Ngl it’s exhausting hearing athletes break down how their millions “aren’t really millions” after taxes and fees. 40M after taxes is still 40M.
The real issue isn’t the system, it’s lifestyle creep. Nobody told you to live like a king, buy 5 cars, or move with a 10‑person entourage. Modest is allowed.
@DanishDre_801@Fullcourtpass@JonKrawczynski How if it’s been made abundantly clear no one in the league really valued him. How is it brads fault the timberwolves valued Rudy more than Jaylen brown. As time passes and stories keep leaking it’s clear no one really wanted bruh
So Boston has to gut the 2024 championship run team, but the moment it looks like it’ll affect the Thunder and Spurs the NBPA decides it’s time for change?
🎙️ @BillSimmons reading a fan email: "Imagine you're dating an absolute smoke show in college who was tons of fun, but completely insane. She's amazing in bed and at parties, but she also goes through your phone when you're not looking. Also, she's a horrible driver. You know it's not gonna last, and that she isn't the kind of girl you'd introduce to your parents, so you break up. Deep down, you know she wasn't a long-term solution, but when she's gone, you just feel alone and that sucks. That's how it feels to be a Hornets fan right now." 😕
🎙️ @ZachLowe_NBA: "I was trying to figure out where that was going... it landed in a good NBA place, actually. Good email."
(📹 https://t.co/CW1FgcU6vV)
@KyleMcCordMuse Tatum has changed who is as a player on multiple occasions to be a better fit for the team. He became a top tier rebounder and his ability to actually guard 1-5 is the biggest reason we won the chip. Tatum guarding the center stopped the lob spam that got the mavs to the finals.
Jaylen Brown had some say in this.
Per: @BrettSiegelNBA
“Throughout this process, Brown was being informed by the Celtics which teams had interest in him. At the same time, Brown made it clear whether or not he held interest in playing for certain teams. In talks with the Hornets, among other teams like New Orleans and Brooklyn, Brown made it clear he did not want to be traded there, which added another layer of confusion for the Celtics to all of these trade talks.”
After sitting here watching NBA free agency this year and overall NBA movement over the past 2 years somebody has to say it....
The new CBA was sold as parity, but the first and second apron are starting to function like a hard cap on player value, team continuity, and player movement.
Teams are no longer making purely basketball decisions. They’re making fear-based apron decisions. That means good players get squeezed, homegrown cores get broken up, fan-favorite teams lose their identity, and the overall product loses some of the nostalgia and continuity that made people fall in love with the NBA in the first place.
This isn’t about players not understanding business. It’s the opposite. We understand that the NBA is a business. That’s why the @TheNBPA has to operate with elite business acumen, elite negotiating strategy, and real foresight.
The owners and the league walk into these meetings with killers that continue to run circles around us time and time again with elite lawyers, economists, cap experts, media strategists, and long term business operators. Players deserve a PA that is just as sharp, just as prepared, and just as aggressive about protecting our upside.
Too often, it feels like players are informed after the fact instead of being truly educated and empowered before decisions are made. That cannot continue.
The next CBA is a do or die moment for us as players. It's only going to get worse for us. We need transparency, accountability, and a serious re evaluation of who is representing us and how they are representing us.
This is not anti parity. This is pro player, fan, and product. The league is strongest when players are valued properly, great teams can stay together, and the people representing us are operating at the same level as the people sitting across the table.