Kendrick Perkins defends Nico Harrison after he was ejected, Mavericks have never been healthy!
Kendrick Perkins
Defender Nico Harrison
MAF was not healthy!!!
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Mavericks fans couldn’t wait Nico Harrison To be kicked out to the sidewalk after he traded Luka Doncic To the Lakers…but the NBA champions Kendrick Perkins Both sides are still believed to have won the infamous deal TMZ Sports We’ll find out if/when Dallas gets healthy!!
Harrison was handed his pink slip on Tuesday … an inevitable move nine months after the franchise player was shipped to Los Angeles in exchange for Anthony Davis.
At the time, Burke said he liked the deal for both sides… but Mavs supporters weren’t sold on it — and wanted Harrison gone as quickly as possible.
Now that they got their wish, we checked out a before photo of Burke while at LAX on Wednesday… and he’s not ready to admit defeat just yet.
“In fairness to Nico, he lost his job – he didn’t get a chance to see this team on the floor healthy. We still haven’t seen Kyrie Irving and AD touch the floor together in a Dallas Maverick uniform, which is unfortunate, but when you trade a world-class star, your room for error is very, very small. And that’s what happened in the end.”
Pair the Luka trade with a 3-8 start…and ownership was ready to pull the plug.
So when we asked if Harrison got the short end of the stick, Perkins made a funny comparison — watch the clip for that, because words can’t do him justice.
As for what’s next for the now former GM, Burke suggests that Harrison take a break to regain his peace of mind…which isn’t a bad idea since the “Fire Nico” chants are likely still ringing in his ears.
