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Few sports executives can go from laughingstock to getting the last laugh in only a few months.
But that’s the space Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison resides in these days.
It began with the Luka Doncic trade to the Lakers in February that had the Mavs’ fan base demanding that their No. 1 exec be fired, then Harrison hit lottery gold in May, landing the top pick that became Cooper Flagg.
Is Flagg in Doncic’s area code? Not right now, but give it time.
So does that make Harrison lucky or just good?