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How could Nico be fired when DuPont wanted Luka traded????

I would Pay to get that exclusive interview with Nico when he gets fired. Why was Luka traded and what really happened?

 

Shams'fficial

He gone

Thanks for Luka

 

Fall Guy.
Great show in the 80s, but not so great for those who are forced to take the blame.

 

Hire Nico. Assistant to the GM.

 

No surprise

He got set up by the owners

 

Yeah the new owners were not ready to pay Luka the max so Nico takes the fall

 

i kinda feel bad for him. i actually don't think he was forced into the luka trade. i think it was his idea. it was a catastrophically bad idea.

that said, i can see that he just felt like luka wasn't of the right mindset to win big (lots of people here said that, too), and he thought getting an all-nba guy in return could keep them afloat in a way that would help the fans move on.

then they lose kyrie and have all the other injuries, and he'll never get a chance to see if his vision could actually work (again, people here thought it could, too).

i'll be very curious to see what he does next. will he leave the business (probably)? go back to nike/other related/supporting industries?

one of the weirdest things to me is that he really nailed a few things before the luka trade (e.g., getting gafford and pj washington), and then he just downard spiraled. like, the grimes and a 2nd for caleb martin deal is almost as bad as the luka trade, lol.

whatever, dallas couldn't move on until he was separated from the franchise, imo. they really just need to bring in an outsider to remake the basketball ops and build around flagg and lively, imo.

 

I imagine that AD must be going, oh s***!!! I'm going to get traded again!

 

i think rich paul is saying AD is tight with the owner right now, so i'm guessing he's been told that's not the current plan?

it should be the plan. for everybody's sake. AD will never be accepted there and will just be seen as "not luka".

 

Thank you nico!

 

Laker fans defending Nico

 

Others?

 

Knecht + 2031 1st + 2032 2nd + 2032 swap enough for Ellis?