The Dallas Mavericks are off to an abysmal 3-8 start for the 2025-26 season, and everyone seems to pin the blame on their infamous GM, Nico Harrison, who is now on the verge of getting fired. Of course, it is because of him being the central figure for the controversial deal that sent out Luka Doncic in exchange for Anthony Davis. However, not everyone agrees to this; at least Warriors star Draymond Green doesn’t.

The four-time NBA champion recently let out his feelings about the entire situation. While discussing the current state of the franchise and all the injuries, Green pointed out that head coach Jason Kidd and majority owner Patrick Dumont are equally responsible for the team’s poor form. “Coaching has something to do with that,” he said on the latest episode of his podcast.

“Not saying J-Kidd is not doing a great job, but I’m saying like y’all just want to go point the finger at Nico because that was a storyline. Now, let’s make that a storyline again. That is whack to me. The team that he put out there. So next year they come back that full team that Nico intended to be out there, and they have success. Then what? You can’t tell me they don’t have good players.”

The Golden State Warriors center questioned what everyone would say if this same Dallas team achieves something next season. Not just that, he also pointed out that Nico Harrison is just being used as a scapegoat; a GM cannot do anything without the owner’s approval. “Let’s not forget no general manager is trading Luka Doncic without the owner’s approval and without the owner’s belief,” he said.

“We can run the scapegoat play. Cool. Go ahead. I understand what you’re doing. I understand that. So, we can run the scapegoat play. Or, and I’m not blaming Patrick Dumont for that, but I think that’s what everybody else is trying to get him to do. Yes, the Dallas Mavericks didn’t; they just had their first game not selling out since 2001. I understand all of that. But Rome wasn’t built in a day.”

Draymond Green simply suggested that if Harrison was given the liberty to construct a win-now defense-first roster, he should be allowed to see it through. Well, that’s not a bad shout from the Warriors star, as injuries have certainly impacted the Mavericks this season. However, that seemingly won’t matter anymore as Patrick Dumont has already decided on Harrison’s future.

An insider reveals that Nico Harrison’s era in Dallas is nearing its end

Even though Draymond Green has extended his support toward Dallas Mavericks GM Nico Harrison, it seems it won’t be of much help. That is because ESPN’s Shams Charania has revealed that Harrison’s four-season-long tenure at Dallas is ending as soon as today. “BREAKING: The Dallas Mavericks and owner Patrick Dumont are expected to fire general manager Nico Harrison at a 10 am Central Time meeting on Tuesday, sources tell me and Tim MacMahon,” he reported on X.

By the looks of it, the “Fire Nico” chants that echoed around the American Airlines Center on Monday are soon to become a reality. Even though Green has a point, as he says that Nico Harrison isn’t the only man responsible for the team’s downfall, the Mavericks GM hasn’t done himself many favors. After all, he was the one to come out and talk about Luka Doncic’s weight and how to him the future isn’t ten years away but rather just three or four years away.

All of those bold claims seem to look pretty bad in hindsight, as Nico Harrison’s tenure as the Mavericks GM is coming to a disastrous end. As for the franchise, now they’ll need to focus on the season ahead and try to make the most of it. In fact, more so, because they’ll now have to make their decision of letting go of Nico Harrison after a dreadful 3-8 start look like a smart decision, unlike their decision of trading away franchise player Luka Doncic last season.