Don Nelson protests the Mavericks’ Don Chic trade while accepting the Lifetime Award
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Don Nelson, former Dallas Mavericks The head coach accepted the Chuck Daily Lifetime Achievement Awards before Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Sunday.
Nelson, who had lived in Hawaii since leaving the game, sent a message with him for the franchise he was leading in court.
During the press conference, Nelson confirmed that everyone in the building knew he was wearing it. Luka Donsic’Nike’s new shoes.
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Don Nelson will pose for the photo after receiving the 2025 Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award in the first half in Game 2 of the 2025 NBA Finals at Paycom Center. (Kyle Terada-imagn image)
why? He believes Maverick and GM Nico Harrison have made him “a huge mistake.” Los Angeles Lakers.
“I want everyone to know that they’re wearing Luka’s shoes, his new Nike shoes…and I’m wearing them in protest of the deal from Dallas,” Nelson told the crowd. “I think it was a tremendous mistake for the Dallas franchise to trade him out. I want everyone to know that.”
Nelson is part of a mass group that believes Harrison made the wrong move by trading Don Sic for Los Angeles, and was one of the most shocking deals in recent memory anywhere in professional sports.
Mavericks fans also informed Harrison that as Chanz was home and away from the stadium, but a group of fans held a fake funeral outside the American Airlines Center after the contract fell in February.
But Dallas may have been bailed out after seeing the NBA draft lottery get their No. 1 overall pick. The Mavericks will likely take Duke’s Cooper Flag later this month.
December 23, 2024; Dallas, Texas. The Dallas Mavericks Girdle Cadon Chic (77) checks the scoreboard against the Portland Trail Blazers at the American Airlines Center in the second half. (JeromeMiron-imagn image)
Still, Mavericks fans weren’t happy to see Donsic moving west last year to help guide their team to the NBA Finals.
The Lakers did not run deep NBA playoffs, but Don Sic had similar numbers to the Lakers compared to the Mavericks. He averaged 28.2 points per game (28.1 in Dallas), 8.1 rebounds in 28 contests and 7.5 assists per game.
Nelson and many others have an opinion, but what’s going on is now being done for the Mavericks. You can see who won the deal exactly.
Former general manager Don Nelson will talk to the media before Game 2 between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Indiana Pacers in the 2025 NBA Finals. (Alonzo Adams-Immagn image)
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Nelson is a Hall of Fame coach and one of the best in league history, and San Antonio Spurs legend Greg Popovich is the only one who has ever had a coaching victory. He has won 1,335 regular season wins and 75 wins in the playoffs while coaching the Milwaukee Bucks (1976-87), Golden State Warriors (1988-94), New York Knicks (1995-96), Mavericks (1997-2005), and 2006-10 Warriors.
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