Trying to add some juice before the playoffs is going with the new in season tournament which debuted last week

I like the concept we're gonna play these games anyway so if it does work then you have kind of an NCAA style tournament, you know, in the first week of December,

which I think is cool. I think it's interesting, it's innovative, and there's no downside to it.

Yo, what's going on?

Welcome to the Jim Rome Podcast,

where I've got a very different kind of conversation on deck for episode

288 this week because this week I'm joined by the brains of the operation and

the architect behind the Dallas Mavericks. My guess this week is Mabs President of Basketball

Ops and GM Nico Harrison. Nico was a long time Nike marketing

exec before he stepped into the Dallas Front Office,

which means he has spent his career around the likes of Kobe Bryant,

Michael Jordan, LeBron James, and so many others.

Now he is running one of the most interesting teams in the

Association which means I have got a lot of ground to cover with him so let's not

waste time let's get after it. It's episode 288 with the president of

basketball ops and the GM of the Dallas Mavericks

Nico Harrison and it's coming at you right now. So Nico I really appreciate you stretching out a bit and making time for the podcast my man how you living what's going on

Man I'm doing good right now I had a great time the last time I was on your show, so I figured it was worth coming back on.

I appreciate that very much without question. So I had a great time too.

So let me ask you, we what in the early stages of a long

NBA regular season but so far so good? What has stood out to you so far about

the Mavericks? Well I think the biggest thing, you know you you got to start at the top and Jay kids been phenomenal. He's really been coaching the stars and then if you, you know, go up a hair down,

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