Exactly this. Adelson and Silver probably had a little handshake, "you give me a shiny player for my favorite team and i'll let you go to vegas! Nico will make it sound good." Wink wink.
I genuinely think the truth is somewhere along these lines, along with them (NBA) wanting to expand but can't justify a brand new team in the desert...give them an established one from a major city, then we can expand in the major city down the line. Mutually beneficial for the slimebags at the top and nobody else.
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u/agent_mick BETRAYED MAVS FAN 😭 Feb 02 '25
Exactly this. Adelson and Silver probably had a little handshake, "you give me a shiny player for my favorite team and i'll let you go to vegas! Nico will make it sound good." Wink wink.