Luka Dealt to Lakers: Nico Harrison is a Basketball Terrorist

[Smitty]

Please don't forget that it wasn't just the trade, but the very small return for Luka that demonstrated Nico's incompetence.  GMing is about managing assets, including getting an adequate return in trades.

wab

Absolutely. Nico will be judged on the entirety of the trade based on results, just like any GM is. If it fails, he’s let go. If he builds a team that wins the championship, he will have been proven right.

I’m just as upset about the trade as most of you. My point was that his job is to win a championship. I don’t know about you, but I also watch the Mavs in the playoffs with the hope that they win it all…

I think they had the team around Luka to do it. Then the Cavs happened. I don’t think the Mavs beat them with a healthy Luka. We already know they weren’t close to the Celtics. This new version of the Mavs may or may not be competitive either. I hope we get the chance to see.