2 days ago · Pelinka and Harrison may both be well-respected GMs now, but the two originally met in different roles. In fact, the pair’s friendship started with a mutual connection to Kobe Bryant. Kobe Bryant brought Rob Pelinka and Harrison together. Pelinka and Harrison have had a relationship for years now, dating back to when both worked for the late ...

23 hours ago · Rob Pelinka is probably at Disneyland as we speak, shocked by his own ability to convince general manager Nico Harrison to trade Luka Doncic to the Lakers for just one first-round pick. By Edwin ...

Instead, Harrison only approached Pelinka, a person he has a longstanding relationship with. Before becoming the GM of the Mavericks, Nico Harrison was a Nike exec whose biggest claim to fame was ...

1 day ago · Rob Pelinka pulled off one of the biggest heists in NBA history, bringing Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers in a blockbuster trade with the Dallas Mavericks. The deal was completed in absolute ...

23 hours ago · My guess is Danny Ainge was one of the first calls Rob Pelinka and Nico Harrison made to take 2023 first round pick Jalen Hood-Schifino, a 2025 Clippers second-round pick and a 2025 Mavericks ...

1 day ago · My guess is Danny Ainge was one of the first calls Rob Pelinka and Nico Harrison made to take 2023 first round pick Jalen Hood-Schifino, a 2025 Clippers second-round pick and a 2025 Mavericks ...

2 days ago · Lakers GM Rob Pelinka initially thought the Luka Doncic trade idea was a joke ... that isn’t what Mavericks GM Nico Harrison did at all. In fact, he may as well have ignored the giant BLINKING ...

2 days ago · The Luka Doncic-Anthony Davis trade will go down as one of the most stunning moves in NBA history, and even Los Angeles Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka didn’t believe it was real at first. According to Brad Townsend of the Dallas Morning News, when Dallas Mavericks GM Nico Harrison first brought up the idea of trading Doncic, Pelinka thought it …

2 days ago · In an interview with the Dallas Morning News’ Brad Townsend, Mavericks’ general manager Nico Harrison did his best to explain the rationale behind the trade. Harrison cited his 20-year relationship with Rob Pelinka as the backbone for the deal. “It’s one of those things where it’s my job to make the tough decisions that put our goals first and foremost,” Harrison explained.

2 days ago · Harrison said he began having "basketball conversations" with L.A. general manager Rob Pelinka over a month ago. Then he detailed the first exchange the two GMs had about possibly exchanging ...