02-10-2026, 04:39 PM
(02-10-2026, 03:55 PM)RoyTarpleysGhost Wrote: You put this way better than I would have. Well done haha. I think it was the free agency summer of 2019 when Cuban/Donnie and the Mavs and Mitch Kupchak and the Hornets were the two teams waiting for the moratorium to expire to discuss free agent deals. The other 28 teams had already discussed things using back channels. Nico was hired ONLY because he had those back channel connections through Nike.
I don't think Cuban ever intended Nico to be the head basketball decision maker without anyone to overrule him. The way the entire saga unfolded, it ended up being the worst case scenario. The guy that was hired for his connections was suddenly running the team.
Dumont and Adelson know nothing about basketball. They don't care about basketball. They are the typical billionaires that are a blight on humanity. When they have $10 billion dollars, their only focus is turning it into $20 billion dollars. When they have $100 billion dollars, their only focus is turning it into $200 billion dollars. Maybe I'm unAmerican but I don't worship billionaires like a segment of our society. They are bad people.
To me, being a fan is more than just the chances of winning a title. Having these people own the team is embarrassing.
So all Billionaires are bad people? Well there’s a rational well reasoned and experienced take. SMH