Adam Silver upset players demand trades

[Duderonomy]

He made his bed by being soft and letting divas like Bron run roughshod. Now it's a problem when there are only 5 stacked teams every season and the small markets can't keep their stars. :facepalm
https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nba-commissioner-adam-silver-calls-trend-of-trade-demands-disheartening-hints-at-changes-to-free-agency-timeline/

[Hey Yo]

How long before trade demands (while under contract) increases to the point where owners look into legal possibilities about enforcing contracts.

You sign for ___ years, then honor you contract.

[bullettooth]

Perhaps OWNERS should be the ones calling the shots? Oh wait, that term is offensive now... my bad; GOVERNORS.

[Bosnian Sajo]

Weird how this season there aren't "just 5 stacked teams" and we actually have a wide open shot for 10 teams to win the title.

[Patrick Chewing]

That's what happens when you let the inmates run the asylum.


You have parity in Football, Baseball, and Hockey, but Basketball is where the superstars collude to create these unbeatable dynasties and it's ruining the league and the sport.

[90sgoat]

I think the league should split.

Let one team just have a bunch of teams in California and New York.

Then let the new league be in "Trump land" and use rules from the 90s.

Then the winner of each league plays each other for the crown in Europe.

[SouBeachTalents]

That's what happens when you let the inmates run the asylum.


You have parity in Football, Baseball, and Hockey, but Basketball is where the superstars collude to create these unbeatable dynasties and it's ruining the league and the sport.
There’s never been parity in the NBA, going back way before the colluding era

Russell’s Celtics won 11 in 13 years
Magic & Bird won 8 in 9 years
Jordan won 6 in 8 years
Shaq/Kobe/Duncan won 10 in 12 years

The leagues always been dominated by 1-2 teams. Ironically, the decade with by far the most parity (70’s) is always considered the weakest of the shot clock era

[Duderonomy]

Weird how this season there aren't "just 5 stacked teams" and we actually have a wide open shot for 10 teams to win the title.
Kawhi going to the Clips helped from making the Lakers a superteam

I'd say
1. Clippers
2. Bucks
3. Lakers
4. sixers
5. Nuggets/ Warriors if healthy

[thefatmiral]

Players can ask for a trade. And they can sit not and not play. But I think they can be sued for that right ?

[FKAri]

Players can ask for a trade. And they can sit not and not play. But I think they can be sued for that right ?
Not if they're "injured" :ohwell:

[Haymaker]

He made his bed by being soft and letting divas like Bron run roughshod. Now it's a problem when there are only 5 stacked teams every season and the small markets can't keep their stars. :facepalm
https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nba-commissioner-adam-silver-calls-trend-of-trade-demands-disheartening-hints-at-changes-to-free-agency-timeline/

Silver is pro-players. This is him appeasing the ownership group. He'll come up with changes that will most likely benefit free agents. What Silver don't want is a lockout situation. He'll do anything to avoid that.

[Hey Yo]

If owners sign a player to a 4 or 5yr deal and said player doesn't really live up to it production wise (chris Paul for example with Houston) then the owners are SOL and have to pay the remainder of the deal.

Players can just demand a trade and nothing can be done to stop it. Owners get fvcked and hope a draft pick might evolve into a star (like the dude they just had to trade) in 4-5yrs. down the road

Make a player stay until the last year of his deal, then he can eligible for a trade unless obviously both sides are okay with being put on the trading block.

[sammichoffate]

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[Overdrive]

That's what happens when you let the inmates run the asylum.


You have parity in Football, Baseball, and Hockey, but Basketball is where the superstars collude to create these unbeatable dynasties and it's ruining the league and the sport.

# of different NFL Champs(since 2000): 20(12)

# of different NBA Champs(since 2000): 20(10)

[keep-itreal]

why is this all of a sudden a big deal?

Acting like players never demanded trades in the past.

[r0drig0lac]

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[GOBB]

That's what happens when you let the inmates run the asylum.


You have parity in Football, Baseball, and Hockey, but Basketball is where the superstars collude to create these unbeatable dynasties and it's ruining the league and the sport.

List the unbeatable dynasties

[DoctorP]

Silver runs the show so whatever

[jbryan1984]

At this point they might as well do a draft before every season with contracted players.

[ScalsFan21]

Look. A lot less people would watch the NBA without the small handful of players with enough leverage to really demand trades. Everyone would still watch if all 30 owners and front offices were replaced.

Then college athletes are borderline exploited. I just can't bring myself to pity the organizations here.

[PP34Deuce]

Demanding trades isnt the problem the challenge is agents having more power and NBA players being more savvy to rules.

Owners are annoyed because todays NBA players attempt to move like CEOs and c suite people.

[PP34Deuce]

And the NFl is a bad example. They use an extreme form of meritocracy along with certain positions having much less value (running backs)

The NBA will adapt.

[christian1923]

This is a fake issue. NBA is BOOMING right now.

Nothing wrong with the players having all the power, they

[Jon Salley's 10]

Player power :rockon:
Phuck the owners