Call me crazy, but I thought getting millions of dollars to play a professional sport should be more important than the city you are in (ACE BAILEY)

[Trojan 24]

He is one of the chosen few walking this earth that gets to call his shot. Whatever you think life should be is what it should be for someone like you.

Except he's not, and that's why he's going to Utah

 

[Bryan Danielson]

The culture of "giving ultimatums and forcing your way to go where you want to play " has always been odd to me. You are literally a millionaire playing a game 99% of the world plays for fun, I don't get it?

A Sixers reporter just mentioned that Markelle Fultz would not even work out for the Sixers if there was not a guarantee that they were drafting him. Yes I know this is not a new phenomenon. Kobe forced his way out of the Hornets drafting him, Steve Francis forced his way out of the Vancouver Grizzlies, etc

But it always seemed odd to me

when the question is asked “If you can go back in time and change one historical thing”

My answer would be to not let that trade go through and keep Kobe a Hornet

 

[ORDER_66]

when the question is asked “If you can go back in time and change one historical thing”

My answer would be to not let that trade go through and keep Kobe a Hornet

Wait kobe bryant was supposed to be on the hornets?!?

 

[MustafaSTL]

when the question is asked “If you can go back in time and change one historical thing”

My answer would be to not let that trade go through and keep Kobe a Hornet

Negged

 

[Trojan 24]

Wait kobe bryant was supposed to be on the hornets?!?

Nah, they were always making that pick for Jerry West. It was the Nets that were interested and got a bit of the cold shoulder. It's still a different situation though, West was in the background pulling some invisible strings

 

[ORDER_66]

Nah, they were always making that pick for Jerry West. It was the Nets that were interested and got a bit of the cold shoulder. It's still a different situation though, West was in the background pulling some invisible strings

Oh ok cause i was like... that sounded crazy if that happened...

 

[AAKing23]

Cuz nikkas starred being spoiled brats, it happens to em long before the NBA is on the horizon

 

[ORDER_66]

Cuz nikkas starred being spoiled brats, it happens to em long before the NBA is on the horizon

I mean besides the money do you wanna play for the utah jazz?!?!

 

[AAKing23]

I mean besides the money do you wanna play for the utah jazz?!?!

I'm playing there and swimming in white bytches

 

[Panther]

The culture of "giving ultimatums and forcing your way to go where you want to play " has always been odd to me. You are literally a millionaire playing a game 99% of the world plays for fun, I don't get it?

A Sixers reporter just mentioned that Markelle Fultz would not even work out for the Sixers if there was not a guarantee that they were drafting him. Yes I know this is not a new phenomenon. Kobe forced his way out of the Hornets drafting him, Steve Francis forced his way out of the Vancouver Grizzlies, etc

But it always seemed odd to me

Pro sports are one of the very few jobs where you don't get to choose the entity you work for.

Location is a huge factor in job choice for ALL people. (Commute, weather, lifestyle, cost of living)

If you had 30 job offers in front of you wouldn't you rank them too? We haven't even talked about team culture or front office incompetence. Players dont get a say in any of that and it shouldnt be discounted because their check is bigger than yours.

This is just hating tbh

 

[MoshpitMazi]

fukk the millions who want to live in SLC? And play on a bumass team?

 

[boskey]

The exact same players would go to buttfukk Kansas or Missouri or BYU for 100,000 to play in college. This city shyt has always been overblown...

 

[MoshpitMazi]

The exact same players would go to buttfukk Kansas or Missouri or BYU for 100,000 to play in college. This city shyt has always been overblown...

It's not the same and NIL changed things and priorities big time

 

[boskey]

It's not the same and NIL changed things and priorities big time

How is it not the same? NIL is sending 5 star athletes to Brigham Young

 

[cartierhoe]

I never understood it either, it ain't like these guys are going to rural ass cities with a population of 1000, they're going to major metro areas and getting paid a nice chunk of change to do it too. Like dog give me millions of dollars to play ball and I'll be in Salt Lake City by the end of the day

The shyt really ain't that big of a deal