Luka Dealt to Lakers: Nico Harrison is a Basketball Terrorist

[F Gump]

The Mavs are so bad, they’re hard to watch. Plus, the knowledge that Kidd and Nico basically nuked this team for no apparent reason is hard to swallow. 

I agree with this narrative EXCEPT the part about Kidd -- according to everyone, he had nothing to do with Luka being traded. He was not consulted, did not request it, and didn't have any sayso in whether or not it happened. 

As for what he would have said, if consulted in advance, it's hard to know. There's no benefit (and huge downside) for him to blast his own FO while he works here. He's basically declined to offer any opinion and kept his head down and tended to the job of continuing to coach. When asked, he deflects by saying, 'I'm the coach, I just work at who they give me.' 

Given what people have said about the way the trade went down, it was all Nico, given free reign by Dumont. Nico didn't tell Kidd either.