Dennis Lindsey, the Detroit Pistons’ president of basketball operations and a former Nico Harrison advisor, reportedly “would be interested in” returning to Dallas as general manager, according to reports.

NBA insider Marc Stein reported on Sunday that the Mavericks’ former senior advisor was the team’s “only known external candidate” for the open general manager position after Harrison was fired last week.

Lindsey served in an advisory role to the Harrison-led front office during the 2023-24 season before being hired by the Pistons in July 2024. Before that, Lindsey helped build the Utah Jazz during the Donovan Mitchell-Rudy Gobert era, serving as Jazz general manager from 2012-2021.

Many have speculated that it may have been Lindsey, not necessarily Harrison, who championed the trades

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