Luka Dealt to Lakers: Nico Harrison is a Basketball Terrorist

[BigDirk41]

I think a final appearance, or a close WCF appearance will keep him protected. It isn't a massive failure in either those cases.

You are probably right as far as being protected, but anything less than a championship this year with what he has done is a massive failure imo. He stated he's only concerned about the next 3-4 years. Multiple championships is the only acceptable outcome for this fiasco and I don't see it with the current team. Maybe I'll feel different after Thursday because I expect this team to look drastically different than what we currently see. That may be another all star level player or multiple really good role players. I don't think the current structure gets out of the 2nd round and possibly not the first round depending on matchup. This team will absolutely have to be top 4 to have a chance in the playoffs. They traded our cold blooded assassin. We aren't winning every series on the road ever again.