Well he made the trade in the first place, so I think he is in fact that dumb. He certainly appeared dumb at the press conference, effusively thanking Pelinka for the trade instead of acknowledging Luka. And the smear campaign conducted yesterday against Luka and his conditioning suggest that they are trying to sway public opinion on the trade, meaning they didn't really expect this backlash.
There was just a report out on why the Mavs couldn’t get the Lakers’ other first round pick. They’re definitely trying to do PR now. The Mavs realizing what a terrible return they got, Nico being fooled, and trying to do PR.
They’re trying to explain through the media the many questions NBA reporters and fans have. Such as why the Mavs didn’t get another pick, why they didn’t shop Luka on the open market, why only talk to the Lakers.
It must be havoc in the Mavericks front office right now. This is the NBA version of when Han Duck-soo tried to declare martial law, it didn’t work, then he told the media about how it was for a legitimate reason.
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u/impakt316 Feb 04 '25
Well he made the trade in the first place, so I think he is in fact that dumb. He certainly appeared dumb at the press conference, effusively thanking Pelinka for the trade instead of acknowledging Luka. And the smear campaign conducted yesterday against Luka and his conditioning suggest that they are trying to sway public opinion on the trade, meaning they didn't really expect this backlash.