Kendrick Perkins Defends Nico Harrison After Firing, Mavericks Had been By no means Wholesome!

Mavericks followers could not await Nico Harrison to get kicked to the curb after he traded Luka Doncic to the Lakers … however NBA champ Kendrick Perkins nonetheless believes either side gained the notorious deal — telling TMZ Sports activities we’ll discover out if/when Dallas will get wholesome!!

Harrison was handed his pink slip on Tuesday … an inevitable transfer 9 months after the franchise participant was shipped to L.A. in change for Anthony Davis.

On the time, Perk stated he liked the transaction for either side … however Mavs backers weren’t shopping for it — and needed Harrison gone ASAP.

Now that they acquired their want, we checked in on Perk’s earlier take whereas at LAX on Wednesday … and he is not able to admit defeat simply but.

“In equity to Nico, he misplaced his job — he did not get an opportunity to see that crew on the ground absolutely wholesome. We nonetheless have not seen Kyrie Irving and AD contact the ground collectively in a Dallas Maverick uniform, which is unlucky, however if you commerce a world celebrity, your room for error may be very, very small. And that is what ended up taking place.”

Pair the Luka commerce with the 3-8 begin … and possession was prepared to drag the plug.

So once we requested if Harrison acquired the quick finish of the stick, Perkins made a hilarious comparability — watch the clip for that, ‘trigger phrases cannot do it justice.

As for what’s subsequent for the now-former GM, Perk suggests Harrison take a little bit of a break to get his peace of thoughts again … which is not a nasty concept since “Fireplace Nico” chants are nonetheless most likely ringing in his ears.