Mavs fans tryna throw Kidd under the bus now, even though he looked completely shell-shocked during the first press conference.
Lotta these cac fans NEED to believe Nico acted solo.....because it confirms what they already think: that a Black man in a front office role is incompetent and a white man is better suited for the job. I get Lakers fans riding with Pelinka, but most white Mavs fans are convinced Nico acted solo. They want AND need to believe the narrative that Cac Pelinka used his smarts to outfox the breh with zero help.
They don't even want to consider the alternatives. They just want to put it on Nico and Kidd and they'll probably add Mike Finley to the list too...any Black or Black-adjacent front office breh is going to get the heat.
Guarantee if Donnie Nelson was still GM and this trade happened, they would be 100% laser focused on Adam Silver.
Flashy blue suit, anti-white, arrogant DEI hire. That's what they really need to believe.
Adam Silver, Nike, Nico, Adelson. Dumont....all of 'em got a hand in this shyt. Kidd probably complained about Luka being lazy but ain't no way he'd want him traded unless they were getting Wemby and like 5 FRP's.