He lowballed Billups and didn't have a backup plan. That wasn't smart. I do agree Gilbert is doing more for LeBron than I think ANY other owner would ever do. I cant name another owner whose gonna cave in on LeBrons every demand like Gilbert has. That's a huge reason why I think this LeBron leaving talk is useless.
I tend to agree with your last statement as well. No team that won 73 games should be able to sign KD. That was a historically game changing move, and I don't think ANY team will have the ability to match their firepower.
Maybe he didn't have a backup plan. But I'm not sure you can lowball a guy who has zero front office experience. Billups is a smart guy but not many bosses will offer massive money without experience.
I mean Kobe is smart and knows the game but does that make him a good team president? I don't think so.