BucketGetter

Current era does not belong to Steph, KD, Bron, Russ and Harden. They are part of previous era. If you think Stern rigged the game for certain teams then you should have that same sentiment with Silver rigging the league for his own agendas. At that point, this is all a show.

Lmao Kevin Durant, Jokic, Wemby, Giannis, LeBron , Harden, Westbrook Curry , Luka, SGA, aren’t as dominant as past legends? Nigga please that’s cap title windows are smaller they close year by year Multiple Championships are harder to win We’ve had 8 different champions in 8 different seasons, only one reigning champ has even made it past the 2nd round since 2019, and only 2 teams have made it to the finals multiple times since then. The pace and space of the game adds more wear and tear + the volatility of the 3 ball can make or break a playoff series. Also I love how you ignored everything else I said Your entire argument is that players forming super teams of today is a mockery because it not a artificial way to build a team to win a championship Yet you’re ignoring the fact that David Stern used to rig whole NBA playoff games and draft lotteries to help enhance the legacies of teams with big markets like Magic, Bird, Kobe and Shaq How is that artificial? Is that not a stain on the game ? Lets keep the same energy

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The weigh the same you’re just stuck in the past and refuse to adapt to newer times . Old man screaming at the clouds It’s harder than ever before to win a title and be consistently good year by year Adam Sliver has changed the landscape of the league to eliminate super teams and dynasties and help small markets It was a lot easier to be good year by year in previous eras when contracts were easier to mange and players were playing for pennies on the dollar and stuck on teams for a long time It’s a hilarious stance to have in general to act like NBA titles of the past were won with such integrity lol David Stern used to rig the draft lottery for franchises and teams he wanted to win , The Lakers had Magic, Kareem and magically won a “coin toss” to land the number 1 pick and draft James Worthy The Celtics literally landed Larry Bird due to a modified league rule that allowed teams to retain exclusive rights to an early-entry college draftee who returned to school until the day before the following year's draft This is nothing new. Stern’s big market favoritism was blatant to see in series like 2001 ECF, 2002 WCF, 2006 Finals, 2012 ECF/Finals, & many more which obviously helped grow the league The FBI literally had to get avoid and arrest people A lot of legends of the pasts benefited from obvious league manipulation but when players have the gun and not the owners it’s a bad thing ?

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Says who? Who are you? The great Oscar Robertson, Rick Barry, Jerry West, Bill Russell fought for the right for players to have Free Agency Many title teams were formed via the strength of a trade too You’re not a gate keeper you’re a fan who’s opinion means nothing You don’t dictate what’s right or wrong If no NBA rule is broken then a player is within their right to move to a different destination, a team is within their team to trade for a star as well

I think the problem with today’s NBA discourse is that some of y’all are so desperate to crown the next Michael Jordan that every all time great gets measured by his career instead of being appreciated for their own. LeBron’s legacy shouldn’t be dismissed because he took a different path to winning championships. If staying with one team and never winning was the right way…would y’all have respected Shaq if he stayed in Orlando and retired ringless out of loyalty? The goal is to win. There has never been only one way to do it.

EuroLeague star Mario Hezonja has agreed to a one-year, $2.8 million deal to sign with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Michael Tellem of Excel Sports Management told ESPN.