Luka Dealt to Lakers: Nico Harrison is a Basketball Terrorist

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https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/maveri...-christie/

“I understand why they would be shocked, initially,” Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison told The News. “But I do believe that we positioned ourselves to win now and also win in the future.

“And that’s ultimately the goal and why we’re here. It’s one of those things where it’s my job to make the tough decisions that put our goals first and foremost.”

“We really feel like we got ahead of what was going to be a tumultuous summer, him being eligible for the supermax and also a year away from him being able to opt out of any contract,” Harrison said. “And so we really felt like we got out in front of that. We know teams, they’ve had it out there, teams have been loading up to try to sign him once that comes available.”

This reeks of the Bulls FO arrogance when they said organizations win titles. They are still searching for a generational star 25 years later.  This reeks of the Cowboys FO arrogance, when the GM said tons of coaches can win a championship.  They are still searching 30 years later 

In the NBA you win titles by being lucky to land a generational alpha. Things might not work out and you might want to move on but you call all teams. Calling one or two teams as it is coming out now is not it. You put it out to all teams and see which team blinks. When a player like Luka is out there to be had, even owners get into the mix and will pressure their GMs. Owners know the value of a generational star and the publicity he brings. Mere titles don’t do that. Spurs won 4 titles and no one else other than their fan base cared.