Dirk Nowitzki on the Mavericks firing Nico Harrison This move should have probably happened this summer honestly I didn't want this negative energy over the Cooper Flagg era This Luka trade it made no sense to the fans and really there was no explanation for it either

NBA on Prime Blake Griffin and Dirk Nowitzki both agree it is time for the Mavericks to build around Cooper Flagg

Dirk Nowitzki and Cooper Flagg teaser interview clip

Brian Windhorst Cooper Flagg could end up being a better player and a better franchise leader than Luka Doni

Steve Nash You did have a 17 chance to get Cooper and you got Cooper so there's that Dirk That was the 'vision' That was Nico's vision

Mavs Interim GM Matt Riccardi on the AD trade We had to take an honest look at ourselves and realize where we were and where we wanted to be Sometimes the path is not straightfoward and you gotta go a roundabout way to get where we want to go but our goal here remains the same we want to win

Luka Doncic on Rui Hachimura doing the pregame ritual Never again It was terrible