4 days ago · Pelinka and Harrison may both be well-respected GMs now, but the two originally met in different roles. In fact, the pair’s friendship started with a mutual connection to Kobe Bryant. Kobe Bryant brought Rob Pelinka and Harrison together. Pelinka and Harrison have had a relationship for years now, dating back to when both worked for the late ...

2 days ago · The first was Lakers president and controlling owner Jeanie Buss, which makes a lot of sense, and the second was Mavericks GM Nico Harrison. Pelinka and Harrison have been familiar with each other ...

2 days ago · Los Angeles Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka and Dallas Mavericks GM Nico Harrison almost certainly agree on a key fact: their mutual late friend Kobe Bryant would’ve wanted Luka Doncic in L.A ...

3 days ago · Nico Harrison got a very nice shoutout from Rob Pelinka at Luka Doncic’s introductory press conference. Stephen Douglas | 10 Hours Ago Rob Pelinka and Luka Doncic meet the media.

3 days ago · My guess is Danny Ainge was one of the first calls Rob Pelinka and Nico Harrison made to take 2023 first round pick Jalen Hood-Schifino, a 2025 Clippers second-round pick and a 2025 Mavericks ...

3 days ago · Rob Pelinka and Nico Harrison have been friends for many years. They were introduced to each other thanks to the late Kobe Bryant. Their friendship was instrumental in making probably the biggest and most shocking NBA trade in history. And now, during Luka Doncic’s introductory conference, one might say that Pelinka sent a curve ball to Harrison.

Instead, Harrison only approached Pelinka, a person he has a longstanding relationship with. Before becoming the GM of the Mavericks, Nico Harrison was a Nike exec whose biggest claim to fame was ...

3 days ago · My guess is Danny Ainge was one of the first calls Rob Pelinka and Nico Harrison made to take 2023 first round pick Jalen Hood-Schifino, a 2025 Clippers second-round pick and a 2025 Mavericks ...

4 days ago · Harrison cited his two-decade relationship with Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka, starting when Harrison was a Nike executive and Pelinka was a player agent. Harrison told The News that he and ...

4 days ago · Dallas Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison and his Los Angeles Lakers counterpart Rob Pelinka began talking about the Luka Doncic-Anthony Davis trade over a month ago.. During an interview with the Dallas News, Harrison revealed that he and Pelinka started having "basketball conversations" late last year.