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Mavs GM Harrison stays guarded on NBA probe, Irving, Doncic
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Dallas Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison speaks during an availability with reporters at the team's NBA basketball practice facility in Dallas, Tuesday, April 11, 2023. - photo by AP Photo/LM Otero
DALLAS (AP) — Dallas Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison said he didn't expect the trade for Kyrie Irving to spark a playoff run the way his first blockbuster move did a year earlier. Missing the postseason completely started the clock early for the Mavs in their attempt to re-sign Irving in free agency and see how the pairing with fellow All-Star Luka Doncic looks long-term. The exit interview with Irving was Monday, the day after the season ended under the cloud of an NBA investigation.