Jeezus. Let's stop whining about the league already. We made a deal with the devil and got our chip. Let's just be satisfied that we don't have blue balls, like a lot of other franchises that got close, but no cigar (OKC, Stockton-Malone Jazz, etc...).
In some ways, the crazy player movement is great for the league, because different franchises get their shot a glory every few years if they manage things properly. Golden State was a total fluke because Curry was injured early in his career and signed an obscenely below market contract that enabled the Warriors to sign Durant during a once-in-a-lifetime cap spike.
The main things we should be worried about are the sponsorship dollars that tilt the playing field towards big markets, and the slimy stuff going on with Klutch Sports with a growing army of players being loyal to Lebron and each other. The "team up" movement is somewhat un-controllable by the league.
That said, I'm a bit shocked that Kawhi ended up being a huge recruiter type of guy, but Lebron made it such that elite players have to compete on the court, and in the boardroom to secure their legacies. The other thing that's un-controllable is a guy like Ballmer finding other ways to pay an elite player (looking at you, Uncle Dennis). It's pretty clear that Kawhi, Uncle Dennis and the Clippers were in cahoots all year long.
In some ways, the crazy player movement is great for the league, because different franchises get their shot a glory every few years if they manage things properly. Golden State was a total fluke because Curry was injured early in his career and signed an obscenely below market contract that enabled the Warriors to sign Durant during a once-in-a-lifetime cap spike.
The main things we should be worried about are the sponsorship dollars that tilt the playing field towards big markets, and the slimy stuff going on with Klutch Sports with a growing army of players being loyal to Lebron and each other. The "team up" movement is somewhat un-controllable by the league.
That said, I'm a bit shocked that Kawhi ended up being a huge recruiter type of guy, but Lebron made it such that elite players have to compete on the court, and in the boardroom to secure their legacies. The other thing that's un-controllable is a guy like Ballmer finding other ways to pay an elite player (looking at you, Uncle Dennis). It's pretty clear that Kawhi, Uncle Dennis and the Clippers were in cahoots all year long.
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