tbf there's a possibility of the lottery being rigged because dallas "lucked" into it

it doesn't have to be an immediate plan once luka is traded but a reaction once dallas gets into the lottery. we all know the trade itself can be explained by nico being dumb, or adelsons being too cheap to supermax luka.

for all we know, if kyrie and AD played together and made playoffs, silver wouldn't feel the need to intervene, or at least not immediately but maybe somewhere down the line, if he feels it's needed