A few words from the Godfather

A few words from the Godfather

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The biggest mistake Nico made wasn't just trading Luka, it was handing him to the Lakers

The biggest mistake Nico made wasn't just trading Luka, it was handing him to the Lakers

What would you possibly be thinking when you traded him within your conference?

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Mar 07, 2025
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Nico Harrison has been ripped to shreds from coast to coast for his trade of Luka Doncic to the Lakers for Anthony Davis and spare change.

Trading him is one thing and I’ve been around the league enough decades now to sense that general managers know things about players that we will ever know. So the simple fact of trading him might sound incredibly stupid on the surface, but there MAY have been reasons.

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