Luka Dealt to Lakers: Nico Harrison is a Basketball Terrorist

[hakeemfaan]

This could be BS, not sure. But, if true, the Mavs' problems could be even bigger than we thought. 

https://youtu.be/UzNxr7JCoz0?si=7McokemGamteYWL2

None of us will ever know unless Nico talks. 

I am not doubting the Adelsons didn’t want to pay.  However was that based on Nico telling them that Luka was not worth it? What if the GM told the owners that this is exactly the type of player for whom the supermax was created?  This is the same GM who apparently fired all of Luka’s closest confidants. So it’s not like he was on great terms with Luka. 

If ownership were fully behind this then why not open the process to all teams. If they were fully aware then they knew the backlash they would get anyway.  Open it up and live with the risk that Luka doesn’t agree to anything and walks out and they get nothing.  The other side is they could have ended with a far better deal. 

How does this explain the leak that 100% came from the Lakers camp gloating how a better deal was in place but Pelinka negotiated it down after expressing concerns of Luka being a drunk and overweight?  

How does this explain the press conference where Nico seemed completely out of touch?  How does this explain him taking shots at Luka after trading him?  Did the owners force him to act like that?

Not giving a pass to the owners at all but Nico had a twinkle in his eye in that presser. Certainly didn’t seem like someone whose career reputation had gone down the drain because ownership forced his hand.