NorthCoastBias
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What an incredibly stupid sport.
He did this 1 day before life changing money.
The next time I get asked why I don't watch the NBA anymore I'll link them to this postHoly shit has there ever been this big of a douchbag in any sport in history? Signs with the nets, a overachieving hungry young team with an outstanding coach
Has them gut that core to sign Kyrie
Has the coach fired
Has them gut the rest of that core in a trade for Harden
LEAVES
And ofc has a two of the best teams in the league as his “preferred destinations”…
Does he have a no trade clause? Nets need to take a stand and just send this asshole to the Kings or whoever gives the best offer.
They don’t owe him shit he royally fucked over their franchise
I’ll add that apparently nets just traded a first for Royce Oniel? Like literally hours before the trade requestThe next time I get asked why I don't watch the NBA anymore I'll link them to this post
Not only is it incredibly rare for a player of Durant's caliber to be moved in a deal, but what makes him all the more valuable as a trade chip is that he signed a four-year contract extension that kicks in this week -- meaning that a team that acquires Durant will know they'll have him through 2026.
The next time I get asked why I don't watch the NBA anymore I'll link them to this post
I'm all for "player empowerment" and I don't think this sort of player movement hurts the casual fan's perception of the NBA...but too many fan bases of at least half of the league's franchises are burned by these sorts of moves a lot more than they benefit from them. The NBA is supposed to have parity through the cap and its rules - so that it's not like MLB let alone Euro soccer where a few teams can outspend everyone else. But if the players increasingly do things like demand trades with more than a year left on their deal or refuse to play in certain cities - it will make a lot of fans feel like a few players and franchises control everything. In fact, I have a lot less hope for building a contender in Cleveland now than I did in the late 90s.The NBA will get a lot of headlines over the next couple of days, and a lot of hardcore fans will be thrilled at all the discussion. But long-term, this kind of thing is bad for the overall popularity of the sport
Exactly this, the nba is just too big compared to other American sports such as baseball or football, even soccer doesn’t really have this problem. Most money comes from casual fans and foreign markets, casual and foreign fans love the drama and the constant player movement. But hardcore fans of a certain team or fans from a teams city suffer immenselyI'm all for "player empowerment" and I don't think this sort of player movement hurts the casual fan's perception of the NBA...but too many fan bases of at least half of the league's franchises are burned by these sorts of moves a lot more than they benefit from them. The NBA is supposed to have parity through the cap and its rules - so that it's not like MLB let alone Euro soccer where a few teams can outspend everyone else. But if the players increasingly do things like demand trades with more than a year left on their deal or refuse to play in certain cities - it will make a lot of fans feel like a few players and franchises control everything. In fact, I have a lot less hope for building a contender in Cleveland now than I did in the late 90s.
I don't think this stuff hurts the NBA's overall casual fanbase too much. But for people who really root for their home team, it may.