the target of the attacks of his supporters, whose song Fire Nico (“Virez Nico”) has become a rallying cry. A anger such that he could even be heard, Monday, March 10, in the San Antonio Spurs room, the historic rivals.
In their eyes, Nico Harrison is guilty of having been the craftsman of the worst transfer of the history of the great North American league by letting the Los Angeles Lakers leave one of the best players of the moment, the leader Slovenne Luka Dourtic, 26 years old. In exchange, the Mavericks notably welcomed the Anthony Davis pivot, 32. A completely unbalanced transfer, estimate many observers.
Quickly vilified, Nico Harrison defended himself, explaining that this exchange had to allow his team to strengthen himself defensively and to target the title in the short term, a year after having lost during the finals against the Boston Celtics (4-1). “I understand why [les supporteurs] could be shocked at the start. But I think we are better placed to win now and in the future ”he argued with the Dallas Morning News.
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