Luka Dealt to Lakers: Nico Harrison is a Basketball Terrorist

[KillerLeft]

You’re on the right track. Nico didn’t have a choice. That was a very nervous man on the podium. Nico made a “business decision” like they say about a player who moves to avoid getting posterized. The mobbed up casino moguls made him an offer he couldn’t refuse. He gets to keep his career and probably a promotion. This wasn’t about basketball at all. It’s about tens of billions tied to a casino entertainment complex.

I disagree with this. I think this is a man who believes that his team needs a two way big, like AD, to compete...MORE than they need Luka Doncic. I don't think the new owners are following closely enough to even care, tbh. This is Harrison's toy, and he is playing with it like a fan who just bought the latest version of NBA 2K. If you're looking for a conspiracy deeper than that, I don't believe it's there to be found. I think this is simply a multi-millionaire being given the keys to an NBA franchise without any experienced oversight from someone who understands what this is going to do to the franchise, the city, and the fans. 

Harrison WANTED to do this. I think that's really, really clear. 

It was also clear (overtly stated with a laugh, actually) that neither Harrison nor Kidd care one bit about anything past the next 3-4 years, as they don't expect to have their jobs that long. THAT is the worst thing about all of this. It indicates that he in no way, shape or form "understands the magnitude of all of this." Who pays for this shortsighted approach? The people who care enough about the Mavericks to follow them for decades and spend a sizable portion of their free time discussing them in communities like ours on any platform, that's who.