Luka Dealt to Lakers: Nico Harrison is a Basketball Terrorist

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Here's a question:

Cuban is saying all the right things right now, a little off the radar, and without overtly bashing his new partners too much, but he has found little ways of making it clear he wouldn't have done this. Did he see this coming? Is that one of the reasons he sold?

Think about the news that the Celtics were potentially to be sold coming out like a week after they won the Finals. That was about looking forward to this 2nd apron Hell, realizing they'd have to tear down a championship team, and not wanting to be the most hated men in Boston, if you believe most people's interpretation of that news (though I admit I haven't followed the story much since this season started).

Did Cuban just not want to be the guy who A) traded Luka to avoid giving him the super max or B) couldn't build a decent team around a super max'd Luka due to those 2nd apron problems (or even just a lack of funds in general)?

Serious question.

I don't think Cuban (if still the owner) would have traded Luka, because (a) Luka sells tickets, and (b) Cuban is a major jock-sniffer.

I feel Cuban was not a good GM, so I don't value his feedback. And let's remember that when it came to negotiating, Cuban was one of the worst. Nor do I trust Cuban to be objective - he's taking shots because he thinks he knew it all, and they don't care to hear what he has to say.