Because he lucked into Flagg? How was them getting the pick his "vision"? Had they won their play-in game against Memphis they'd be the 8th seed, which I'm sure Nico was trying to make the playoffs at the very least to justify making the trade. And as for Flagg, again we don't even know if he's gonna equal Luka who has 5 straight 1st team All NBA selections and a Finals appearance under his belt. Flagg is nice but pump the brakes on that right now. You guys keep mentioning Flagg when he isn't in the trade.
yes, luck or not- he got cooper flagg AND anthony davis out of dealing Luka Doncic, that's a win- if he was a white man they'd call it 8D chess.
His firing was an overreaction- are they forgetting he "built" the roster that Luka "carried" to the finals and essentially flipped Brunson for Kyrie in the first place??? People were unsettled at a player of Luka's caliber being dealt like a 2nd option but he'll never win a championship if he keeps cheating the sport physically.
and as for Cooper Flagg- he's going to be good, really good- great even, there's no doubt about that.