There may not be a basketball player on the planet that's hotter than Quentin Grimes right now.
The Philadelphia 76ers' recently acquired guard has been on an absolute tear during the month of March, and he turned in another gem of a game on Monday night during Philly's overtime loss to the Houston Rockets. Grimes now has two 40+ point games this month and is averaging 32.6 points per game over his last five contests.
He dropped a career-high 46 points on Monday along with 13 rebounds––also a career high—and although he wasn't able to lift the Sixers to a road victory, his performance was more than enough for fans of the Dallas Mavericks to question general manager Nico Harrison's decision to trade him.
Grimes was dealt to the Sixers in exchange for Caleb Martin, a move which has looked like an utter disaster in hindsight. Grimes has flourished as a primary scoring option for the depleted 76ers while Martin has yet to score double-digit points in a single game for the Mavs.
Fans on social media took aim at Harrison after Grimes's 46-point outing, and they had plenty to say.
QUENTIN GRIMES HAS SCORED 30+ POINTS ONCE AGAIN, NICO… 💔
pic.twitter.com/xlHwIAAXVR
— Kyrie Center (@kyriecenterig) March 18, 2025
Quentin Grimes with ANOTHER 40-point game for the 76ers
Nico Harrison is the worst GM in NBA history
— Mavs Film Room 🐴🎥 (@MavsFilmRoom) March 18, 2025
quentin grimes is special man
they keep talkin bout the luka deal
but they needa also be on nico for dat awful caleb martin trade
— Coach Rome (@Rome_Beast) March 18, 2025
Nico Harrison traded Luka Doncic & Quentin Grimes, so they both decided that they were going to make him look more trash by the game 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/YlSLDPEN38
— HeroOfTheDay (@Hero_OfThe_Day) March 18, 2025
It feels like the Basketball Gods have turned Quentin Grimes into a force just to prove a point to Nico Harrison
— Dan Greenberg (@StoolGreenie) March 18, 2025
This sounds crazy, but I truly don’t feel like Nico Harrison has got enough hate for what he did to the Mavs at the deadline…
All the Luka stuff is absolutely justified, but trading Quentin Grimes, a legitimate NBA scorer, is the cherry ontop to the worst deadline of all-time
— Josh Reynolds (@JoshReynolds24) March 18, 2025
If Nico Harrison only did the grimes trade it would be a horrible year
— Karan (@ksenguptaa) March 18, 2025
Since leaving the Mavs, both Grimes and Luka Doncic have absolutely thrived in their new surroundings, while Dallas may be on the verge of forfeiting games due to myriad injuries. Harrison's popularity will continue to crater so long as Grimes keeps playing at such a high level, having proven to be a more than capable bucket getter.