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Who is Nico Harrison? Meet the Nike executive who's close to taking over
Mavericks' front office
WRITTEN BY
JACOB CAMENKER



The Mavericks appear to be taking an unconventional route in hiring their
next general manager.

獨行俠採取非傳統的路線去聘請新GM

ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported Thursday that the team is "progressing" on
an agreement to bring Nico Harrison to Dallas as its next president of
basketball operations. Wojnarowski also reports that Jason Kidd is close to
becoming the Mavs' new coach.

根據WOJ的報導獨行俠即將與Nico Harrison達成協議成為他們的籃球事務總裁，同時
Jason Kidd也將成為他們的新任總教練(現在兩人都確定加入了)

While Kidd is familiar to Mavericks fans, Harrison is not. In fact, the Nike
executive doesn't have any NBA experience, so it would seem that owner Mark
Cuban is taking a leap of faith by hiring him.

雖然獨行俠的球迷對於Kidd已經非常熟悉，但Nico Harrison並不是，實際上，這個Nike的高
層並沒有任何NBA的經驗，但Mark Cuban顯然對他有非常大的信心才雇用他

So, who is Nico Harrison? Here's what to know about him as he prepares to
make the transition from being one of the top people at Nike to being the
head honcho in Dallas' front office.

所以到底誰是Nico Harrison，這邊就來簡介一下這位要從Nike高層轉換到獨行俠管理層的
是何許人也


Who is Nico Harrison?

Harrison told Carol Schmidt of MSU News in 2016 that he was hired by Nike as
an NBA representative on April 2, 2002.

所以到Nico Harrison到底是誰，他曾在2016年跟媒體說他在2002年時被Nike指派為和
NBA之間的代表

He began his career with the company as a Southwest U.S. marketing rep,
working to promote stars like Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili, but
in his second year at the company he became the marketing liaison to Kobe
Bryant.

他一開始在Nike是負責美國西南地區的行銷代表，負責和Duncan、Parker、Ginobili等球
星合作，但第二年就變成Kobe在Nike的行銷代表

Harrison developed a strong relationship and friendship with Bryant, and his
work to revamp Bryant's image helped him climb the ladder at Nike. He has
cultivated relationships with NBA players during his time as a marketing
manager.

Harrison和Kobe成為非常好的朋友，他幫助Kobe改造形象，提昇他在Nike的地位，這段時
間他也和聯盟中其他球員建立起非常良好的關係

In more recent years, Harrison has put himself on the NBA map with his
connections to players. According to ESPN's Tim McMahon, Harrison has a
strong relationship with Mavericks star Luka Doncic and has been pursued by
other teams for front-office roles.

近年來，因為他和球員間的關係，他一直都在NBA球隊的鎖定名單，根據Tim MacMahon的說
法，他和Luka Doncic的關係也十分良好，而且一直有NBA球隊希望他能加入管理層

Harrison had remained at Nike in spite of that interest, but now it appears
that he's ready to jump to the league.

但Harrison還是選擇留在Nike，直到今年他似乎已經準備好要進入NBA(金錢的力量?)

Lakers forward Jared Dudley said it would be "a big play" if the Mavericks
could land Harrison.

湖人前鋒Jared Dudley認為如果獨行俠如果能聘請Nico Harrison是非常傑出的一手

https://i.imgur.com/RTCcuLT.jpg


Harrison is an outside-the-box option, but if Doncic and other players across
the league are as confident in Harrison as Dudley appears to be, then the
move could pan out. Either way, Cuban seems willing to give the Harrison-Kidd
pairing a go.

雖然Harrison看起來是一個跳脫框架的選擇，但球員如Doncic和Dudley等[人都對他有信心
的話，那這個舉動看來會是成功的，無論如何，Cuban願意在Kidd和Harrison身上賭一把




補幾個其他人對於Nico Harrison的看法

https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1408226694788313092

Nico Harrison has been pursued for several front office jobs in recent years
but thus far remained at Nike. He’s well respected and well connected to
many of the game’s best players.

Nico Harrison近年來一直被各隊的管理層延攬，但他還是選擇留在Nike，他非常受到尊敬
且和許多頂級球星都有建立關係



https://twitter.com/NickDePaula/status/1408226770906607623

Harrison is one of the most respected execs in the footwear industry, and was
Kobe Bryant’s longtime sports marketing manager during his career.

Nico was also instrumental in Luka’s shift from Nike to Jordan in Fall 2019.

Harrison在球鞋產業內是最受人敬重的高層之一，而且他長期擔任Kobe的運動市場行銷經
理，Doncic和Jordan簽約他也從中推了一把



https://twitter.com/CJMcCollum/status/1408236640078897155

Wow congrats brotha

CJ:恭喜你兄弟



https://twitter.com/TheSteinLine/status/1408228399382814720

Dallas' approach, if it can succeed where other teams have failed in luring
Harrison away from Nike, is an offshoot of how various agents have moved into
front offices. Relationships and a strong rep, especially for a team that has
struggled in free agency, hold undeniable appeal

達拉斯如果能成功將這個各隊延攬失敗的人才挖過來，由於他在聯盟中建立的關係
，對於這支近年來在自由市場十分掙扎的球隊，會有相當大的幫助



https://twitter.com/davidaldridgedc/status/1408240935150968837

Haven’t met anyone-player, coach, etc.-who doesn’t like Nico Harrison. He’
ll be able to talk with anyone in the room. Obviously strong relationships
with a lot of stars and important people in the game from his Nike gig.
Definitely worth outside-the-box thinking from Dallas.

聯盟中沒有任何一個球員、教練等等不喜歡Nico Harrison，他可以和任何人溝通，和聯盟
中許多球星和重要人士都有良好的關係，這個跳過框架的人選對於達拉斯是值得的




https://twitter.com/NotoriousOHM/status/1408229283823120386

Jason Kidd has had a long relationship with Nike and he and Nico Harrison
know each other well.

Kidd和Harrison也有長期的友誼，他們非常了解彼此



https://twitter.com/JonesOnTheNBA/status/1408225584560238594

For Mavs fans that don’t know Nico, he played D1 college ball and has been
in a role where he decides which players Nike pursues and elevates. He was
Kobe’s guy at Nike. Players love him. He knows basketball talent and is an
honest, straightforward pro. Basketball lifer!




小李有轉貼這篇

https://i.imgur.com/J7xEkBR.jpg











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