Well, it finally happened.
ESPN's Shams Charania reports that the Dallas Mavericks have fired general manager Nico Harrison, adding that executives Michael Finley and Matt Riccardi will lead basketball operations in the interim.
Finley and Riccard have their work cut out for them in terms of undoing Harrison's seemingly irreversible mistakes, headlined by the Luka Doncic trade that shocked the NBA world nine months ago.
Mavericks should rebuild around Cooper Flagg after Nico Harrison firing
Dallas had (delusional) championship aspirations with their win-now trade for Anthony Davis, but currently has the second-worst record in the Western Conference after starting 3-8 due to untimely injuries to key players.