MAVS NEWS:

[Jmaciscool]

I'm with you 99% of the time, but this is absurd and utter BS. Good grief.

If the Mavs miraculously got the #1 pick, they are grabbing Flagg, keeping him, and then figuring out how to navigate the rest of the roster. He's the sort of player you alter your plans for.

It would be an interesting exercise, frankly, so see what came next. Considering where this franchise has fallen, Flagg's probably a billion dollar difference to their future prospects as a franchise over the next decade. And I'm firing Nico and hiring a different decision-maker to mastermind the path as my first move.

I think at the very least, even in a world where Nico tried to trade that pick for someone like KD (or some other "win-now" player) then the ownership wouldn't sign off on it.

It seems logical (which may mean it's not true in this case...) that the ownership isn't going to rubber-stamp approve every single move Nico puts in front of them anymore.  

I don't think they know basketball at all and were relying on Nico's "expertise" and just blindly approved his vision because they thought it would win, quickly blow over, etc.  I would assume his job security is currently riding on how this pans out in the very near future (and right now it's not looking so good).

But maybe that's wishful thinking on my part since I desperately want Nico gone.