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Yahoo
4 days ago
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Nick Wright blasts Mavericks' Nico Harrison for ‘bold' Cooper Flagg comment
The post Nick Wright blasts Mavericks' Nico Harrison for 'bold' Cooper Flagg comment appeared first on ClutchPoints. Dallas Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison has been through a lot in the last year. He set the NBA world on fire when the Mavericks traded Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers back in February. With fans chanting that they wanted him fired, Harrison weathered the storm and was gifted the No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft at the lottery. Advertisement Dallas selected Cooper Flagg to kick off the NBA Draft on Wednesday night. Despite the night being about the Mavericks' newest rookie star, Harrison made some comments that angered fans. 'Fortune favors the bold,' Harrison said about the Mavericks. 'So exciting things fell our way.' Fox Sports' Nick Wright sounded off on Harrison's comments on Thursday's episode of the What's Wright? podcast. 'Nico said 'fortune favors the bold' and on behalf of all Mavs fans everywhere, I wanted to break a TV,' Wright said. 'You do not get to trade Luka, hold a press conference saying 'We did this for this year because we think we are better right now to win a championship this year or next year' and then end up bad enough that you're in the lottery and fall a** backwards into the No. 1 pick and then be like 'All part of the plan!'' Advertisement Wright was not the only person upset that the Mavericks had the first pick in the draft. As NBA commissioner Adam Silver walked onto the stage to announce the first pick, one Dallas fan stood up and accused him of rigging the lottery. Whether the NBA bent the rules for the Mavericks or not, Doncic is now a Laker and Dallas has Flagg. However, Wright and other Mavericks fans are not ready to let Harrison off the hook. Fans made a big deal about the draft lottery when Dallas jumped up to No. 1. Flagg could be the saving grace for Harrison if he helps the Mavericks win immediately. If it turns out that he needs more time, the pressure on Dallas' general manager will only increase. For now, though, Harrison is happy with how the draft went. It won't be until at least February until the Mavericks can know how good their roster truly is. Advertisement In the interim, fans will get to see Flagg navigate through his rookie season alongside Anthony Davis and Co. However, Dallas will always miss Doncic and think about what could have been. Related: Cooper Flagg's Mavericks fit draws 'lucky' Draymond Green admission Related: Mavericks' Cooper Flagg unsurprising Rookie of the Year favorite after 2025 NBA Draft
Yahoo
4 days ago
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Lakers rumors: Nick Wright predicts Austin Reaves' trade value after Desmond Bane deal
The post Lakers rumors: Nick Wright predicts Austin Reaves' trade value after Desmond Bane deal appeared first on ClutchPoints. In the wake of Desmond Bane's blockbuster trade to the Orlando Magic, sports analyst Nick Wright has raised questions about how the deal could reset the trade market for players like Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves. Advertisement On the latest episode of What's Wright? with Nick Wright, the FOX Sports host evaluated whether the Lakers could use Reaves in a multi-team trade to address their ongoing need at center, using Bane's trade package as a benchmark. 'If Desmond Bane is worth four first rounders,' Wright said, 'then is the Lakers real path to getting a center a three-team trade where Utah doesn't want Austin Reaves because they don't want to compete yet… but you flip Austin Reaves to a team that does want him and has a bunch of picks. Those picks go to Utah and Walker Kessler goes to the Lakers.' Wright continued, proposing a framework that puts Reaves' value just below Bane's, but ahead of many other non-All-Star level contributors. Advertisement 'If Desmond Bane's worth four first round picks, is Austin Reaves worth three and a half first round picks?' Wright asked. 'If Mikal Bridges goes for five firsts and Bane goes for four firsts then the price of controlled quality top-50, but not top-25 players has been set.' Lakers may leverage Austin Reaves' value after blockbuster Desmond Bane trade reshapes market Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images The Lakers have long been linked to potential center upgrades, and Walker Kessler of the Utah Jazz has emerged as a frequent trade target. A 7-footer known for his rim protection and rebounding, Kessler fits the mold of a starting-caliber big man that the Lakers reportedly want to pair with LeBron James and Luka Doncic. Advertisement Reaves, 27, is coming off a career-best season in his fourth year with the Lakers. He averaged 20.2 points, 5.8 assists, 4.5 rebounds, and 1.1 steals while playing 34.9 minutes per game across 73 appearances. He shot 46% from the field and 37.7% from three, continuing to build on the breakout stretch he had in the 2023 NBA Playoffs. Reaves is under contract for $13.9 million for the 2025–26 season and holds a player option for the 2026–27 season worth $14.8 million. His production, age, and team-friendly contract have made him a valuable asset in trade discussions as the Lakers weigh roster changes following another early playoff exit. The Desmond Bane deal, which sent the 26-year-old guard to Orlando in exchange for Cole Anthony, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, four unprotected first-round picks, and a pick swap, has recalibrated expectations for the value of high-level role players and borderline stars. Bane averaged 19.2 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 5.3 assists last season with the Memphis Grizzlies, shooting 48.4% from the field and 39.2% from beyond the arc. The parallels in production and role between Bane and Reaves have prompted speculation over whether the Lakers could now explore Reaves' trade value in a more aggressive pursuit of roster upgrades. Advertisement As the offseason continues, Reaves' name is likely to remain a topic of conversation among executives and analysts alike. Related: Lakers rumors: How new owner will be 'valuable resource' for LeBron James Related: Sources: Why Lakers rivals hoped Jeanie Buss would never sell franchise
New York Post
09-05-2025
- Sport
- New York Post
Why Nick Wright believes Knicks beating Celtics would be good thing for NBA
Nick Wright believes that a Knicks playoff series win over the Celtics can change the game. The FS1 pundit made his case during his 'What's Wright' podcast on Thursday, saying that a Celtics loss would be good 'for the health of basketball.' 'It has the potential to be an all-time loss,' Wright said. 'It also has the potential to maybe stem the tide a bit against professional basketball simply being a 3-point shooting contest.' Advertisement 4 Nick Wright spoke about the second-round series. What's Wright? With Nick Wright/YouTube Wright has been a critic of the NBA's recent shift toward 3-pointers and has repeatedly called on the league to change the rules similar to how the MLB has done to reshape the sport in recent seasons. Advertisement 4 Al Horford of the Boston Celtics goes up for a shot as Josh Hart of the New York Knicks defends during the fourth quarter of Game 2. Charles Wenzelberg/New York Post 'Watching 3-point contests is not as good of an entertainment product as the NBA we grew up with,' Wright said. 'Even though the league is deeper than ever, more skilled than ever, in theory, should be better than ever…you might need to be proactive like baseball was against the shift and the pitch clock and all those things.' The Celtics set an NBA playoff record with 45 missed 3-pointers during their Game 1 loss against the Knicks on Monday, shooting 15-for-60 beyond the arc. 'The Boston Celtics breaking every record for 3-point attempts, if they ended up cruising to a championship, then until the rules change, everyone's an idiot for not playing that way,' Wright explained. Advertisement 4 Fox Sports personality Nick Wright poses for a portrait on the set of 'First Things First' in New York, N.Y., on January 30, 2025. The Washington Post via Getty Im 'But if in the small sample size of a series, the Celtics get whacked by what most people agree is a clearly inferior team … whether it should or shouldn't change teams' philosophies and approaches, pro sports are reactionary. And I think it will. So yeah, I'll say it. For the health of basketball, it's good if this doesn't work for Boston.' Follow The Post's coverage of the Knicks in the 2025 NBA Playoffs Sports+ subscribers: Sign up for Inside the Knicks to get daily newsletter coverage and join Expert Take for insider texts about the series. The Celtics continued their 3-point struggles into the second game of the series on Wednesday, shooting just 25 percent from downtown across 40 shot attempts. Advertisement 4 Josh Hart, Mikal Bridges, and Jalen Brunson high five during the game against the Boston Celtics during Round 2 Game 2 of the 2025 NBA Playoffs on May 7, 2025 at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. NBAE via Getty Images Boston's woes ultimately amounted to a nail-biter 91-90 loss for the Knicks to get ahead 2-0 in the series. Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals is set for Saturday afternoon at Madison Square Garden.
New York Times
05-02-2025
- Business
- New York Times
Colin Cowherd signs Nick Wright's podcast away from Fox Sports: Sources
In the continuing trend of top sports media personalities creating their own podcast-centric companies that compete with major networks, Colin Cowherd has signed Nick Wright to bring his podcast from Fox Sports to Cowherd's The Volume, sources briefed on the move said Wednesday. What is particularly interesting about this move is Cowherd and Wright are the two biggest draws on Fox Sports' cable channel, FS1. Both will continue to do their weekday FS1 shows on TV. Advertisement Wright, who has grown in reach with his takes and fervent support of his hometown Kansas City Chiefs, will continue doing his thrice-weekly show 'What's Wright? With Nick Wright.' The show is a family affair as he hosts it with his son, Damonza, but plans to have his wife, Danielle, and two daughters on the program, too. Wright amassed nearly 720,000 views on his YouTube channel after 36 hours for his reaction to the blockbuster NBA trade that sent Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers and Anthony Davis to the Dallas Mavericks. In 2021, Cowherd launched The Volume following the success of media personalities, notably Bill Simmons and Dave Portnoy, who have used their brands to create larger media companies. Simmons (The Ringer) and Portnoy (Barstool Sports) sold their companies for hundreds of millions. Portnoy regained ownership with Penn National for $1 after Penn partnered with ESPN for sports gambling. Cowherd's success seems modeled after Simmons and Portnoy as he has used his popularity to help gain more traction with the likes of Shannon Sharpe, an FS1-turned-ESPN personality, NBA star and podcaster Draymond Green and 'FantasyPros,' a fantasy football podcast.
