Comments on: NBA Owners Want To End The ‘Prima Donna’ Era

By: Mr.BD

Mr.BD — Mon, 11 Jul 2022 16:12:07 +0000

I am all for players having power over their career. But they have proved they have too much now which its what is going on in Brooklyn. The whole thing with KD and Kyrie is a mess and like Truth said the team is at fault because they created it. Owners are not going to get this resolved in the next CBA. They are going to have to just get together and agree among themselves and stop letting these players run all over them. Otherwise like DJ said contracts are useless.

By: Truthiz1

Truthiz1 — Mon, 11 Jul 2022 12:37:18 +0000

In reply to Wil.

In the NBA, the superstars giveth, and the superstars taketh away. They have more power than ever, and flex it more frequently than ever. Which might be good for the cause of player autonomy but not great for team-building. […] S.I. H/t:Wil

Not great for team building at all. It’s out of control and the owners have nobody but themselves to blame for it!

By: Truthiz1

Truthiz1 — Mon, 11 Jul 2022 12:29:29 +0000

Is it time for the superteam concept to die and for multiple superstars to stop attempting to stack the deck by creating lopsided teams designed to steamroll over the rest of the league? Is it time for owners to stop handing star players the keys to their “Lamborghini’s” only to cry in shock when the stars wreck the “car” beyond recognition? And finally, is it time for players to learn the lesson that their word is their bond and to not sign a contract unless they’re prepared and willing to honor it to term? […]- DJ

Okay. I’ll start with the easy answer first. Yes! Yes! Aaaand you’re darn Skippy!

By: Wil

Wil — Mon, 11 Jul 2022 11:49:41 +0000

Sports Illustrated:

In the last five years alone, nine stars have forced trades, including two who did so twice: Harden and Paul George. Even for a league that has championed player empowerment, this is a jarring, destabilizing trend.

“It’s no secret that I’ve expressed my unhappiness with public trade demands,” commissioner Adam Silver said Saturday night. But he said there were no clear solutions to slow the trend.

“I don’t want to pretend standing here that I have some secret idea that I know can fix that problem,” Silver said.

But it is a problem, especially for team owners and general managers, who can no longer assume roster stability, even if their franchise star is signed for multiple years. Team executives, especially those in smaller markets, feel under siege.

“You want to make sure people are honoring their commitments,” said one Eastern Conference executive. “Teams should be able to plan through it.”

The teams that have a star are feverishly doing everything to keep them happy. The rest are plotting to poach them. Around the league, team executives are already bracing (and/or plotting) for the next disenchanted star to ask out, with speculation focused on Zion Williamson in New Orleans, Damian Lillard in Portland and Donovan Mitchell in Utah.

Not only is the frequency increasing, but the demands are coming earlier and earlier in a player’s contract.