What is the best example of a player leaving a good team for a better role..

[miller-time]

..on another team only to find themselves in a much worse role on their new team? Either by demanding a trade or signing with a new team at the end of their contract.

[JohnFreeman]

Melo? Has to carry the whole team

[Black and White]

Josh Smith?

[Dr. Ice]

Paul pierce and garnett count?

[Mr.Kite]

Bran. He was the leader of a young team. But he quit on them and wanted to be wades sidekick

[YouGotServed]

Melo. Career loser thought he was better than what he actually is so he left Denver only to find himself being exposed year after year.

[AnaheimLakers24]

nash :lol

[AnaheimLakers24]

actually phx was trash his last year and the following

[russwest0]

Dwight Howard.

[Micku]

Deron Williams and Melo comes to mind.

[Bosnian Sajo]

Gary Neal, Dejuan Blair, James Harden, Aaron Brooks, Danny Granger (LOL).

Harden really didn't choose to get traded, but he ended up getting a much better role.

[miller-time]

Melo. Career loser thought he was better than what he actually is so he left Denver only to find himself being exposed year after year.

The difference with Melo is that his role is largely the same. He would count if he moved and then became a second option. His problem is that he moved to a worse team.

[Milbuck]

Asik and Lin when they're not on the Rockets anymore.

[Yankstar]

Brandon Jennings opting out of the Bucks for less money :roll:

[VIP2000]

Hedo Turkoglu with the Raptors

[Levity]

jordan hill took less money to re-sign with the lakers, than what minny was offering him, because he thought nash and him would have a great pick and roll connection.

then after he re-signed:
. 1. lakers trade for dwight howard
2. lakers hire dantoni(former coach who put jhill in the doghouse)

im pretty sure he regrets the signing.

the opposite of what OP was asking, but it still seemed fitting

[miller-time]

the opposite of what OP was asking, but it still seemed fitting

Yeah sort of but it still works in a way. Too bad for him.

[ImKobe]

VC & T-Mac leaving Toronto, though they had better years on other teams imagine them together in their primes? Think their careers would have been much better in terms of Playoff success.

AI traded from the Nuggets to Detroit, I'm not sure if he forced the trade but it put him in a much worse situation, ended up getting benched for Stuckey and his career was pretty much done then.
Melo traded from Denver to the Knicks, he made the WCF with Denver and I think if he stayed he would have been in a much better situation right now.
D-Will forcing his way out of Utah - one of the worst career moves IMO.

[fpliii]

Scottie? Not really though.

[miller-time]

AI traded from the Nuggets to Detroit, I'm not sure if he forced the trade but it put him in a much worse situation, ended up getting benched for Stuckey and his career was pretty much done then.

I don't think he asked for that trade. I'm not sure either but I don't see why he would have wanted to leave Denver? I think the Nuggets just wanted Billups over AI.

[MJ(Mean John)]

Ray Allen.

He was bitching because Boston wanted him as a 6th man or something like that. And wanted more money.


Goes to the Heat, comes off the bench for less money.

Way to make a point there ray. Lol

[Rooster]

Stephon Marbury

He does not want to play second fiddle to Kevin Garnett so he went to a team that featured him and went nowhere and he fade into obscurity like Kenny Anderson.

[SilkkTheShocker]

Bran. He was the leader of a young team. But he quit on them and wanted to be wades sidekick

The Cavs were far from a young team :oldlol:

[christian1923]

The game leaving G unit

[SilkkTheShocker]

The game leaving G unit

True. Loved Game on G-Unit, but they were always their best with just 50, Banks, and Buck. 03-04, most underrated era of music ever :applause:

[Jasper]

Butler leaving the Bucks for the heat





This is a joke , nothing but a joke , so help me gud

[2LeTTeRS]

Melo. Career loser thought he was better than what he actually is so he left Denver only to find himself being exposed year after year.

Why do people ignore the fact that Amare's knees basically exploded right after Melo got to NY? Or that team management let a promising young asset in Lin go for nothing; not because they determined he wasn't a good player but because they felt "betrayed."

I still say Lin, Shump/JR, Melo, healthy Amare, and Chandler would have been the 3rd best team in the East easy.

[M47]

Gerald Green getting traded from Indiana, to being a star in Phoenix.

[Mr Exlax]

James Harden?