Luka Dealt to Lakers: Nico Harrison is a Basketball Terrorist

[KillerLeft]

Apart from just how the trade was executed, to me there is zero agreement with anyone who finds no fault with Nico’s and now Dumont’s  maturity and words post the trade.

I agree they have handled this pretty poorly. It would have been a PR disaster if they had know what they were up against, and it seems like they didn't, so it was even worse than it had to be. 

At the same time (and I believe this to be RTG's point), they MUST tell at least some of the truth here, specifically BECAUSE of what they're up against with fan perceptions. It's a lose-lose situation. Take the high road, and it's indefensible to trade away a 25-yo phenom. Tell us why you traded him, which is difficult to do without trashing the kid, at least a little, and they're not being sensitive enough to the situation, to the fans' attachment to Luka, or to Luka himself, who has contributed an unbelievable amount to the team and city, despite the flaws they're forced to talk about. 

I wouldn't say I "find no fault" and sorry if that specific wording of RTG's post or my agreement with said post is a deal-breaker for you. I just agree with RTG that it's kind of refreshing that the franchise is no longer owned by the dude who has Dennis Rodman living in his house and goes bar hopping with Chandler Parsons while discussing which free agents to target and now has a Governor who is willing and able to make decisions like this. I really feel that way. If this is the wrong decision (and it really might be - I have no issues with anyone convinced it is), then I have to be ok with that. I do agree that it all could've been handled better, but I don't have an issue with the specific quotes we're discussing today. I really don't. I think he's giving us the clearest picture possible of why this happened without all out trashing Luka, which is what we've been asking for.