05-13-2025, 07:13 AM
(05-13-2025, 06:25 AM)Dundalis Wrote: Even if this was rigged and Nico knew about it, not a chance in hell Nico should get any credit for it whatsoever. One of the major issues I have is that Mavs fans completely forgive Nico, and welcome him to remain at the helm making critical decisions for the teams future. The guy who says he only cares about the next 3 years, and oh well to whatever happens after that. I still have zero certainty that Flagg is definitely even gonna play a single minute in a Mavs jersey because Nico is still the one making decisions. In fact when you watch how nonchalent Flagg's reaction was to Dallas getting pick 1, I think it's because he knows that if he's going to a team with a FO that will trade a 25 year old top 5 NBA player at the drop of a hat, why should he feel comfortable coming to this team.
Cooper Flagg DID NOT look overjoyed. He's going to be the number one pick. Had to be thinking "uh-oh". It wasn't a secret how fans feel about management in Dallas, and what management put their players through, by extension. Welcome to the shit-show, Cooper! Probably thinking "No thanks." One more reason job one is to fire Nico. Fans don't trust him. Morale will go up, and healing can begin. Whether the trade was on Nico, or not, the perception is, it was on Nico. It will never be proven that the league put Luka in LA, so the official story has to be, it's on Nico.