Luka Dealt to Lakers: Nico Harrison is a Basketball Terrorist

[hakeemfaan]

Not to excuse any of this craziness...but just thinking about the logic behind the trade return.

1.  Let's say as an organization, you decide you don't want to be in the Luka business anymore.

2.  Ownership says we don't want to rebuild. 

Which other top 20 or 25 players in the NBA can you trade for that fit with Kyrie, Klay, Kidd, etc?    Is there another alpha out there available in a trade for Luka Doncic?  I know theoretically his value is higher than Ja Morant, Anthony Edwards, etc but would those teams move those guys?  Could you do better than Jaylen Williams and a boat load of OKC picks?   Franz Wagner and a boat load of picks.  Stephon Castle and picks wont fit with Kyrie and Klay.  Same with Darius Garland and picks. 

3.  Still inexcusable they don't get all the picks and pick swaps the Lakers have.

As a GM you first call all teams. Sure it will get out but as others have said it’s not like everyone is happy now. 

This seems like they focused on AD and that’s it because in Nico’s dumb brain he thinks of fandom as something that can be placated by a banner. That’s now how fandom works. Not for a team that has a banner anyway. We wanted to see Luka get it here.  If not, and you want to move on, then get some younger players and a ton of picks. I don’t enough about the cap to see what works but Sarr, Bilal and a Wiz FRP with some other matching salaries. Ask Boston if they would consider a Jaylen or a Tatum. Ask Minny if they would consider Ant.  Ask Cleve about Mobley. Ask Orlando about Banchero or Wagner. Ask Detroit about Cade. 

They traded a generational alpha for an older, fragile non alpha who seems to play in a stupor. LeBron had to ask him consistently to be more aggressive. 

This is criminally inept.