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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The other side of the coin is that veterans have enough sway that they can usually spike deals or become a thorn in the side of any organization receiving him unwillingly.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Unfortunately, that's also very true.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Crazy that owners didn’t try to fix this in the CBA, especially after the Ben Simmons saga

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

It might just be me but I'd rather the players have too much power than the owners.

Same reason I'd rather use Lemmy over Reddit, Mastodon over Twitter, etc.

Doesn't hurt that I'm a Heat fan though 😅

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah I do agree the blazers should do what's best for them but if Dame has said he will be unhappy anywhere but Miami, they probably aren't gonna get great offers for an angry Dame.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

100%. There's no way to make a good-faith deal with Miami when they know they're not having any challengers.