Post by Rey Kahuka on Jul 19, 2018 17:09:53 GMT
This isn't new. Steve Francis forced his way out of Vancouver in 1999 before ever playing an NBA game.
I've been a sports fan my whole life and I've never understood why professional athletes are treated like cattle. Imagine your boss called you into his office tomorrow and told you he traded your services to a company in Anchorage. Would you go? I think all players should have to agree to trades before they happen, and I'll take things a step farther. Eliminate the draft. We have a salary cap to keep the playing field even, let players play where they want to play. If the best offer is with Cleveland then eventually the good player will choose Cleveland over whatever minimum salary is on the table in Los Angeles.
The system is rigged in favor of the best teams in college and it's entirely up to the player where they want to play, yet we balk at professionals who want to choose the best situation for themselves? I don't understand it and I never will.
I've been a sports fan my whole life and I've never understood why professional athletes are treated like cattle. Imagine your boss called you into his office tomorrow and told you he traded your services to a company in Anchorage. Would you go? I think all players should have to agree to trades before they happen, and I'll take things a step farther. Eliminate the draft. We have a salary cap to keep the playing field even, let players play where they want to play. If the best offer is with Cleveland then eventually the good player will choose Cleveland over whatever minimum salary is on the table in Los Angeles.
The system is rigged in favor of the best teams in college and it's entirely up to the player where they want to play, yet we balk at professionals who want to choose the best situation for themselves? I don't understand it and I never will.