Dallas Mavericks Make Big Announcement Right Before 2024 NBA Finals

The Dallas Mavericks are preparing for the 2024 NBA Finals, which tip off on Thursday, June 6 in Boston against the Celtics. But their general manager has already cashed in big time.

On Tuesday, the Mavericks announced they agreed to a multi-year contract extension with general manager Nico Harrison. Mavericks Governor Patrick Dumont released a statement in the team’s press release.

Nico Harrison has demonstrated his leadership and capabilities in the Dallas Mavericks organization,” Dumont said. “His vision, along with his efforts on behalf of our players and staff have propelled our team to two playoff appearances in three seasons and of course this year’s NBA Finals.

We are proud to have him as part of our team for the long term, and we are excited to watch him continue to build on the foundation of success he has helped establish.”

Harrison also released a statement via the team, discussing how excited he is to continue building in Dallas.

“I am incredibly grateful to Patrick and the entire Dumont and Adelson family for their continued trust and confidence and to Mark for his willingness to hire an unconventional candidate,” Harrison said. “Patrick and his family have accepted me as their own from day one and I am honored to work alongside them, as well as Jason Kidd, as we continue to build a winning culture in Dallas.”

Harrison was named the general manager of the Mavericks in June 2021. He was an “unconventional” candidate as he spent the previous 19 years at Nike, where his most recent title was Vice President of North American Sports Marketing.

The Mavericks took a chance on Harrison, though, and he instantly rewarded them by reshaping their roster around superstar Luka Dončić.

Harrison has helped facilitate a record-breaking supermax extension for Dončić, a massive trade for superstar Kyrie Irving, and two crucial trade deadline deals this past season for big men Daniel Gafford and P.J. Washington Jr.

He also selected Dereck Lively II in this past draft, and he’s become a key piece of Dallas’ run to the NBA Finals.

Before spending 19 years at Nike, Harrison played professional basketball. He attended Army and Montana State at the collegiate level and played overseas in Belgium, Japan, the Continental Basketball Association, and Lebanon.

Under Harrison, the Mavericks have made their third-ever NBA Finals appearance, and their first since 2011, when they won their first-ever NBA championship