The fact that this wasn’t standard under the Nico administration is very VERY telling

Dude went from blindly trusting Nico to full hands on micro management

It’s the same as asking for the car service papers before selling

Nico was probably trying to rush AD back early so Mavs could win some games and “save his job”

What a sniveling little weasel, doesn’t care if AD gets reinjured as long as he can save his career

Mavs fans actually in hell right now.

AD’s injuries are beyond science

Sources: Patrick Dumont is being very smart and nice. Major shift from previous management’s decisions, widely characterized as “dumb and rude.” Unclear who was in charge then and why they let that happen.

But Luka’s conditioning was terrible, right

Smart man

Dumont wasn’t getting directly involved in stuff like this before, was he? If firing Nico leads to him being hands-on with more day-to-day stuff, that might make things even worse for the Mavs. This specifically seems like a smart decision, but if he starts wanting to be involved in trades or signings, look out.

is this not supposed to be normal practice?

Sounds like Patrick Dumont is being very negative

Since the trade:

• Luka: 35 games played [In good shape]
• AD + Irving: 25 games played (14+11). [Currently injured]

This season is already going to be a clunker, so why rush anyone out there at all? Is Anthony Davis that big of a box office draw that people are showing up to the games just to see him play? Half the time you show up to the game he won’t play anyway, even when not on the injury report.

lol all y’all falling for this blatant post Nico marketing campaign

Dumont knows that he can’t trade a torn Achilles AD. I wonder if he knows that if he doesn’t play him now that this information is out teams will lowball the fuck out of him bc it will confirm that AD is basically a wrong pivot away from a year plus rehab.

He so cereal now

Luka was very lucky to have an adamant team around him

Inb4 “day-to-day”.

So he’s not going to accuse AD of taking a vacation?

Shouldn’t this be standard on every team? LOL

Someone needs to get a mic in front of AD right now.

Dumont taking a more hands on approach can backfire greatly, we will see how this plays out.

there’s a decent-sized body of data out there indicating that AD is at risk of aggravating pretty much any part of his body at any time on the court..

“Take that for data!”

-AD’s doctor probably

Anthony “Faberge Egg” Davis

Bro no longer trusts anyone

Calf strains turn into Achilles pretty quickly in this biz

Dr. Dumont. Regular ol Calvin Candie

At least all the money mavs owners pay for these puff picese wont go towards genocide

Who is their interim GM btw? Is Dumont gonna be conducting trades?

They’ll win a ring for sure with AD. Defense wins championship/s. History will prove Nico right.

It’s pretty crazy that Dallas now has Jerry Jones and Patrick Dumont running the sportsballs

Interesting that this medical data about his risk was seemingly not sought out previously…?

I wonder if when Nico signs official documents, he signs his name or just signs “defense wins championships”

I mean…no medical data can guarantee that sorta thing

Good. Don’t hurt his trade value. Let him rest and rehab until 2 weeks before the trade deadline

Now Dumont is gonna have to learn basketball, attend public relations seminars, get a medical degree – what a wonderful thing NBA is for personal growth!

This dummy put all his faith in a shoe salesman then went out with his full chest talking about no free vacations.

Well at least there are still fans of Nico in LA. They love the guy. He could move there and be loved. Probably get himself courtside tickets and a video tribute from the trade.

What is going on with Dallas medical staff lol

This franchise is in hell

Dumont has gone from bashing Luka after the trade for taking a “vacation” from the Mavs to recover from a calf strain to now single-handedly stopping AD from returning from the same injury too quickly.

The jokes write themselves about this organization.

Owner really said show me the car fax 😂😂

I don’t know what is more hilarious/sad, that Patrick Dumont is even asking for this or that there are people in this thread like “wow Nico wasn’t doing this” as if there is medical data that would show you AD would not re aggravate that injury.

These are the same people who somehow thought Pop was going to come back and coach after his stroke because they didn’t understand he would have to be cleared by a doctor and no doctor in the world is going to sign off on somebody in their 70’s working a job as stressful as nba coach after they had a stroke.

I need to collect more data from here this place is a goldmine for non basketball stuff even though it’s a place that is supposed to be about basketball.

What happened to no extended vacations?

KD!

Medical data doesn’t work that way Patrick, there is always a risk.

Patrick’s PR team working extra hard lately

Nico urged AD to play. Beyond reckless

This is turning into the exact opposite of the Spurs Kawhi saga lol

Tank for Peterson 

There were several players in Miami that were over jimmy’s shit by the end. Bam, Duncan, and Highsmith in particular seemed happy when he got shipped out. I think Jovic, Rozier, and Love were the only players that interacted with Jimmy when the Warriors came to town. I think things were more stressful in that locker room than people realize, but the Heat organization does it’s best to keep a lid on these types of things.

I know everyone has been clowning him, but I think he’s handling things well recently.

He came in with zero knowledge. He’s just a rich kid/businessman, he doesn’t know the first thing about basketball, I’m pretty sure he has said as much himself. I totally don’t blame him for fully trusting Nico Harrison. Remember, it was the previous owner (CUBANO) who installed RICO Nico. If you are in over your head, and everyone around you with some knowledge of what’s going on is telling you to trust this guy, of course you trust him.

You drop my ass into a situation I’m unfamiliar with, like heading a hedge fund or something, I’d do the same shit. “Oh hey, those guys are the “experts”, I should trust them? Okay, will do, ‘cause where the fuck else do I start?”

The last few days he’s shown he’s learned. Took a while, but he realized Nico was wrong, and is now trying to damage control, which is all you can really ask him to do at the moment. I doubt he lets a GM call all of the shots ever again, he’s gonna want to be in the know and be educated on the team.

So AD’s out for the season then.

Sh*t show

Poor Mavs fans 😢