Riccardi is teaming up with Michael Finley to oversee the Mavericks’ basketball operations on an interim basis.

Matt Riccardi, a former UT Tyler basketball player, and Michael Finley have been promoted to lead the Dallas Mavericks’ basketball operations department on an interim basis after general manager Nico Harrison was fired on Tuesday.

While it was already well-documented that the Mavericks completed the worst trade in NBA history, Doncic’s recent historic point guard feat as a member of the Lakers further supports the claim.

The Dallas Mavericks tipped off a four-game road trip on Monday night against the Brooklyn Nets, and they got a big boost as Anthony Davis returned to the lineup for the first time since going down with an adductor strain in his Dallas debut on February 8th.

The Dallas Mavericks finally pulled the trigger on Wednesday, firing Nico Harrison from his general manager role.

When the Mavericks traded Luka Doncic to the Lakers, I remember thinking to myself that it had to be the most shocking NBA trade of my lifetime. And maybe ever. Those who fall prey to the traps of sports media prisoner of the moment hyperbole could have,