11-06-2025, 05:53 PM
(11-06-2025, 05:21 PM)Chicagojk Wrote: I have been thinking about this like it is the zapruder film. Did Nico make a public comment after the Kidd extension? They weren’t pictured together this summer right? They did join Flagg in a press conference. Kidd plays the political game well, but I do wonder if something is there. Kidd comparing this to the babe Ruth trade and saying the fans have a right to voice their opinion is right, but I am just wondering if their is a power play going on.
As much as I want Nico gone, I don’t think a Kidd with more power is a much better alternative.
Not sure tbh. The Locked On guys implied that there was definitely some stuff behind the scenes that made them pretty confident that Nico/Kidd aren't on the same page, but I don't think they went into the specifics.
I could see a world where Kidd was not happy with the Luka trade but went along with it at the time because he didn't have much choice. Then over the summer the Knicks came calling and now Kidd has a shiny new extension. No one came calling for Nico (not surprisingly) and he did not get a new extension like Kidd, so maybe Kidd is flexing a bit now since he's in a safer position relatively speaking.
But that's just speculation on my part, who knows what's really going on since most of what comes out of the Mavs these days is silence or delusions.