I think with Dame, he wanted to be loyal but team wasn't doing their part. The not trading #3 was just the final nail showing POR were leaning towards rebuild. Dame has never had a real shot in POR based off that roster construction.
They did the right thing. They absolutely did NOT owe it to Dame to trade Scoot (and Sharpe and more picks) for a mid upgrade like Anunoby or Derozen. Which is the kind of deal that was being offered. Just like how they don't owe it to Dame to give him to Miami for scraps.
He should’ve never resigned if he cared about actually competing. He wanted the bag and he got it. I’m not mad at it because I would probably do the same if i were in his shoes but he wanted to make it work and it didn’t happen.
Actually Harden did not give it his all when he played for the Nets his second year. Numerous games you can see him showing little effort and not hustling just begging for the team to trade him. Kyrie actually gave it his all when he played, but that was when he played.
It's appalling just how often players quit on the floor and get away with it in the NBA. (Vince Carter refusing to RUN on the court with the Raptors after his trade demand may be the most pathetic example of all and of course they got nothing for him.)
The saddest part is, I don't even see kids idolizing NBA players anymore. With everyone requesting a trade, stars don't stay long enough with a franchise in a particular city for people to form a connection with that star. Odds were always slim, but it seemed like all of my friends wanted to make the NBA at some point because stars like Carmelo had that influence over us.
What does it do tho? The players still get away with this sht. To mkae matters worse, most old heads/media gonna take the players side because "player empowerment!". It's crazy.
@@Xhanx11 It means Harden cannot be signed to any professional team if he refuses to suit up for hia current team which is the Sixers. Check out Bobby Marks' take on this.
How is Kawhi Leonard not even brought up in this video when he's the one who started this trend by sitting out most of the 2017-18 season and going AWOL from the team and then trying to force a trade to LA in the summer? Spurs got pennies on the dollar from Toronto thanks to him saying he'd only play for LA after sitting out the season.
Great point and while Kawhi hasn’t done that since he was traded from the Spurs, it seems like he only plays when he wants to. I’m not saying his reported injuries aren’t legitimate because I’m sure they are. However, I think he’s definitely milking them. Players who have the injury history that Kawhi has usually are less effective because of it. Kawhi, on the other hand, looks just like the two-time Finals MVP superstar he was in San Antonio and Toronto every time he plays. That leads me to believe that his injuries are not as serious as they’re reported to be and that he basically decides when he wants to play.
@@johngittings4673 The Spurs told him he has a degenerative knee condition and he didn't want to believe it. Which is probably where the static started. I hated him trying to paint the Spurs as rushing him back though when they tried to officially shut him down for the season and then his camp went and told ESPN Kawhi would be back in a couple of games. It was right before a big ESPN game against either OKC or Golden State, I forget which.
@@chilldoc9638 Lakers never offered the Spurs anything close to what they offered New Orleans for Davis. The offer was like Ball, Hart, and Deng's contract, no thanks.
GMs/Owners are too scared to force players to stick-out their contract & play for them--the team; NBA is too scared to hold players accountable; It's really hard to prove that a player is purposefully holding-out or throwing games/their play to force a trade. Etc. This is all whhhhhhyyyyyyyyyyy, Andy‼️
The NBA as a league has rules but the trades are team issues not league issues. The league will continue wether their traded or not. You don't get to be a team owning billionaire without understanding how to manipulate contracts.
Sooooo nobody is gonna talk about how many players the Sixers have lost due to bad management? Jimmy Butler, Ben Simmons, James Harden, potentially Embiid. At what point is it not the “disgruntled” players
Jimmy left because he knew he wasn't going anywhere with Embid and Simmons. They're lazy, injury prone, lack mental and physical toughness. As big as those two are they should be DOMINATING in their position and they don't. Embid last year whined and cried to get a regular season MVP award, then after getting it, quit on his team in the Eastern Conference Finals. Simmons has basically been in street clothes more than on the court since Jimmy left Philly. And Harden has become a team hopper who whines and pouts and quits when he doesn't get his way, a regular season player who constantly falls short in the playoffs. Sometimes it is the PLAYERS that are the problem and not just management.
@@drasconboy63491. You literally can’t say that dawg. Any other word would have sufficed. 2. Ben was ran out of town for a lack of effort in improving his game. No city deserves what Ben did to Philly. 3. Jesus Christ bro. LYNCH ?!
Something similar happened in US history. Woodrow Wilson's VP, Thomas Marshall, was urged to forcibly assume Presidential powers when Wilson became incapacitated. He was left in the dark about the severity of Wilson's condition, but he didn't want to forcibly assume power as it would've set a precedent. With the Sixers and Harden, this rule has never been used before so the Sixers could set precedent if they wanted to, but that opens the floor for other teams to do it too in the future.
I just want to clarify the rule for those still scratching their heads: the Philadelphia 76ers, by rule, can retain James Harden's free agency rights IF he does not play a game within the first 30 days of the 2023-24 NBA season. In other words, he will NOT be a free agent at the end of the season, and will have sat out for nothing. It will be completely up to the Sixers whether or not they wish to renounce Harden's free agency rights next summer if this plays out. If not, James might need to "suck it up" and play the 2024-25 season in Philly on a qualifying offer just to finally get free from his obligations. This is not a new rule, and has always applied when a player is in the last year of their contract. Part of the reason it is referred to as a "contract year." 🏀📜💰
It's hard to feel too bad for teams when they cut players without even a heads-up or a discussion if they want to. They also make hundreds of millions of dollars every year so they're fine, even if they don't have any team success.
That’s not how AD’s situation came about. He let Pelicans know that he wasn’t going to sign an extension and then requested a trade. He was willing to play after he recovered, but it was the PELICANS who sidelined him until they were fined by the league.
I really hope the Sixers use that clause to release Harden and prevent him from signing anywhere else without their permission. Someone needs to drop the hammer down to stop these players just demanding a trade when they're unhappy even under contract.
So if Damian Lillard came out and said he would never play for a franchise with his GM running it and they used that clause to release Dame would you say the same thing🤔 considering that Damian is literally the only bright spot of Portland. If a player is unhappy why keep them on the team it’s not like there gonna do anything . If a player is unhappy 99.9 percent of the time it’s because the team isn’t willing to do anything to help them win now there are cases where some players just bail but I don’t think that clause is the answer maybe surround the player with talent 🤷♀️
@@elliteMonkeygamingthey CAN'T use the clause on Dame. The clause ONLY applies to NBA players who are in the final year of their contract. That's why James Harden is in a unique situation. 🏀
@@elliteMonkeygamingDame was loyal to Portland FOR YEARS. He gave it all to them, the organization did little to surround him with a team to compete. The only similarity between him and Harden is the request for a trade to a specific team,that move makes the GM's work way too difficult. Because of that the acquiring team would give you peanuts instead of something good. In general I think players became too greedy, players empowerment is a good thing, but not to the point of controlling and deciding everything. Owners gain a lot from them, but even the opposite is true. Meanwhile the fans have to see all this drama and sometimes save some money to see their fav players and them failing on the same fans with load management and BS like that
It’s a good thing he’s never getting that max contract ever again But like it’s absolutely damaging for the Sixers , that team is never going to win a chip now because of this setback
Personally, I would rather that no player can be traded without their consent. Or some restrictions on trades,,like you cannot be traded twice on the same season.
Imagine your boss tells you if you take a pay cut for a year they’ll get you help and repay you next year. Then they don’t get the help nor do they repay you. You’d go public about it too.
"generating interest" doesn't always equate to ticket sales or viewership. It's like when an Instagram influencer tries to pay their bill with "exposure."
If the 76ers do not trade harden and keep him the teams around the league will be put on notice and the owners and teams will slowly start to get more control from the players and we won’t have players acting bratty and organizations like you said bending to the players every demand
Agreed. No "player" should be able to request (I mean force) 3 trades in 2 years. We need a rule that decreases the value of your contract with each trade request. 10% for the 1st, 20% the 2nd, 40% for the 3rd and so on & so forth. James Harden is the worst kind of dude to be in the league. I'd never want him on my team.
The NBA needs to do something cause with James Harden being difficult, Damian Lillard being stuck in limbo when it comes to him getting traded, Bradley Beal to the Suns, ETC. This is getting out of hand.
"Recent playoff history"?? The dude has flamed out in playoffs his entire career. Why take it so easy on him? It should be open season on this clown. Come on Philly fans, I thought you guys were ruthless. Give him the business.
Players wanting out has always been part of the nba, the difference is that because of social media it gets overblown right now. I blame the 24/7 media
Nah nah nah Dame always wanted to stay with Portland, BUT THE MEDIA! Has always said that HE SHOULD request a trade from Portland when he never wanted to do it! Dame only did it because the media wouldnt stop talking about him and requesting a trade. Stephen A smith, Kendrick Perkins etc have all said that dame should request a trade, dame should WANT to go to Miami… go look it up!
This is a bit of revisionist history. Anthony Davis didn't ask out and sit out of games, he was on an expiring contract and basically told FO that when it does expire that he will walk out this summer. He didn't sit out games, in fact, he was healthy and got DNPs instead with the intention of lowering his market value.
People wanted Damian Lillard to leave Portland and go compete elsewhere and then they get mad when he actually attempts to do so. Shits funny as hell man...
@@atsk3281 It's probably moreso that Damian Lillard was loyal, waiting for Portland to be contenders again, and then they go into rebuild mode, at seemingly the tail end of his career, and draft a kid who's expected to replace Lillard after he's gone. I'd be frustrated too if I was in Lillard's position. It's in the Trailblazer's best interest to trade Lillard if they're going to rebuild, but think of it like honoring your old man's last request. "We will (try to) trade you, is there any team you'd like to go to?" All that said, I still don't like that players 'demand' out as often as it has happened the past few years. They sign a contract, but apparently all it does is define how much they earn. What do I know, though; I'm just a random guy with a different viewpoint.
Everyone loves the drama around super star player "empowerment" (entitlement*) until it happens to their team. Franchises getting pushed back years due to ridiculous trade demands nowadays. So harden opts IN to his contract to play for Philly, and then decides he wants to be moved and keep his money. I'm hoping the new cba rules will at least get a better grip on this situation. Adam Silver is a joke of a commissioner
I'd love to see this same energy directed towards the owners and management. Everyone always criticizes the players when it comes to finances but never examines the ownership and the system itself. But I bet you're a good employee make sure to keep those boots clean Andy .
If you’re a fan of a team with a disgruntled big dollar contract guy, you’re pissed at the guy forever. I don’t want one of these guys on my team either. I don’t care how many games are won. These guys are super toxic to us home town fans. .
Tbh, the NBA don't need to step in. These stars forget that, in order to win, the winning culture and the chemistry should be there on their new team. Only the AD traded have worked so far, but teams that respect the culture and the process end up winning, just like Miami, Milwaukee or Denver, even if they don't match their opponents talent.
Kawhi was successful as well pulling it off. I know people tend to have mixed opinions on who was in the right or wrong, Kawhi or the spurs. Either way he sat out, forced a trade and won the very next season. I feel like stuff like what AD and Kawhi did encourages players to attempt these types of things. Considering they were able to get what they want, win a championship, retain their value if not increase it and end up on the team they wanted to be on.
nobody's hating on Lillard. i dont know where you get that. maybe some media outlets hate on him but they are just doing their job. not one single nba fan hates on Lillard, event in Portland
Yeah I don’t really think it’s good for the league. At the same time though, I see both sides. If what James said is true, then his long term friend lied straight up to his face and he even took a pay cut because of his trust in his friend. But James has done this for three teams now, I don’t think a player should be allowed to constantly get out his contract because he doesn’t like it there. Look at Dame, for a decade the man did everything he could for Portland, and when they drafted Scoot, I think he finally thought it’s close to impossible to win in Portland, due to the front office not wanted to compete for a Championship. With James, yes he played great in the first two games of that Celtics series and they would’ve probably been swept had he not went for forty, but as the second best player on the team, having less than ten points in a elimination game is horrible. Along with your age and you constantly asking out, I don’t see any team and especially a coach wanting to put up with said behavior. If this was the first time, obviously they would help James out, but three times? Come on bro. Also that new Cba rule completely changes everything for him in a bad way.
@@geronimopratt7976 he requested to be traded from the Warriors to the 76ers because the team was losing and he would’ve rather play in his hometown. allegedly Chamberlain was either promised part of ownership or to coach the team for the 76ers. the owners said no and he requested a trade back to the west coast partially because of his attraction towards white women and fulfill his indulgent lifetime. Kareem even requested out of Milwaukee. and asked to be traded to either New York (his hometown) or LA (where he lived during his college years). the difference between these two and James is that they delivered on their promises. they brought their respective teams to the finals and won the chip. James hasn’t done that. come on bro…..use context….it’s right there. also those guys wanted out for personal reasons. Chamberlain wanted out to fulfill his dream of being treated like a white man. and Abdul-Jabbar wanted to be in an area that reflects his own personal beliefs. Harden wants another no lose situation and when it doesn’t work out, he quits like a baby.
@@markjackson6431chamberlain and jabbar weren’t quitters. Harden is a quit because he can’t have anything his way. Milwaukee wasn’t gonna ride with Jabbar beliefs at the time.
Lilliard really put his foot in his mouth with his past comments about loyalty and commitment. You shouldn't be saying those things, because as you get older, your goals change. He is not wrong for wanting to leave, but it sure makes him look dumb with his comments of the past.
@@unlockedaccount He just put his foot in his with his past comments. We're all guilty of making decisions for tomorrow without much thought today. He's welcome to leave and my comments won't stop him.
in the case of harden, it seems like he is not contented on the team he joined in the past 3 years. maybe if he didn't have issue with houston and brooklyn, people will view this sixers mess as an anomaly or an outlier. at least for lebron, even though he is been with different teams and a LeGM, he is finishing his contract obligations.
To me the most concerning part is that the drama which has very little to do with the game of basketball is becoming more popular than the actual sport. And the drama itself is heavily biased and often fabricated to suit one narrative. As for the star players asking out - as long as they are the employees they really shouldn't be receiving any pampering from the league, teams or fans. They are paid a lot of money to play at the highest level for consumers entertainment and by refusing to play they are actively damaging basketball aspect of the NBA.
Players have taken this route more commonly now. These guys sign super maxes and then request a trade if they hit free agency so they get all the money. Players should not be allowed to request a trade until atleast 50% of the duration is complete especially max contract players. It's unlikely it would come but I like it
I wonder why the league doesn't have any tools to punish unprofessional behavior like that. E.g. post-trade ban i.e. you can demand trade, but in the new club you must sit down for 6 months.
It’s good in the short term. Attention, media, sales. But bad in the long term. It’s impossible for a fan base to truly care about a team that is filled with players that have little to no devotion to winning.
Maybe we're just looking at the problem backwards. It's not up to the players to be better human beings (they are what they are) it's up to the teams to figure out who to take. Guys like Harden or Kyrie, I would NEVER want them on my team if I was running a franchise - well, unless I just want to sell tickets, but we'll imagine I want the title. Harden is a huge player, but he just can't win a title for a team. Because his style of play doesn't suit the playoff, because we know we can't count on him since overnight he can ask for a trade... In short, he's not a guy who wins a title. And he never won. And there is no injustice there. Who are the champions of the last years? Milwaukee, Golden State, Denver. Teams that have a star they can count on (rarely hurt, loyal, don't cause turbulence) The Lakers are really an exception in all of this, and it worked just one year, very special at that.
Solid points, however the Lakers would have likely one that one title in that year or the next, had it not been for the injuries. That being said, don't build franchises on glass cannons! Lol.
@@cameronjohnston7389 Yes, I barely mentioned it but that's part of the thing: often injured superstars have as little interest as those who have no respect for contracts.
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Can somebody explain why contracts aren’t thrown out the window and why money isnt handed out depending on how a player played per game/year, “superstars” included..
i feel like people feel too entitled to stars playing for one team, that "loyalty" talk is total nonsense, sure if you can stay and build a legacy with good management that's awesome but we need to stop trying to character assasinate stars who request trades, it only benefits corrupt and predatory mangement
False. We need to keep players accountable when they sign huge contracts and immediately ask for a trade. If they want out, play the contract out and leave in free agency. I agree that loyalty is nonsense, it is just propaganda to keep good players on bad teams. But I ain't supporting a player who doesn't fulfill the contract he signs
Simply. As in any other business and industry. They should change the contracts, yes, in case the player doesn't play or doesn't come to trainings of his own free will, in order to force the team to trade him, he doesn't have to be paid at all for that period. If the player wants to terminate the contract or requests a trade, the team does not have to pay the rest of the contract. And, if it's the other way around, if the team fires you on its own, then the team pays everything according to the contract.
Tbh i wish that the players would at least honor their contract by still suiting up amd played as best they can rather than siting put like ben simmon or play horrible like harden
Only thing I will say he did quit in the nets he purposely played bad and when things got tuff he left funny thing is ky and kd came back 2 weeks later
I’m pretty sure they had an agreement that Harden was supposed to opt in and get shipped back to Houston shortly after but the Rockets ended up getting Udoka and staying young because those rumors of him going to Houston mid season weren’t out of no where
A guy that scored a grand total of 9 points in a game 7 and is basically an average player thats old has the nerve to feel like the team lied to him. Harden hasnt been a max player for a long time now and he doesnt want to help a team win, he just wants to cash out. Let him cash out in shanghai.
The main problem with the NBA is 100% the refereeing - I didn't stop watching due to certain 'stars' being primadonnas, but I did due to continuous missed/atrocious calls. Teenagers who think they're worth more than they actually are, and having that big of a say on trades can be the second biggest problem.
Can’t be mad at Dame at all. It was one thing for the team to not use the draft pick to get him help, it was a giant middle finger to use it for a ball-dominant guard
A franchise can suddenly trade a player no matter how loyal he is, so a player can request a trade and do anything to meet his demand. When a franchise do their thing, it is business, so with players, it is reasonable with the desire to get a ring. Both of them have their own powers, these thing shouldn't be fixed.
all the "small market teams" talk is really irritating to me, as you can see plenty of smaller markets get talent but when you fail over and over it's only fair for a superstar to leave, players dont just leave for no reason, people need to stop feeling sympathy for predatory or poor management
@@itzwakk335if you think the Kings or Hornets have the same chance of landing someone like Dame over Miami or LA, then you're willfully ignorant. I agree with you on the management aspect though, all teams need a solid front office in order to be successful.
yes that's always been a thing, it'll never change, ever, i dont know why people think that should be the case that charlotte should have the same shot as LA, when LA is historically dominant and a big market compared to charlotte and sac who have been inept for the majority of their existence and are small markets @@elizabethgeorge168
The NBA makes hella money but theyve been ignoring the fact that superstars are ruining the game on and off the field. Sure it creates drama and views but ultimately it diminishes the quality of the NBA overall. They might not feel it now but its these kinda things that will cost them severely if not addressed now. Its been going on for too long and I thought the new CBA rules limited the players power to do whatever.
Some teams have horrible management. It’s not always on the players. Portland never got Dame sufficient help. NOLA tried with AD but most of his career there they were mid until Bougie showed up. Philly keeps mishandling their situations which is making me look at the Ben Simmons thing differently. Not all ownership are wiling to build rapport with their super stars and that’s an issue and overall bad business. That entitlement won’t get you anywhere. The stars are who pay the bills.
Outside of the USA the NBA is increasingly seen as a joke league, but with a lot of money for players to reap, before they return to their home countries ( or continents) to play enjoyable basketball.
well.... first of all.. organizations have the power to trade, waive or cut players as they see fit, too.. in fact the Front Office doesn't even need the player's consent (unless there's a clause)... so players requesting to be traded is fair game just as well.. and any issues concerning contracts are not the fault of the players but of the NBA's regulation framework.. second of all... the Damian Lillard and James Harden situations are not comparable in the slightest.. Dame is a Free Agent at the end of next season (2023/24).. the Blazers must trade him this offseason, if they want something in return.. Dame knows that and it is why he requested to be traded now.. and of course he's pushing for his preferred destination.. that's within his rights as well.. what he can not do is force the two organizations to come to an agreement on the matter, that makes sense for both of them (and Dame)... if they can't find a deal.. he can simply play the season in Portland and then take his talents to South Beach as a Free Agent.. which he probably should have done from the start.. because that's what free agency is for.. the James Harden situation is (mostly) just James Harden being James Harden...although I give him the benefit of the doubt of none of us knowing what was said/agreed between him and the Front Office.. that being said... he as well should have just gone into Free Agency... but by exercizing his option and with that setting a non-negotiable price for his services he made it impossible for the Sixers to find a trade.. at least right now.. there is simply no market for him at that price..
I think it's a shame that players can sit out and not play until their demands are met, but I also think it's a shame how in the NBA, unlike in European football (soccer), player have no saying in trades. If a organization can ship a man to other country for, idk, many years, players should be able to have some power too.
Someone let me know if I’m wrong, but wasn’t the Kyrie situation different? He wasn’t allowed to play in New York and I think Canada due to him not being vaccinated.
Morey thought he can get a haul from the clippers, so he told harden to opt in . Why is everyone blaming harden for opting in ? Morey is the one to blame, he promise hArden he’ll trade him .
I don’t blame lillard, Portland messed up and wanted to rebuild. And if you look at their history they never really spent the money necessary to build around lillard
NBA stars want to choose freedom to move and the most money the can earn. Instead of doing what others do, like Lebron. He didn´t sign max contracts but he always played for the team he wanted.
James took a 14 mil payout last season to help the team so he was obviously promised something on the backend but harden’s the bad guy. Public opinion is so ass sometimes.
They should had put in the cba any player that withholds their services and hurts the team whether that means playing like trash on purpose. Make their contract null and void
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I think with Dame, he wanted to be loyal but team wasn't doing their part.
The not trading #3 was just the final nail showing POR were leaning towards rebuild.
Dame has never had a real shot in POR based off that roster construction.
They did the right thing. They absolutely did NOT owe it to Dame to trade Scoot (and Sharpe and more picks) for a mid upgrade like Anunoby or Derozen. Which is the kind of deal that was being offered. Just like how they don't owe it to Dame to give him to Miami for scraps.
They had in (sorta) 2019 but got Swept it was over after that
Dame was never loyal. He was always about the max paycheck. All these years he gladly took supermaxes while his team underperformed.
He should’ve never resigned if he cared about actually competing. He wanted the bag and he got it. I’m not mad at it because I would probably do the same if i were in his shoes but he wanted to make it work and it didn’t happen.
@@jtthomas7349Then don't tell that man you are going to build a contender around him and you don't do that
Actually Harden did not give it his all when he played for the Nets his second year. Numerous games you can see him showing little effort and not hustling just begging for the team to trade him. Kyrie actually gave it his all when he played, but that was when he played.
It's appalling just how often players quit on the floor and get away with it in the NBA. (Vince Carter refusing to RUN on the court with the Raptors after his trade demand may be the most pathetic example of all and of course they got nothing for him.)
And the media just keep saying Kyrie is the problem…
Harden was always a diva but the thing is now he is past his prime
@@Lethal205 Harden and Irving didn't give a damn.
Harden was never a superstar he is overrated and he is just only an average player
@@Lethal205they were both a huge problem.
The saddest part is, I don't even see kids idolizing NBA players anymore. With everyone requesting a trade, stars don't stay long enough with a franchise in a particular city for people to form a connection with that star. Odds were always slim, but it seemed like all of my friends wanted to make the NBA at some point because stars like Carmelo had that influence over us.
Kids shouldn't be idolizing randos anyway lol. Especially ones that are just playing a child's game for a living.
This is an absolute lie and fucking stupid. Kyrie is a cult icon, these players have more Stan’s than ever
@@mr.kwamid-86_43lowkey agree
lmao
Melo sucks tho. He's so one dimensional and his offense is overrated.
It's a good thing they have this whole withholding service rule in the new CBA.
It’s been in the last 2 CBAs
What does it do tho? The players still get away with this sht. To mkae matters worse, most old heads/media gonna take the players side because "player empowerment!". It's crazy.
@@Xhanx11 It means Harden cannot be signed to any professional team if he refuses to suit up for hia current team which is the Sixers. Check out Bobby Marks' take on this.
@@Xhanx11I haven't seen a single old head defending Harden. They all can't stand him lol
@@Xhanx11Old heads don't like player empowerment nor players sitting when not injured. Just facts, most old heads can't stand harden 😂
How is Kawhi Leonard not even brought up in this video when he's the one who started this trend by sitting out most of the 2017-18 season and going AWOL from the team and then trying to force a trade to LA in the summer? Spurs got pennies on the dollar from Toronto thanks to him saying he'd only play for LA after sitting out the season.
Great point and while Kawhi hasn’t done that since he was traded from the Spurs, it seems like he only plays when he wants to. I’m not saying his reported injuries aren’t legitimate because I’m sure they are. However, I think he’s definitely milking them. Players who have the injury history that Kawhi has usually are less effective because of it. Kawhi, on the other hand, looks just like the two-time Finals MVP superstar he was in San Antonio and Toronto every time he plays. That leads me to believe that his injuries are not as serious as they’re reported to be and that he basically decides when he wants to play.
@@johngittings4673 The Spurs told him he has a degenerative knee condition and he didn't want to believe it. Which is probably where the static started. I hated him trying to paint the Spurs as rushing him back though when they tried to officially shut him down for the season and then his camp went and told ESPN Kawhi would be back in a couple of games. It was right before a big ESPN game against either OKC or Golden State, I forget which.
The spurs could’ve traded Kawhi to the lakers for a better deal but popovich was being petty
@@chilldoc9638 Lakers never offered the Spurs anything close to what they offered New Orleans for Davis. The offer was like Ball, Hart, and Deng's contract, no thanks.
GMs/Owners are too scared to force players to stick-out their contract & play for them--the team; NBA is too scared to hold players accountable; It's really hard to prove that a player is purposefully holding-out or throwing games/their play to force a trade. Etc.
This is all whhhhhhyyyyyyyyyyy, Andy‼️
The NBA as a league has rules but the trades are team issues not league issues. The league will continue wether their traded or not. You don't get to be a team owning billionaire without understanding how to manipulate contracts.
@@geronimopratt7976 owners dont know sheet! Look at Jordan lol. They are just the bank roll, 🌞‼️
Owners don’t give af. They still make a boat load of money
owners are happy , they’re making more and more money every year
No sympathy for owners and players
Sooooo nobody is gonna talk about how many players the Sixers have lost due to bad management?
Jimmy Butler, Ben Simmons, James Harden, potentially Embiid.
At what point is it not the “disgruntled” players
I mean only Jimmy and Harden were because of management
Ben was because of Doc and the fans wanting to lynch him
Gotta trust the Philly process, lol
I think this is a great point. If we dont know whats been discussed behind closed doors its hard to blame it all on the player that wants out
Jimmy left because he knew he wasn't going anywhere with Embid and Simmons. They're lazy, injury prone, lack mental and physical toughness. As big as those two are they should be DOMINATING in their position and they don't. Embid last year whined and cried to get a regular season MVP award, then after getting it, quit on his team in the Eastern Conference Finals. Simmons has basically been in street clothes more than on the court since Jimmy left Philly. And Harden has become a team hopper who whines and pouts and quits when he doesn't get his way, a regular season player who constantly falls short in the playoffs.
Sometimes it is the PLAYERS that are the problem and not just management.
@@drasconboy63491. You literally can’t say that dawg. Any other word would have sufficed.
2. Ben was ran out of town for a lack of effort in improving his game. No city deserves what Ben did to Philly.
3. Jesus Christ bro. LYNCH ?!
There is this NBA rule that could go against Harden its just it never have been used before cause it be terrible for the player
Something similar happened in US history. Woodrow Wilson's VP, Thomas Marshall, was urged to forcibly assume Presidential powers when Wilson became incapacitated. He was left in the dark about the severity of Wilson's condition, but he didn't want to forcibly assume power as it would've set a precedent. With the Sixers and Harden, this rule has never been used before so the Sixers could set precedent if they wanted to, but that opens the floor for other teams to do it too in the future.
I just want to clarify the rule for those still scratching their heads: the Philadelphia 76ers, by rule, can retain James Harden's free agency rights IF he does not play a game within the first 30 days of the 2023-24 NBA season. In other words, he will NOT be a free agent at the end of the season, and will have sat out for nothing.
It will be completely up to the Sixers whether or not they wish to renounce Harden's free agency rights next summer if this plays out. If not, James might need to "suck it up" and play the 2024-25 season in Philly on a qualifying offer just to finally get free from his obligations.
This is not a new rule, and has always applied when a player is in the last year of their contract. Part of the reason it is referred to as a "contract year." 🏀📜💰
It's hard to feel too bad for teams when they cut players without even a heads-up or a discussion if they want to. They also make hundreds of millions of dollars every year so they're fine, even if they don't have any team success.
That’s not how AD’s situation came about. He let Pelicans know that he wasn’t going to sign an extension and then requested a trade. He was willing to play after he recovered, but it was the PELICANS who sidelined him until they were fined by the league.
I really hope the Sixers use that clause to release Harden and prevent him from signing anywhere else without their permission. Someone needs to drop the hammer down to stop these players just demanding a trade when they're unhappy even under contract.
Yeah. I'm usually pro player, but what Harden did was very unprofessional.
So if Damian Lillard came out and said he would never play for a franchise with his GM running it and they used that clause to release Dame would you say the same thing🤔 considering that Damian is literally the only bright spot of Portland. If a player is unhappy why keep them on the team it’s not like there gonna do anything . If a player is unhappy 99.9 percent of the time it’s because the team isn’t willing to do anything to help them win now there are cases where some players just bail but I don’t think that clause is the answer maybe surround the player with talent 🤷♀️
@@elliteMonkeygamingthey CAN'T use the clause on Dame. The clause ONLY applies to NBA players who are in the final year of their contract.
That's why James Harden is in a unique situation. 🏀
@@elliteMonkeygamingDame was loyal to Portland FOR YEARS. He gave it all to them, the organization did little to surround him with a team to compete. The only similarity between him and Harden is the request for a trade to a specific team,that move makes the GM's work way too difficult. Because of that the acquiring team would give you peanuts instead of something good.
In general I think players became too greedy, players empowerment is a good thing, but not to the point of controlling and deciding everything. Owners gain a lot from them, but even the opposite is true. Meanwhile the fans have to see all this drama and sometimes save some money to see their fav players and them failing on the same fans with load management and BS like that
Until the ratings go down, the NBA has no incentive to make a change
Until they go down?
Clearly you aren't paying attention to the ratings at present
It’s a good thing he’s never getting that max contract ever again
But like it’s absolutely damaging for the Sixers , that team is never going to win a chip now because of this setback
never going to win a chip anyway
They aren't wining with Harden.
Weren't gonna win anyways with Harden and Embiid
Bradley Beal having a no trade clause is wild. That should ONLY be for Curry, Durant, Lebron, Giannis and Jokic
tatum over dame is wild
Snuck in Tatum lol
No trade clause is for no one
Teams stop giving that years ago
But the last one to sign one was Bradley Beal
Talking about basketball should only be for the players since they are actually good
Personally, I would rather that no player can be traded without their consent. Or some restrictions on trades,,like you cannot be traded twice on the same season.
Imagine your boss tells you if you take a pay cut for a year they’ll get you help and repay you next year. Then they don’t get the help nor do they repay you. You’d go public about it too.
This happens in Greece all the time
"generating interest" doesn't always equate to ticket sales or viewership. It's like when an Instagram influencer tries to pay their bill with "exposure."
The NBA is the most player-friendly league in North American pro sports, maybe even the world…perhaps it’s too player-friendly though
If the 76ers do not trade harden and keep him the teams around the league will be put on notice and the owners and teams will slowly start to get more control from the players and we won’t have players acting bratty and organizations like you said bending to the players every demand
if any league needs to drop guaranteed contracts, it's the NBA.
Agreed. No "player" should be able to request (I mean force) 3 trades in 2 years. We need a rule that decreases the value of your contract with each trade request. 10% for the 1st, 20% the 2nd, 40% for the 3rd and so on & so forth. James Harden is the worst kind of dude to be in the league. I'd never want him on my team.
The NBA needs to do something cause with James Harden being difficult, Damian Lillard being stuck in limbo when it comes to him getting traded, Bradley Beal to the Suns, ETC. This is getting out of hand.
I think you're 💯 correct about the drama being advantages to the NBA and that's why they don't fix it. Well done, sir.
When the face of the League, as old as he is, is the EPITOME of drama, what else do you expect? 🤷♂️
"Recent playoff history"?? The dude has flamed out in playoffs his entire career. Why take it so easy on him? It should be open season on this clown. Come on Philly fans, I thought you guys were ruthless. Give him the business.
Players are whining too much these days. You sign a contract, you honor it. Especially when you're getting paid tens of millions to do your job.
It's Annoying tbf, When players wanted out and make more cash and forming superteam yet again
Damn right bruh quit being spoiled
2010s to 2020 NBA Superstar+Drama 😅😂😅😂😅😂
Like no more alf***inready
Players wanting out has always been part of the nba, the difference is that because of social media it gets overblown right now. I blame the 24/7 media
Blame the media for force feeding stories.
Nah nah nah Dame always wanted to stay with Portland, BUT THE MEDIA! Has always said that HE SHOULD request a trade from Portland when he never wanted to do it! Dame only did it because the media wouldnt stop talking about him and requesting a trade. Stephen A smith, Kendrick Perkins etc have all said that dame should request a trade, dame should WANT to go to Miami… go look it up!
Force feeding stories to organizations which is typically espn
“A certain amount of player movement is good”. Meanwhile harden, Westbrook and kyrie constantly changing teams every year lol.
Westbrook never asked to leave anywhere other than Houston
@@ColdHoops still a "movement"
@@ColdHoopshe requested a trade out of OKC, Houston and Washington
This is a bit of revisionist history. Anthony Davis didn't ask out and sit out of games, he was on an expiring contract and basically told FO that when it does expire that he will walk out this summer. He didn't sit out games, in fact, he was healthy and got DNPs instead with the intention of lowering his market value.
You meant retain his market value since the Pelicans FO didn't want to risk him getting injured
I miss the days when James Harden was with the Rockets.
The duo of him and Chris Paul was really strong.
Two elite playoff chokers
@@MaxjuliannDamn. 😂😂😂
Harden wouldn't buy n. If the ball wasn't n his hand he wasn't involved n the play
@@dominiquejones3805So he’s not good off ball?
@@fortynights1513 nope
People wanted Damian Lillard to leave Portland and go compete elsewhere and then they get mad when he actually attempts to do so. Shits funny as hell man...
fr. funny how he has dame in the thumbnail but not kd huh
Hypocrite
He’s going to Brooklyn
My thing is the that Dame stayed loyal for the entire time that he was there
All that is nice too. You can't come to say, "Dame was loyal, so he can demand what ever." He also got tons of money from Blazers.
@@atsk3281 It's probably moreso that Damian Lillard was loyal, waiting for Portland to be contenders again, and then they go into rebuild mode, at seemingly the tail end of his career, and draft a kid who's expected to replace Lillard after he's gone. I'd be frustrated too if I was in Lillard's position.
It's in the Trailblazer's best interest to trade Lillard if they're going to rebuild, but think of it like honoring your old man's last request. "We will (try to) trade you, is there any team you'd like to go to?"
All that said, I still don't like that players 'demand' out as often as it has happened the past few years. They sign a contract, but apparently all it does is define how much they earn.
What do I know, though; I'm just a random guy with a different viewpoint.
Everyone loves the drama around super star player "empowerment" (entitlement*) until it happens to their team. Franchises getting pushed back years due to ridiculous trade demands nowadays. So harden opts IN to his contract to play for Philly, and then decides he wants to be moved and keep his money. I'm hoping the new cba rules will at least get a better grip on this situation. Adam Silver is a joke of a commissioner
I hate drama including player empowerment because it’s distracts and ruins the household.
Chris Broussard said if he doesn’t want to play there he shouldn’t have to and I’m like…then don’t sign a contract 😂
I'd love to see this same energy directed towards the owners and management. Everyone always criticizes the players when it comes to finances but never examines the ownership and the system itself. But I bet you're a good employee make sure to keep those boots clean Andy .
If you’re a fan of a team with a disgruntled big dollar contract guy, you’re pissed at the guy forever. I don’t want one of these guys on my team either. I don’t care how many games are won. These guys are super toxic to us home town fans.
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Tbh, the NBA don't need to step in. These stars forget that, in order to win, the winning culture and the chemistry should be there on their new team. Only the AD traded have worked so far, but teams that respect the culture and the process end up winning, just like Miami, Milwaukee or Denver, even if they don't match their opponents talent.
Kawhi was successful as well pulling it off. I know people tend to have mixed opinions on who was in the right or wrong, Kawhi or the spurs. Either way he sat out, forced a trade and won the very next season.
I feel like stuff like what AD and Kawhi did encourages players to attempt these types of things. Considering they were able to get what they want, win a championship, retain their value if not increase it and end up on the team they wanted to be on.
LOL at 0:45 that picture that flew by 😂
nobody's hating on Lillard. i dont know where you get that. maybe some media outlets hate on him but they are just doing their job. not one single nba fan hates on Lillard, event in Portland
Facts and if he don’t get traded he’s going to play for the blazers he won’t do what Harden is doing
Yeah I don’t really think it’s good for the league. At the same time though, I see both sides. If what James said is true, then his long term friend lied straight up to his face and he even took a pay cut because of his trust in his friend.
But James has done this for three teams now, I don’t think a player should be allowed to constantly get out his contract because he doesn’t like it there. Look at Dame, for a decade the man did everything he could for Portland, and when they drafted Scoot, I think he finally thought it’s close to impossible to win in Portland, due to the front office not wanted to compete for a Championship. With James, yes he played great in the first two games of that Celtics series and they would’ve probably been swept had he not went for forty, but as the second best player on the team, having less than ten points in a elimination game is horrible. Along with your age and you constantly asking out, I don’t see any team and especially a coach wanting to put up with said behavior. If this was the first time, obviously they would help James out, but three times? Come on bro. Also that new Cba rule completely changes everything for him in a bad way.
Well lets go back to when Wilt Chamberlain forced a trade and tell me when things changed or what's the difference?
@@geronimopratt7976 he requested to be traded from the Warriors to the 76ers because the team was losing and he would’ve rather play in his hometown. allegedly Chamberlain was either promised part of ownership or to coach the team for the 76ers. the owners said no and he requested a trade back to the west coast partially because of his attraction towards white women and fulfill his indulgent lifetime. Kareem even requested out of Milwaukee. and asked to be traded to either New York (his hometown) or LA (where he lived during his college years). the difference between these two and James is that they delivered on their promises. they brought their respective teams to the finals and won the chip. James hasn’t done that. come on bro…..use context….it’s right there. also those guys wanted out for personal reasons. Chamberlain wanted out to fulfill his dream of being treated like a white man. and Abdul-Jabbar wanted to be in an area that reflects his own personal beliefs. Harden wants another no lose situation and when it doesn’t work out, he quits like a baby.
@@markjackson6431chamberlain and jabbar weren’t quitters. Harden is a quit because he can’t have anything his way. Milwaukee wasn’t gonna ride with Jabbar beliefs at the time.
9:45
Man if only there was this way to talk to teams and choose where you want to play freely without any repercussions…
Good Point, I think people enjoy talking about the NBA then actually watching an NBA game. Hence all these superstars moving is good for NBA business.
Agree
I hope everyone has a great day
Lilliard really put his foot in his mouth with his past comments about loyalty and commitment. You shouldn't be saying those things, because as you get older, your goals change. He is not wrong for wanting to leave, but it sure makes him look dumb with his comments of the past.
this comment was why he was so reluctant to leave
@@unlockedaccount He just put his foot in his with his past comments. We're all guilty of making decisions for tomorrow without much thought today. He's welcome to leave and my comments won't stop him.
But sign the contract tho
You signed up you honor it
@@dreamcage1801 He did. He should've just kept quiet about the situation.
@@Kazmir_Camphor correct
in the case of harden, it seems like he is not contented on the team he joined in the past 3 years. maybe if he didn't have issue with houston and brooklyn, people will view this sixers mess as an anomaly or an outlier. at least for lebron, even though he is been with different teams and a LeGM, he is finishing his contract obligations.
Players have WAY too much power
Yess they ain’t LBJ
2:22 haha "suited up" I see what you did there
I don’t know why franchises bend over backwards for these toxic players who don’t win.
To me the most concerning part is that the drama which has very little to do with the game of basketball is becoming more popular than the actual sport. And the drama itself is heavily biased and often fabricated to suit one narrative. As for the star players asking out - as long as they are the employees they really shouldn't be receiving any pampering from the league, teams or fans. They are paid a lot of money to play at the highest level for consumers entertainment and by refusing to play they are actively damaging basketball aspect of the NBA.
Players have taken this route more commonly now. These guys sign super maxes and then request a trade if they hit free agency so they get all the money.
Players should not be allowed to request a trade until atleast 50% of the duration is complete especially max contract players. It's unlikely it would come but I like it
Well it's just like what Philosopher Jagger once said, "You can't always get what you want."
I wonder why the league doesn't have any tools to punish unprofessional behavior like that. E.g. post-trade ban i.e. you can demand trade, but in the new club you must sit down for 6 months.
It's not loosing the league money. If the owners see that this is hurting their bottom line, then they'll do something.
@@Sephiroth766 what if E.g. Damian leaves PTB and match attendance in Portland drops? That's an issue worth looking at
I have never seen a player so delusional as Harden is right now, the guy still thinks he deserves a supermax extension
"Basketball is the biggest drama in all major sports"
Futbol fans: 😂😂😂😂 dafuq tol
The only drama soccer fans deal with is overpaid players joining oil tycoons and drunk fans rioting in the stands.
It’s good in the short term. Attention, media, sales. But bad in the long term. It’s impossible for a fan base to truly care about a team that is filled with players that have little to no devotion to winning.
Maybe we're just looking at the problem backwards. It's not up to the players to be better human beings (they are what they are) it's up to the teams to figure out who to take.
Guys like Harden or Kyrie, I would NEVER want them on my team if I was running a franchise - well, unless I just want to sell tickets, but we'll imagine I want the title.
Harden is a huge player, but he just can't win a title for a team. Because his style of play doesn't suit the playoff, because we know we can't count on him since overnight he can ask for a trade... In short, he's not a guy who wins a title.
And he never won. And there is no injustice there.
Who are the champions of the last years? Milwaukee, Golden State, Denver. Teams that have a star they can count on (rarely hurt, loyal, don't cause turbulence)
The Lakers are really an exception in all of this, and it worked just one year, very special at that.
Solid points, however the Lakers would have likely one that one title in that year or the next, had it not been for the injuries. That being said, don't build franchises on glass cannons! Lol.
@@cameronjohnston7389 Yes, I barely mentioned it but that's part of the thing: often injured superstars have as little interest as those who have no respect for contracts.
0:27 Bulgarian football is largely fed by the gambling industry, the elite football division, the cup of our country and many more are named after casinos and it is not just about one sport in our country, there is no sport in our country that cannot be bet on by casinos or betting sites to have no stake in them or advertise in one form or another
Nobody puts down time and money to watch a general manager play basketball. Know your worth, know your value and fight for it.
Philly has Simmons all over again 💀
Congrats Andy on getting to half a mill subs. Don't worry, you'll get to a mil in a blink of an eye😊🤜
Can somebody explain why contracts aren’t thrown out the window and why money isnt handed out depending on how a player played per game/year, “superstars” included..
Harden could’ve signed for 47 million this past season but he signed for 33 million for the sixers I know he mad as hell rn
From what I heard if he’s doesn’t report to camp and possibly play… they can block him from being a free agent
i feel like people feel too entitled to stars playing for one team, that "loyalty" talk is total nonsense, sure if you can stay and build a legacy with good management that's awesome but we need to stop trying to character assasinate stars who request trades, it only benefits corrupt and predatory mangement
False. We need to keep players accountable when they sign huge contracts and immediately ask for a trade. If they want out, play the contract out and leave in free agency. I agree that loyalty is nonsense, it is just propaganda to keep good players on bad teams. But I ain't supporting a player who doesn't fulfill the contract he signs
this a fair take that i agree with mostly@@MrE_
@@MrE_if these players are willing to accept the consequences that comes with not upholding a contract then i don’t really see a problem
@@MrE_ So players have to honor their contract but teams can cut and trade players when they feel like it?
The NBAPA sought more control and the owners fearing a lockdown capitulated. Now its out of control and its hard to put the genie back in the bottle.
Simply.
As in any other business and industry.
They should change the contracts, yes, in case the player doesn't play or doesn't come to trainings of his own free will, in order to force the team to trade him, he doesn't have to be paid at all for that period.
If the player wants to terminate the contract or requests a trade, the team does not have to pay the rest of the contract.
And, if it's the other way around, if the team fires you on its own, then the team pays everything according to the contract.
Tbh i wish that the players would at least honor their contract by still suiting up amd played as best they can rather than siting put like ben simmon or play horrible like harden
Every year a "star" demands out of somewhere
Cue the guy saying “He can’t keep getting away with it”
Only thing I will say he did quit in the nets he purposely played bad and when things got tuff he left funny thing is ky and kd came back 2 weeks later
The fans pay the bills. The fans are in charge.
I’m pretty sure they had an agreement that Harden was supposed to opt in and get shipped back to Houston shortly after but the Rockets ended up getting Udoka and staying young because those rumors of him going to Houston mid season weren’t out of no where
A guy that scored a grand total of 9 points in a game 7 and is basically an average player thats old has the nerve to feel like the team lied to him. Harden hasnt been a max player for a long time now and he doesnt want to help a team win, he just wants to cash out. Let him cash out in shanghai.
The main problem with the NBA is 100% the refereeing - I didn't stop watching due to certain 'stars' being primadonnas, but I did due to continuous missed/atrocious calls.
Teenagers who think they're worth more than they actually are, and having that big of a say on trades can be the second biggest problem.
Can’t be mad at Dame at all. It was one thing for the team to not use the draft pick to get him help, it was a giant middle finger to use it for a ball-dominant guard
A franchise can suddenly trade a player no matter how loyal he is, so a player can request a trade and do anything to meet his demand. When a franchise do their thing, it is business, so with players, it is reasonable with the desire to get a ring. Both of them have their own powers, these thing shouldn't be fixed.
These superstars are ruining the league. The CBA will have to change again and it's only going to continue to hurt small market teams.
all the "small market teams" talk is really irritating to me, as you can see plenty of smaller markets get talent but when you fail over and over it's only fair for a superstar to leave, players dont just leave for no reason, people need to stop feeling sympathy for predatory or poor management
@@itzwakk335if you think the Kings or Hornets have the same chance of landing someone like Dame over Miami or LA, then you're willfully ignorant. I agree with you on the management aspect though, all teams need a solid front office in order to be successful.
yes that's always been a thing, it'll never change, ever, i dont know why people think that should be the case that charlotte should have the same shot as LA, when LA is historically dominant and a big market compared to charlotte and sac who have been inept for the majority of their existence and are small markets
@@elizabethgeorge168
Man the Owners are gonna have a field day in the next CBA.
I don’t think the league is gonna change this drama
Well they should because it’s being disrupted
The NBA makes hella money but theyve been ignoring the fact that superstars are ruining the game on and off the field. Sure it creates drama and views but ultimately it diminishes the quality of the NBA overall. They might not feel it now but its these kinda things that will cost them severely if not addressed now. Its been going on for too long and I thought the new CBA rules limited the players power to do whatever.
Some teams have horrible management. It’s not always on the players. Portland never got Dame sufficient help. NOLA tried with AD but most of his career there they were mid until Bougie showed up. Philly keeps mishandling their situations which is making me look at the Ben Simmons thing differently. Not all ownership are wiling to build rapport with their super stars and that’s an issue and overall bad business. That entitlement won’t get you anywhere. The stars are who pay the bills.
Brilliant. I love the Harden situation. They deceived him. Legal or not that's not cool.
Harden said max money, max effort 😂
Outside of the USA the NBA is increasingly seen as a joke league, but with a lot of money for players to reap, before they return to their home countries ( or continents) to play enjoyable basketball.
The NBA should be a 1 on 1 league, since that’s already what it is for the players
well....
first of all.. organizations have the power to trade, waive or cut players as they see fit, too.. in fact the Front Office doesn't even need the player's consent (unless there's a clause)... so players requesting to be traded is fair game just as well.. and any issues concerning contracts are not the fault of the players but of the NBA's regulation framework..
second of all... the Damian Lillard and James Harden situations are not comparable in the slightest..
Dame is a Free Agent at the end of next season (2023/24).. the Blazers must trade him this offseason, if they want something in return.. Dame knows that and it is why he requested to be traded now.. and of course he's pushing for his preferred destination.. that's within his rights as well.. what he can not do is force the two organizations to come to an agreement on the matter, that makes sense for both of them (and Dame)...
if they can't find a deal.. he can simply play the season in Portland and then take his talents to South Beach as a Free Agent.. which he probably should have done from the start.. because that's what free agency is for..
the James Harden situation is (mostly) just James Harden being James Harden...although I give him the benefit of the doubt of none of us knowing what was said/agreed between him and the Front Office..
that being said... he as well should have just gone into Free Agency... but by exercizing his option and with that setting a non-negotiable price for his services he made it impossible for the Sixers to find a trade.. at least right now.. there is simply no market for him at that price..
I think it's a shame that players can sit out and not play until their demands are met, but I also think it's a shame how in the NBA, unlike in European football (soccer), player have no saying in trades. If a organization can ship a man to other country for, idk, many years, players should be able to have some power too.
Someone let me know if I’m wrong, but wasn’t the Kyrie situation different? He wasn’t allowed to play in New York and I think Canada due to him not being vaccinated.
You’re correct!
@peterakinrinade8536 Gotcha. And that’s reasonable right? I don’t think I remember him missing games other than the vaccine.
@@wg5331nah he took a 10 or so game sabbatical to spend time with family in 2021
@@richborn6700 I can get that. We all of our religious freedoms.
Morey thought he can get a haul from the clippers, so he told harden to opt in . Why is everyone blaming harden for opting in ? Morey is the one to blame, he promise hArden he’ll trade him .
I don’t blame lillard, Portland messed up and wanted to rebuild. And if you look at their history they never really spent the money necessary to build around lillard
If a player tell me he gonna sit out he getting fined heavy , the ticket sales don't matter it is the respect
NBA stars want to choose freedom to move and the most money the can earn. Instead of doing what others do, like Lebron. He didn´t sign max contracts but he always played for the team he wanted.
The nets never had kyries back lol
James took a 14 mil payout last season to help the team so he was obviously promised something on the backend but harden’s the bad guy. Public opinion is so ass sometimes.
O don’t feel bad for Portland at all they have had a top 2 point guard for a lot of years but haven’t built a team around him
Super max should be for players will stay in one team for the rest of the contract. No trades
Jaylen Brown your next video Andy Hoops 🙏🙏🙏
It’s just business. You gotta do what you gotta do.
it just sucks that the second the nba takes initiative is for the only player who deserves to be traded to where he wants...
Too much power given to these Primadonna NBA players
I stopped watching the nba because of the drama. I casually keep up with it now after years of being super into it.
They should had put in the cba any player that withholds their services and hurts the team whether that means playing like trash on purpose. Make their contract null and void