As LeBron continues to age....one has to wonder how AD reflects on all this. He’s got as much skin in the game as anyone. AD could’ve grown with Zion and formed the most devastating front-court in NBA history, but he opted to follow LeBron and Rich Paul’s lead.....may go down as one of his worst decisions ever.
Gotta give Steve Ballmer some credit. He’s taken an albatross of a franchise, and made them more desirable than the Lakers, who are owned by one of the cheaper families in NBA.
I think a large part of the equation for FA’s is whether ownership has an appetite to go deep into luxury tax if necessary. You think Ballmer is scared of that? Fuck no.
Jeanie Buss? Fuck yes. She’s not going to do it.