Shams: Dumont will name Michael Finley and Matt Riccardi interim front office

According to ESPN reporter Shams, sources revealed to him that Mavericks owner Dumont will fire general manager Nico Harrison at a meeting at 10:00 am US time.

According to follow-up reports from Shams, the Dallas Mavericks and Patrick Dumont will hold a meeting at 10:30 am Central Time in the United States and appoint Michael Finley and Matt Riccardi to temporarily lead basketball operations.

Finley played for the Mavericks for 9 seasons as a player, playing in 626 games, averaging 19.8 points, 5.2 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.2 steals per game.

Matt Riccardi will join the Mavericks management in 2022. He has a 1.8% probability of winning the No. 1 pick in this year's draft lottery.