Christian Clark

I mean, imagine taking a potential trade to your to your owner and the owner laughing.

Yeah, Patrick Dumont, who's Maverick's governor, Miriam Ollison's son-in-law. He did an interview with the Dallas Morning News. And he basically said, yeah, we don't want guys here who are going to go on vacation. He used the word vacation in that interview. He talked about great players with... His take was that these guys had an incredible work ethic. One of those guys was Shaquille O'Neal.

Yeah, Patrick Dumont, who's Maverick's governor, Miriam Ollison's son-in-law. He did an interview with the Dallas Morning News. And he basically said, yeah, we don't want guys here who are going to go on vacation. He used the word vacation in that interview. He talked about great players with... His take was that these guys had an incredible work ethic. One of those guys was Shaquille O'Neal.

Yeah, Patrick Dumont, who's Maverick's governor, Miriam Ollison's son-in-law. He did an interview with the Dallas Morning News. And he basically said, yeah, we don't want guys here who are going to go on vacation. He used the word vacation in that interview. He talked about great players with... His take was that these guys had an incredible work ethic. One of those guys was Shaquille O'Neal.

That was kind of interesting. Here was my reading of what Patrick Dumont said. I think he was publicly trying to show he was in lockstep with Nico Harrison. And my read on the situation is that Patrick Dumont trusts his basketball people to make decisions. Patrick Dumont is just not going to meddle. And the context here is,

That was kind of interesting. Here was my reading of what Patrick Dumont said. I think he was publicly trying to show he was in lockstep with Nico Harrison. And my read on the situation is that Patrick Dumont trusts his basketball people to make decisions. Patrick Dumont is just not going to meddle. And the context here is,

That was kind of interesting. Here was my reading of what Patrick Dumont said. I think he was publicly trying to show he was in lockstep with Nico Harrison. And my read on the situation is that Patrick Dumont trusts his basketball people to make decisions. Patrick Dumont is just not going to meddle. And the context here is,

The two trade deadlines before this one, Nico Harrison made moves where publicly I don't know that they had 100 percent approval rating. Right. He traded for Kyrie Irving two years ago. The public opinion at the time was like Kyrie Irving. I mean, you know, his his stint with the Brooklyn Nets was a disaster. This will never work out. And that actually worked out last year.

The two trade deadlines before this one, Nico Harrison made moves where publicly I don't know that they had 100 percent approval rating. Right. He traded for Kyrie Irving two years ago. The public opinion at the time was like Kyrie Irving. I mean, you know, his his stint with the Brooklyn Nets was a disaster. This will never work out. And that actually worked out last year.

The two trade deadlines before this one, Nico Harrison made moves where publicly I don't know that they had 100 percent approval rating. Right. He traded for Kyrie Irving two years ago. The public opinion at the time was like Kyrie Irving. I mean, you know, his his stint with the Brooklyn Nets was a disaster. This will never work out. And that actually worked out last year.

He sends first round picks out for P.J. Washington and Daniel Gafford. I don't know if the public reaction to that was as negative, but like there was definitely some people looking at it with the skeptical eye. And what happened? Well, the Mavericks catch fire after they make those trades. They end up going all the way to the NBA finals.

He sends first round picks out for P.J. Washington and Daniel Gafford. I don't know if the public reaction to that was as negative, but like there was definitely some people looking at it with the skeptical eye. And what happened? Well, the Mavericks catch fire after they make those trades. They end up going all the way to the NBA finals.

He sends first round picks out for P.J. Washington and Daniel Gafford. I don't know if the public reaction to that was as negative, but like there was definitely some people looking at it with the skeptical eye. And what happened? Well, the Mavericks catch fire after they make those trades. They end up going all the way to the NBA finals.

So the two trade deadlines before this one, Nico Harrison made moves where the public was like, I don't know about this. And they really worked out. You know, I think this time it's like he's taking this to Patrick Dubon and it's like, look, I've made these moves where people were unsure about them. They've really worked out. I want to do this one. And I think Patrick Dubon just just trusted him.

So the two trade deadlines before this one, Nico Harrison made moves where the public was like, I don't know about this. And they really worked out. You know, I think this time it's like he's taking this to Patrick Dubon and it's like, look, I've made these moves where people were unsure about them. They've really worked out. I want to do this one. And I think Patrick Dubon just just trusted him.

So the two trade deadlines before this one, Nico Harrison made moves where the public was like, I don't know about this. And they really worked out. You know, I think this time it's like he's taking this to Patrick Dubon and it's like, look, I've made these moves where people were unsure about them. They've really worked out. I want to do this one. And I think Patrick Dubon just just trusted him.

He's just not a he's not a guy with a basketball background.

He's just not a he's not a guy with a basketball background.

He's just not a he's not a guy with a basketball background.

Yeah, I think ESPN reported that Nico Harrison received death threats over the Luka Doncic trade. I was out there outside the Dirk statue watching the protest. I did not come away with that thinking it was scary. I mean, it was 100 Mavericks fans. They weren't happy. Obviously, their chin. Sell the team. Fire Nico. We love Luka. Things like that.