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The Mavericks appear to be taking an unconventional route inhiring their next general manager.ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowskithat the team is "progre sing" on an agreement to bring Nico Harrison to Dallas as its next president of basketball operations. Wojnarowski also reports that Jason Kidd is close to becoming the Mavs' new coach.While Kidd is familiar to Mavericksfans, Harrison is not. In fact, the Nike executive doesn't have any NBA experience, so it would seem that owner Mark Cuban is taking a leap of faith by hiring https://www.hibrewersfan.com/milwaukee-brewers- jersey/alex-wilson-jersey him.So, who is Nico Harrison? Here's what to know about him as he prepares to makethe transition from being one of the top people at Nike to being the head honcho in Dallas' front office.MORE: Who isNico Harrison?Harrison told in 2016 that he was hired https://www.hibrewersfan.com/milwaukee-brewers- jersey/ben-gamel-jersey by Nike as an NBA representative onApril 2, 2002.He began his career with the company as a Southwest U.S. marketing rep, working to promote stars likeTim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili, but in his second year at the companyhe became the marketing liaison to Kobe Bryant.Harrison developed a strong relationship and friendship with Bryant, and his work to revamp Bryant's image helped him climb the ladder at Nike. He has cultivated relationships with NBA players during his time as a marketing manager.In more recent years, Harrison has put himself on the NBA map with his connections to players. According to ESPN's Tim McMahon, Harrison has a strong relationship with Mavericks star Luka Doncic and has been pursued by other teams for front-office roles.Sources: Mavs have had discu sions with longtime Nike executive Nico Harrison about joining the Dallas front office. Harrison has strong relationships with players throughout the NBA -- including Luka Doncic -- and has https://www.hibrewersfan.com/milwaukee-brewers- jersey/matt-garza-jersey been pursued for front office jobs by other teams. Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) Harrison hadremained at Nike in spite of thatinterest, but now it appears that he's ready to jump to the league.Lakers forward Jared Dudleysaid it would be "a big play" if the Mavericks could land Harrison.Many teams have tried to get Nico, if Dallas could land him thats a big Play Jared Dudley (@JaredDudley619) Harrison is an outside-the-box option, but if Doncic and other players acro s the league areas confident in Harrison as Dudley appears to be, then the move could pan out. Either way, Cuban seems willing https://www.hibrewersfan.com/milwaukee-brewers- jersey/eric-sogard-jersey to give the Harrison-Kidd pairing a go.MORE: Did Nico Harrison play profe sionalbasketball?Harrison didplay basketball profe sionally. He never made it to the NBA, but he played in Europe for seven years after his college career ended.In college, he played one season at Army before transferring to Montana State. He averaged 11.6 points, 4.1 rebounds, 2.2 a sists and 1.4 steals per game during his four-year collegiate career (1993-96).Harrison helped lead Montana State to an NCAA Tournament appearance in 1996with the Bobcats winning the Big Sky Tournament. They were eliminated by Syracuse and haven't been to the tournament since."He was widely known as the best defensive player in the league,"Bill https://www.hibrewersfan.com/milwaukee-brewers- jersey/cecil-cooper-jersey Lamberty, MSUs a sistant athletic director for media,said of Harrison.Harrison was inducted into the Bobcat Hall of Fame in 2016.
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