Dirk Nowitzki says Mavericks should have fired Nico Harrison in the summer

Dallas Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki thinks that the organization waited to long to fire general manager Nico Harrison, as the Hall-of-Famer thinks that the move should have been made over the offseason.

"This move should have probably happened this summer honestly,” Nowitzki said. “I didn't want this negative energy over the Cooper Flagg era. ... This (Luka) trade ... it made no sense to (the fans) and really there was no explanation for it either."

You can see his full comments on the matter below: 

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