The Mavs look like they ready to get Nico up outta Dallas-Update He's fired

[Cladyclad]

I didn't realize Nico could make trades without permission from Adelson/Dumont.

Either the owners are extremely naive, in which case they need to sell the team to more competent people OR they wanted Luka gone but had different reasons from Nico (not wanting to pay the supermax, being less invested since the casino/arena ain't getting approved etc).

If Nico is so dumb yet was able to convince them to trade Luka, a cash cow that JUST got you to the Finals....should Mavs fans really want them owning the squad?

That's my issue. Getting rid of Nico doesn't mean shyt if the ownership is that bad. They jacked up ticket prices AFTER trading Luka and when the whole fanbase was pissed.

Was Luka really a cash cow though?

 

[jwinfield]

But I hate how powerful white men always get to skate away without blame.

Who isn’t blaming ownership?

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

Was Luka really a cash cow though?

Was he a cash cow?

The only other player that generated more money over the last decade* for their respective team is Steph.

That’s what makes this stupid ass bu-bu-but owners didn’t want to him the supermax narrative hilariously contradictive. The supermax is nothing compared to what he had and would have continued to make the franchise. Even from a base fiscal standpoint, the difference between what they’re paying AD now and what they would be paying Luka once his new contract kicked in, would be negligible.

That’s before we take into account all the loss in revenue trading Luka cost them (sponsorship deals, ticket sales, merchandise, playoff run etc), the x-amount of salary expenditure on players whom are less effective without Luka, AD sitting in street clothes instead of playing and all the other monetary folds they took for granted that Luka was the breadwinner of.

 

[good pups]

Was Luka really a cash cow though?

for the money the mavs make on their own (like ticket sales and corporate sponsorships), yeah, they're making a significant amount less than before. like they had a 24-year streak of selling out the arena that ended this season.

 

[good pups]

i'm guessing it's a relatively small piece compared to what they get from like, the TV deal money, but definitely not nothing

 

[Cladyclad]

for the money the mavs make on their own (like ticket sales and corporate sponsorships), yeah, they're making a significant amount less than before. like they had a 24-year streak of selling out the arena that ended this season.

that don’t sound like a cash cow. That look like a fanbase that is pissed at the organization.

like for instance if Luka got hurt for the year in a Dallas uniform and wasn’t traded. They still sell out whether he played or not.

 

[duckbutta]

Who isn’t blaming ownership?

Who is? The chants were "fire nico" not "sell the team"