Shaolin Fantastic wrote:
View Post
It's not an owner vs. slaves thing. And it has nothing to do with fans wanting to restrict player's freedom of choice in their careers and legally negotiating the best situation for themselves. It's a complex problem. Money alone, is no longer the big swing factor in keeping your franchise player. Players can make that up in other ways, or the lesser amounts are still so massive that it doesn't even matter anymore.
That said, OKC's owner has only himself to blame. They tried to low-ball Harden and screwed up a potential dynasty greater than the Warriors. In hindsight, Harden's contract would have been a huge bargain when the salary cap spiked. Why didn't genius GM Presti anticipate that? OKC tried to get Harden to take the the "Spurs Way" discount and it backfired. Same thing is happening with PG and Westbrook - they are thrilled to unload contracts to get out of the tax. There's rich and then there's Ballmer rich.
Comment