Luka Dealt to Lakers: Nico Harrison is a Basketball Terrorist

[hakeemfaan]

Trying to make sane from the insane is a fruitless endeavor. 

This is really the first time in 30 years where I've missed Mavs games. The empty seats in the stadium tells the same story. The front office was so wholly incompetent that they truly didn't understand the fallout from trading the most beloved guy since Dirk. They really thought fans would just be able to move on. They truly believed that we would've been excited to get AD and thought we had a better chance to win.

There are just so many ways to look at this situation where you come away baffled every time with a new angle of pure insanity. 

I truly, truly hope they are panicking over there in Mavs HQ. I want them to be looking at spreadsheets, seeing their revenue halved, and wonder "was it all worth it?".

I want Nico to sweat every time he steps near the AAC. I want Nico to be so uncomfortable where he starts to question his daily routine that allowed him to get on this path of trading away Luka. Moving on can't begin until Nico is fired. He will be publicly humiliated for the rest of his life.

Honestly to me, Luka being beloved is secondary.  Dirk had many attributes I identified with. Luka, other than his insane talent and having that alpha dog mentality, had very few personal traits I liked. Then again I am a 50+ goober. Younger Gen would look at it differently. 

To me it is a lack of fiduciary duty to the fans that bothers me. If your vision is short term then be bold and ask for both Bron and AD Or walk away.  AD doesn’t make this specific roster better than Luka in the short term and when you are trading for a 32 year old, you are not looking at the long term anyway. 

Else the vision should have been picks galore and some young talent who have been taken high in recent years and have the chance to take it to the next level. I am not even looking at undisputed young stars like SGA or AE. Give me a Wagner or a Sarr/Coulibaly or a Castle/Vassel/Sochan or a Scottie Barnes and a boatload of picks 

To me moving on from Luka at this particular stage made no sense given we had a legit chance to win it all. However if you are making that move at least it has to be for a clear short term upgrade or something to bank on for the long term.  Not seeing either of that is why this is so frustrating.