Let’s see this conversation when it’s time to take a pay cut

I mean, the thunder broke up because of money, and it wasnt a “hey I dont wanna take less” kind of deal. It was a “the FO isnt going to go into tax and pay all of you, period” kind of deal.

Sounds like what someone with an ego would say

People who have egos sure love to say that they don’t have egos.

Same interview, Dylan Harper: Fuck no I’m not coming off the bench

That Thunder team didn’t collapse because of egos lol. Injuries, poor roster construction by Presti, and a brutal Western Conference cooked them more than anything.

This is why I’m always surprised when people put so much credence into NBA players’ opinions on basketball history. There’s a shocking lack of historical basketball knowledge within the actual players.

I like this spurs team and their young core

But saying you have no egos

Followed by

“Fuck no I’m not coming off the bench”

It’s pretty funny

Okc collapsed because of cheapness not egos

…yet

Easy to not have an ego while you’re on those rookie contracts buddy

They’re young so I don’t blame them for not knowing. But the okc shit had nothing to do with ego and more to do with cheap ownership. James would’ve gladly stayed if they paid him his worth

they gotta shut up lmaooo

Yeah Wemby doesn’t have an ego, that’s why he didn’t shake any of the Knicks hands after they won.

Serge Ibaka catching strays 14 years later

Well see who takes a paycut then

Egos? They were like 6 and 8 in 2012. What do they know about that Thunder situation. It had nothing to do with egos. The front office was being super cheap.

The Spurs are a very unlikable team.

everytime the spurs make a claim, its really reverse admission. They all have egos and it isn’t going to work

Let’s see if Harper is still believing this if he’s coming off the bench by February

I’d like to believe them, but… After game 1 Dylan Harper reposted a video bashing teammate De’Aaron Fox performance in the NBA Finals. https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/spurs-stars-tiktok-drama-controversial-143023336.html

Have.. they watched their star player play?

The Thunder went on to make another 2 WCFs. Only beaten by Two of the best teams ever.

If they had thr competition these 2020s teams have. Kd and russ thunder would have 1-2 championships. 2010s west was just brutal.

Not sure where ego comes into it. Kd leaving?

I remember that Thunder team well, and the narrative we all bought at the time was that this young team was different than other young teams because they loved each other and put egos aside for the good of the team.

Turns out that’s just the narrative for every overachieving young team. That includes the new Thunder team, this spurs team, and the ja grizzlies to name a few recent examples.

That does not mean that the spurs are destined to blow up or anything - they are better positioned than any team in the league. If you’re a spurs fan, you’d rather hear this from castle and Harper than not.

Boyyyy just wait till they start talking contracts 😂😂 everyone has an ego in contract talks

One of the biggest sports misconceptions is linear progression. Most players do get better over time, but results improving is not a guarantee. That OKC team never got back, Dan Marino never got back, etc.

I’m starting to sweat a little but I don’t know why

Harper is 20 years old already having issues with coming off the bench

Wemby although loved absolutely unequivocally has an ego

Castle seems chill

But regardless, the spurs weren’t really known for having “egos” especially Tim and Manu but idk I dont remember everything from that time era

Did they even collapse? They lost Harden cause ownership were being cheap after 2012, in 2013 Russ only played 2 playoff games, in 2014 they lost to the champs in the conf finals, in 2015 KD barely played and in 2016 they were 1 game away from making the finals. Sure, they gave up a 3-1 lead but id hardly call that a collapse

Oof

Wemby definitely has a massive ego, even if it’s justified and hes a nice guy

Yaw gotta remember a lot of basketball players don’t watch the sport as heavily as fans. So them not knowing makes sense.

Gotta be the most insufferable core in the league.

I guess they are all agreement about to packing fox’s bags

Y2 and 3 players believing in lalaland Cute

Yeah right. Just like they were in the Knicks heads right? Knicks in 5.

2012 OKC collapsed because the team cheaped out.

Wasn’t Harper in his feelings about benchwork in the Finals?

Dudes were like 6 years old when that happened why are they talking like they know?

Saying things like this will fuel the future hate that will inevitably be coming their way.

Every team has egos, they just have the be managed and paid appropriately

Castle and Harper were 7 and 6 when OKC “collapsed”, why is anyone taking their opinions on their locker room seriously?

Egos didn’t break the ok3 apart. Sorry ownership did

Thunder lost in 7 games with 2 out of 4 main scorers out…and I would argue that Wemby has much bigger ego than any of our big three…

oh this hatewatch boutta be sexy

Guys without egos definitely sit for cringy photo shoots.

Yeah, they should have paid Harden. It’s really not that complicated. This was before the second apron, so they could have gotten it done.

I mean it would be hard to have a bigger ego than KD, who is probably already calling Castle the R word in some chat somewhere

Spoiler: Guys you know the players will opt out of the CBA summer 2029 before it expires summer 2030, then owners/players will relax the 2nd apron rules JUST in time for Wemby/Fox/Harper/Castle all to get paid simultaneously as other teams are forced to break up their cores just before the change.

JOKING GUYS LOL

holy shots fired

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