Despite months of 'Fire Nico' chants from Dallas Mavericks fans, it appears that the embattled general manager will be keeping his job. However, he won't have

The Dallas Mavericks are definitely heading in a downward spiral after making the NBA Finals last season and missing the playoffs this season. Trading Luka Doncic was definitely a key factor in it, and GM Nico Harrison is still catching all the heat.

On First Take, Smith said he'd been told that it was actually Harrison who went to Mavericks' ownership to convince them that trading Doncic was the right choice. It wasn't a deal that the team's owners were exactly calling for when it happened.