That was just an excuse, at that time AD would have been a max player for any team. He signed with Clutch that year so it was all a ruse

Yea, I believe it was AD’s father who said that. I think it’s easy to say that when the decision to go to LA was already made. AD wasn’t coming to Boston with an injured IT.

It was total BS - IT4 called Danny Ainge to rejoin Boston before going to Denver.

Before finalizing the agreement with Denver, Thomas had reached out to Boston GM Danny Ainge. They talked for 15 to 20 minutes, Thomas says, and he told Ainge: “If the opportunity is there, I would just like to let you know that I’d love to come back.”

Source: IT4 called Ainge

Have a feeling that he just had his sights for LA. Outside of the Lakers, the C’s had the best package, removing any incentive to push for a trade essentially guarantees a Lakers trade. A part of me thinks that if Kyrie was more committed to Boston, they would have done the trade regardless (AD for Tatum), and traded for a guy like Jimmy with the remaining assets (Brown, Smart, Rozier, Nets pick)

The Celtics were in prime position to trade for him and AD/Klutch just wanted him in Los Angeles. They did that so Boston wouldn’t trade for him and the Lakers could have more leverage in a trade.

It was an excuse to force his way to the Lakers. He didn’t care.

AD didnt want to go to the Celtics because he wanted to go to the Lakers.

Like if you say to a guy “hey do you want to be the face of the Lakers or the face of the Celtics” ⁹⁄₁₀ guys are going to pick the Lakers.

The weather sucks here and playing for LA gets you so many career opportunities in acting, endorsements, and setting up your future.

Its just a better place to live. Paul Pierce lives in Inglewood and he’s the most Celtics Celtic to Celtic.

I would imagine if Jayson Tatum got drafted to some random bottom feeder team and it came time for contract #3, he’d be looking to move to the Lakers.

Franchise reputation/culture doesnt matter a whole lot. Its more about location. Same reasons guys want to play for Miami. Its not Heat culture, its just id rather chill on a beach than freeze my ass off in January.

AD also couldn’t be Traded to the Celtics because of a Cap Rule with Rookie Max Extensions.

Celtics already Traded for Kyrie on a Rookie Max Extension and couldn’t Trade for AD while he was also on a RME so AD was ineligible for Boston.

Nets had a similar issue when doing Durant Trades because they had acquired Ben Simmons while on his Rookie Max Extension so it limited the return unless that Team or some other Team took on Simmons via Trade.

I do think they curse their rep to some degree, but that’s why they sign contacts. I wouldn’t trust Morey if he said sign this now I’ll get you paid later, but I’d sign a contract with him if it was the best move for me.

I think that’s what Hali is saying. Notice how he didn’t say “it doesn’t matter”. He said guys wanna get paid. As long as the contact is good, they’ll play for anybody. Why the hell not? I think what happened with Morey and Harden curses everyone’s rep, but it doesn’t hurt the sixers at all. That shit seemed cold blooded, Harden was fucking pissed off man lol.

Yeah it matters, but as long as the money is good, we good.

“Were given a choice in some capacity” is kind of the point.

Guys like Jrue and Porzingis re-signed/extended their contracts there. Obviously a lot of this was because the Celtics offered them likely better contracts than people in the market, but that goes back to supporting the original point made, which is most players just care about getting paid.

Hayward was a free agent signing. Kemba was a sign and trade, meaning he first had to agree to a contract with the Celtics. Brogdon and Pacers have both reported that Brogdon was given a choice between a few places and chose Boston. Porzingis leveraged his player option to force his way to Boston, which is why the trade was so lopsided. Horford was traded for, but his family lamented the fact that he left. His sister is infamous in Philly for her love of the Celtics lol. I had thought I read that Jrue was given a choice between destinations, but i can’t find it now, so maybe not him. However, he did have no problem wanting to stay here long-term if we were going to pay him…which is kind of the point Haliburton is making and I’m agreeing with

Even this is an overstatement, IMO.

1. How many stars actually change teams in things like free agency? This is so rare, and I am skeptical that management tendencies play a huge role. LeBron joined an LAL team that looked generally pretty incompetent, but paid Kobe so I’ll concede that might be attractive. Kawhi joined an LAC team that just shipped a franchise GOAT in Blake Griffin out unceremoniously. Kemba opted for a S&T to the Celtics after they just fizzled out with Kyrie post IT being disrespected. Kyrie and KD joined a floundering Nets team that frankly looked to be a terrible franchise. Brunson signed with the Knicks despite them still being a joke at that time. And PG signed with a 76ers team that just clearly lied to James Harden…

I’m really not sure how much management tendencies come into play as opposed to these guys signing the most lucrative deals in a destination (big-ish markets/sports meccas) they wanted.

1. I don’t think LAC is in the bucket of needing to overpay, especially when it’s clear that all things equal (i.e. buyout cases) LAC has been a pretty big destination for them.

Kenny also been hyping up Halliburton since he was still in college, he’s actually been a big supporter of his too

He’s one of the few creators I watch. Him and SROS, tho he’s lower on my list. 

That must be such a trip for everyone. They grew up fans of the content creators and then make the league and both pass them in fame and become friends with them lmao. Kinda wholesome to be honest

this reference is crazy

lmfao

Someone who lived in the US all his life and didn’t wanna live in Canada

It’s hilarious for an OKC fan out of anyone to say this shit. OKC is the biggest beneficiary of Kawhi wanting to compete.

He literally demanded LAC trade every single asset they had immediately so that he could go and compete in the short term. What are you even talking about? If he didn’t give a fuck about competing, LAC wouldn’t be in this total shitshow.

I will always believe that we have an imaginary 2020 ring if kawhi stayed (let me stay delusional pls)

This clip has nothing to do with a player wanting to compete

He told the Clippers to make win now moves by trading for PG lol

He cared about competing and had the opportunity to do it as a multimillionaire in LA

And the response was that a lot of players just want to get paid

Both you guys are on the money and I just also want to add on the fact that these organizations and front offices are made up of individuals with their own unique talents, who can also leave at a moment’s notice due to retiring or accepting an offers elsewhere.

Add to this that if we’re being real, a lot of these so-called great organizations and franchises, whether thru draft lottery luck or being in a big city, somewhere with a lot of opportunities always seem to acquire some of the better talents in the league. This narrative about oh such and such organization is so great and they’ll never have a bad team is only as strong as the players, the coaches and the rest of the training staff and front office is during that particular era. I will say I think there are some owners that do a better job than others at consistently fielding a competitive team, but I’m sure players are considering a lot of other factors before the classiness and “loyalty” of an organization.

Ah cheers man! Just me being an old head i guess 😂