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I think the thesis that Nico doesn't expect or plan to be here very long is a complete misread of what Nico said, and that misread is skewing the conversation into ideas that don't exist. 

The NBA  is a world where NO ONE has an extended shelf life in any particular job. BUT admitting that (which is all Nico did, for both himself and Kidd), isn't an expression of WANTING or even EXPECTING to leave. 

Nico took a big chance, no doubt. He put his neck on the line in this one. It has to make the Mavs better. But I don't get any sense he's wanting to be elsewhere, and think he's saying to himself, 'You all hate me now, but you'll thank me later.' And whether he's made the right call will determine his own future.

That's fair enough. He did say that he thought this move was good for now and the future of the Mavs. 

However, the only "future" consideration that I can see in this move is that he doesn't want to be hitched to Luka long term, and he doesn't want to pay Luka. The trade itself doesn't address the future like trades of superstars typically do. 

He did mention most likely not being around twice. There are GMs that have good long runs with a team. Do you think it's odd that he'd mention that twice? Seems like "not being here long" was on his mind. He didn't have to bring it up at all.