"To trade AD four months after the Luka trade for KD will be a massive PR nightmare. "
I can imagine a scenario where Nico can defend this realistically (at least internally) now that Cooper Flagg is a Maverick. Getting Flagg changes the roster so dramatically that fixing the front line is only possible through a trade.... and that's entirely true. It comes with a lot of media attention, but if Nico weds himself to Flagg's development and makes that his mission in public and private, he can get away with this.
And let's face it, there's nothing Nico can really do anyway. He's persona non grata no matter what happens or how the rotation changes.
But it would be a PR nightmare for the owners. That's why I don't expect it. Because even though it may be a reasonable move, it's too big, too messy, and to much publicity coming on the heels of Doncic. I doubt the owners would OK something like this coming from Nico. They're probably too exhausted as it is. Flagg is a positive vibe now. A big AD trade might kill it.
If it did happen, they would likely have multiple meetings internally, and go through all the analytics and every imaginable public relations scenario. It wouldn't be anything like the Luka trade.
I can imagine a scenario where Nico can defend this realistically (at least internally) now that Cooper Flagg is a Maverick. Getting Flagg changes the roster so dramatically that fixing the front line is only possible through a trade.... and that's entirely true. It comes with a lot of media attention, but if Nico weds himself to Flagg's development and makes that his mission in public and private, he can get away with this.
And let's face it, there's nothing Nico can really do anyway. He's persona non grata no matter what happens or how the rotation changes.
But it would be a PR nightmare for the owners. That's why I don't expect it. Because even though it may be a reasonable move, it's too big, too messy, and to much publicity coming on the heels of Doncic. I doubt the owners would OK something like this coming from Nico. They're probably too exhausted as it is. Flagg is a positive vibe now. A big AD trade might kill it.
If it did happen, they would likely have multiple meetings internally, and go through all the analytics and every imaginable public relations scenario. It wouldn't be anything like the Luka trade.
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