Charles Barkley shares blunt advice for Mavericks GM Nico Harrison after latest Luka Doncic remarks

Charles Barkley shared a connection for Dallas Mavericks wide manager Nico Harrison aft the NBA enforcement made headlines again this week erstwhile helium said helium was amazed by the fanbase’s "level" of emotion for Luka Doncic aft his commercialized to Los Angeles. 

Speaking to reporters Monday during his season-ending quality conference, Harrison admitted that helium knew of Doncic’s value to fans but hadn’t rather known to what grade that was until determination were calls for his firing aft the bombshell commercialized news. 

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

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

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This followed remarks helium made earlier successful the week erstwhile helium said that helium had "no regrets" implicit the trade. 

Barkley took contented with Harrison’s nationalist remarks since the trade, and during Monday night’s broadcast of "NBA connected TNT," helium shared immoderate proposal for Harrison. 

"Listen man, I see you a person of excavation — Nico Harrison, I see you a person of mine. I privation you thing but the best. I thought you did a bully occupation past twelvemonth with the Mavs, and evidently immoderate happened this twelvemonth didn’t enactment out," helium began.

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

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

"I anticipation you support your job. I anticipation that squad get healthy, but man, don’t bash 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 the scoreboard during the 2nd fractional against the Portland Trail Blazers astatine the American Airlines Center. (Jerome Miron-Imagn Images)

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In a caller interrogation with ESPN, Doncic revealed his emotions astir the commercialized that sent him to the Lakers successful speech for Anthony Davis, Max Christie, and a aboriginal first-round pick. 

"Sadness, mostly. I was inactive successful shock, similar brainsick shock. I felt similar my bosom was broken, honestly," Doncic said. 

He added that helium did not talk to Harrison the nighttime of the commercialized oregon since. 

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