>>this is dumb. AD wants a trade now and LA is ready to give
>up
>>all their young talent aka treating them as "expendable
>human
>>capital". how else is this supposed to work?
>
>big difference between trading young assets for a rare
>superstar big-man in Anthony Davis and riding IT until the
>wheels come off - knowing that he's seriously injured in a
>contract year (yet you keep playing him) while he's dealing
>with the death of his sister - and then you just throw him off
>the ship like damaged cargo and say "it's just business."
>
>That's fine - but don't be surprised when AD and his family
>want nothing to do with him going to Boston after that.


sure, i was also empathetic towards IT but it really is no different from any other player getting traded without wanting out.
we usually don't know other players personal stories and affiliations within the org, city etc.
you are getting traded in this league if your org thinks they are better without you. same happens the other way around, see AD.
same happens much quicker to coaches. COY? fine, lose a couple of games to start the season and you're out.
i woulnd't have wanted to make that decision but if it's about feelings not being hurt most trades won't happen.
celtics had a chance to get a rare super star and shot at a chip that they didn't have with IT.
did IT say that he didn't want to play because of the terrible accident or injury?
and he did get send to a team that just competed in the finals with arguably the best player in the league...who probably had no problem to pass IT along either because it apparently didn't work out.

again, if loyalty is so important they would not want the lakers to trade their young future to a team that will go nowhere.