DALLAS (105.3 The Fan) - When the reports started flooding in from Adrian Wojnarowski and Marc Stein regarding the Dallas Mavericks negotiations with an unknown Nike executive, fans were quick to question why team owner Mark Cuban would hire a guy to be the next president of basketball operations when he has no previous NBA experience.
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However, things started to shift when various reporters started noting how well-liked Niko Harrison is amongst the players in the NBA, notably Mavs star Luka Doncic.
Those endorsements might have won Mavericks fans over, but in case it didn't, how about the approval from a couple of stars in Portland?
Lillard's endorsement rings the loudest here, of course. And when you combine his approval of Harrison getting the job, with the fact that he wanted Jason Kidd to be the next head coach in Portland. ... Let the pipe dreaming commence.
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