After Monday's narrow 116-114 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks, the Dallas Mavericks are 3-8, sitting 14th in the Western Conference and falling well below their pre-season expectations.

Despite missing superstar guard Kyrie Irving, the Mavs were expected to make noise in the Western Conference.

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They drafted No.1 overall pick Cooper Flagg over the summer, adding guard D'Angelo Russell in free agency, and looked to build around a healthy Anthony Davis.

Their poor start had generated chatter around the league that general manager Nico Harrison, who was already facing the wrath of fans, may end up being removed from his position.

Harrison has been under fire since February, when he made the colossal trade that

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