This week in the NBA, we saw interesting trades, blowout wins and closely fought games. Along with that, we saw three bobbleheads emerge.
Nico Harrison
The first non-player to be featured as a bobblehead is Nico Harrison. He is the general manager of the Dallas Mavericks, and on Saturday, Feb. 1, he might have made a case for himself not to hold the position anymore.
Harrison decided to get rid of 25-year-old superstar Luka Dončić and ship him off to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis, Max Christie and a first-round pick in 2029.
While Davis is not a bad player and can produce at a high level if needed, he is headed toward the tail end of his career at 31 years old. Davis has also had a series of injuries that have hindered his potential throughout his career.
Christie is not a bad player either, but it feels like the Mavericks got barely anything in return for their generational superstar — making Harrison a bobblehead.
Max Strus
On Tuesday, Feb. 4, the Cleveland Cavaliers looked to make a statement against the reigning champion Boston Celtics. Cleveland has looked good so far this year, and going into the game, they had played the Celtics twice with each team getting a win.
Cleveland lost the Feb. 4 game to the Celtics at home 112-105 and a big reason for that was Max Strus’ performance.
Strus played 29 minutes and was only able to amass 2 points on 1-4 shooting going 0-2 from three, six rebounds and one assist. You would expect a little bit more production with the time he was on the court. If he had done more, maybe Cleveland would’ve beat Boston and Strus wouldn’t be a bobblehead.
Strus did, however, have a bounce-back game vs. the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday, Feb. 5.
Paul George
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Paul George has had many nicknames throughout his career: PG, PG-13 and Playoff P. This week, he can add another one: bobblehead.
George has had an iffy year with the Philadelphia 76ers. He has not played to the best standard and it showed on Feb. 5.
While George was coming back from a five-game absence due to injury, he still played 32 minutes and was only able to post 9 points on 3-11 shooting in a loss to the heat. Not his best game, but George will look to shake the bobblehead title off when the 76ers play the Detroit Pistons on Friday, Feb. 7.
Rodney Prunty is the sports editor for the Daily Lobo. He can be contacted at sports@dailylobo.com or on X @rprunty05
