He may be liberal, but I don’t think he’s stupid in business.
He signed Lamar Odom, and getting Nerlins Noel looks like another stupid move.
You’ve got him pegged. He’s raising his profile—and the profile of the Big Baller Brand—by association, which is an effective technique. He plays the part of an easy-to-hate blowhard, just like one Donald J. Trump. I don’t care for Ball, but he’s crazy like a fox.