Charles Barkley Shares Blunt Advice For Mavericks Gm Nico Harrison After Latest Luka Doncic Remarks

Charles Barkley shared a connection for Dallas Mavericks wide head Nico Harrison aft nan NBA executive made headlines again this week erstwhile he said he was amazed by nan fanbase’s "level" of emotion for Luka Doncic aft his waste and acquisition to Los Angeles. 

Speaking to reporters Monday during his season-ending news conference, Harrison admitted that he knew of Doncic’s value to fans but hadn’t rather known to what grade that was until location were calls for his firing aft nan bombshell waste and acquisition news. 

Apr 9, 2025; Dallas, Texas, USA; Dallas Mavericks wide head Nico Harrison during nan crippled betwixt nan Dallas Mavericks and nan Los Angeles Lakers astatine American Airlines Center. (Jerome Miron-Imagn Images)

"I did cognize that Luka was important to nan instrumentality base," Harrison said. "I didn't rather cognize it to what level."

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This followed remarks he made earlier successful nan week erstwhile he said that he had "no regrets" complete nan trade. 

Barkley took issue pinch Harrison’s nationalist remarks since nan trade, and during Monday night’s broadcast of "NBA connected TNT," he shared immoderate proposal for Harrison. 

"Listen man, I see you a friend of excavation — Nico Harrison, I see you a friend of mine. I wish you thing but nan best. I thought you did a bully occupation past twelvemonth pinch nan Mavs, and evidently immoderate happened this twelvemonth didn’t activity out," he began.

Charles Barkley smiles aft nan crippled betwixt nan Boston Celtics and nan Dallas Mavericks during Game 3 of nan 2024 NBA Finals connected June 12, 2024 astatine nan American Airlines Center successful Dallas, Texas.  (Joe Murphy/NBAE via Getty Images)

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"Man, don’t do nary much property conferences. I don’t moreover cognize what you’re doing. I really don’t. I sewage sympathy and emotion for you, but I person zero thought what you’re trying to do. This warfare is over, brother. You takin’ nan L (loss).

"I dream you support your job. I dream that squad get healthy, but man, don’t do immoderate much interviews. Please don’t." 

But Barkley isn’t unsocial successful his criticism. 

Dec 23, 2024; Dallas, Texas, USA; Dallas Mavericks defender Luka Doncic (77) checks nan scoreboard during nan 2nd half against nan Portland Trail Blazers astatine nan American Airlines Center. (Jerome Miron-Imagn Images)

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In a caller question and reply with ESPN, Doncic revealed his emotions astir nan waste and acquisition that sent him to the Lakers successful speech for Anthony Davis, Max Christie, and a early first-round pick. 

"Sadness, mostly. I was still successful shock, for illustration crazy shock. I felt for illustration my bosom was broken, honestly," Doncic said. 

He added that he did not speak to Harrison nan nighttime of nan waste and acquisition aliases since. 

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