Del Harris remembers the first time he was nominated for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
It was 2012 and to say he was a bit giddy would be shortchanging his feelings.
“I was dumb enough to be excited about it,” Harris said Monday. “Then after about four or five years of being nominated and not making it, you start to think: wait a minute. Maybe I should hold off on emailing and texting and calling all my family members about it.”
Who knew that the 10th time would be the charm for the former Mavericks’ assistant coach to Don Nelson and head coach of three NBA teams for a dozen years, 11 of them playoff teams.