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- Ali Jawad

A slow-building storm turned into a full-on franchise drama at the AAC on Monday night.

Hours before tipoff, reports surfaced that Mavericks owner Patrick Dumont had quietly explored potential replacements for GM Nico Harrison amid the team’s 3–7 spiral and lingering criticism over the Luka Doncic trade.

With one championship winning GM’s name floating in the rumor mill and Dumont making an unusually early court side appearance, the tension inside the arena was unmistakable.

That unease carried into the game itself.

The crowd sat on edge until back-to-back threes from the struggling Klay Thompson momentarily shook the building awake, and Cooper Flagg continued his rise with a career-high 26 points and a go-ahead layup with 28.7 seconds left. But Dallas’ late-game composure evaporated again.

Ryan Rollins answered with a quick bucket, and an inbound slip from Flagg with the Mavs down one turned into another self-inflicted wound.

The final dagger came at the free-throw line. P.J. Washington missed two of three with one second remaining as “Fire Nico” chants rained from the upper deck, sealing Milwaukee’s 116–114 win and dropping Dallas to 3–8 with five losses in their last six.

The meltdown of a double-digit fourth-quarter lead only amplified the noise around a franchise suddenly wrestling with both on-court issues and front-office uncertainty.

The Cowboys come out of the bye with reinforcements everywhere, Logan Wilson and Quinnen Williams added at the deadline, plus DeMarvion Overshown and Shavon Revel set for long-awaited potentail 2025 debuts on Monday night vs. Raiders.

But with a season on the brink, is this surge of fresh talent enough to save Dallas?

The Stars were supposed to stumble through injuries, a depleted top six, and early-season chaos, instead they’ve turned adversity into their biggest advantage during this young season.

With Gulutzan’s new voice resonating and young leaders like Wyatt Johnston and Mikko Rantanen thriving, is Dallas quietly building a scarier contender than anyone expected?

The Rangers checked the first box by naming a new manager, now comes the heavy lifting.

With major holes on the staff, in the lineup, in the rotation, and across the bullpen, is this the offseason where Texas finally makes the bold moves it needs?

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Ali Jawad
Dallas Cowboys ​Content Creator/Newsletter Writer
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