02-09-2025, 10:58 AM
(This post was last modified: 02-09-2025, 11:00 AM by hakeemfaan.)
Fans are demanding answers not just of their thought process on why they traded Luka but also on why the trade was done this way I have seen some answers on the latter as well and it doesn’t make any sense and speaks to an utter incompetence on both their parts.
I also totally disagree with RTG and Winter on the nature of their answers. The NBA is more of a player’s league than most sports. Stars on other teams are already talking about the decision to trade Luka and how it sobers them this is. a business. Is any ifuture stud going to be wooed by this GM and management group? So as it is it is bad but then to come and laugh at it during a press conference or utter totally tone deaf comments like Dumont is doing is ridiculous and I do have a huge problem with it. It is not just unprofessional ( the same thing they are accusing Luka of being) but it further minimizes chances of anyone good in the future wanting to come here unless they have no other choice.
Contrast what Dumont has said and how Nico behaved in the press conference with with what Anthony Davis said. That was as good a statement as I have seen and I will always root for him. If a player who is not even running an assets driven business and has nothing to lose can come out with such a nuanced statement, the GM and owners can do much more than continuing to embarass themselves.
The reality is they most likely can’t because they both now realize that Pelinka played them for fools and their vanity doesn’t allow them to blame themselves.
I also totally disagree with RTG and Winter on the nature of their answers. The NBA is more of a player’s league than most sports. Stars on other teams are already talking about the decision to trade Luka and how it sobers them this is. a business. Is any ifuture stud going to be wooed by this GM and management group? So as it is it is bad but then to come and laugh at it during a press conference or utter totally tone deaf comments like Dumont is doing is ridiculous and I do have a huge problem with it. It is not just unprofessional ( the same thing they are accusing Luka of being) but it further minimizes chances of anyone good in the future wanting to come here unless they have no other choice.
Contrast what Dumont has said and how Nico behaved in the press conference with with what Anthony Davis said. That was as good a statement as I have seen and I will always root for him. If a player who is not even running an assets driven business and has nothing to lose can come out with such a nuanced statement, the GM and owners can do much more than continuing to embarass themselves.
The reality is they most likely can’t because they both now realize that Pelinka played them for fools and their vanity doesn’t allow them to blame themselves.
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