Draymond GreenForward, Golden State Warriors

Nico Harrison OUT in Dallas... And I DON'T Agree With This Decision By The Mavericks

11 Nov 2025 · 1 min

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In this monologue, Draymond Green challenges the prevailing narrative surrounding the Dallas Mavericks' front office decisions, specifically the criticism aimed at General Manager Nico Harrison. Green argues that the roster Harrison assembled has not yet been tested on the court, making it premature to label it a failure. He defends Kyrie Irving, asserting that Irving is not an easily replaceable player and that recent injury histories for both Irving and Anthony Davis (AD) do not justify the criticism. Green uses the example of the Indiana Pacers without Tyrese Halliburton to illustrate how the absence of a key piece can dramatically alter a team's identity. He dismisses the tendency to blame Harrison for past injuries or draft outcomes, labeling such storylines as "whack" and suggesting that the true test will be next season when the full, intended roster competes.

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The team that Nico constructed to go win a championship hasn't been on the court. So I find it crazy that everybody's just gonna act like Kyrie Irving is this easily replaceable guy. Do you see the Indiana Pacers without Tyrese Halliburton? They look like a completely different team. Yes, they got the number 1 pick. Guess what teams that get the number 1 pick usually look like the next year? Trash. And I know what everybody's gonna say, "Oh man, their injury history. You knew, you had to wonder that or think that that was gonna happen." Well, AD for better part of the last 2 years has been extremely healthy before getting to Dallas. Kyrie Irving since being in Dallas has been pretty healthy. So miss me with the injury history stuff and going back 10 years and guys has been healthy the last 2 or 3 years. I don't buy that. Y'all just wanna go point the finger at Niko because that was a storyline. Now let's make that a storyline again. That shit is whack to me. So next year they come back, that full team that Niko intended to be out there and they have success, then what? Yeah.