>I don't mind any of this because I would love to see Bron and
>AD play together, it'd be awesome for basketball... but I
>imagine that, at some point, the lion's share of GMs are going
>to get tired of living in collective fear of their star
>players publicly driving down their trade value and holding
>their organizations hostage. I don't care about the feelings
>GMs, but I do wonder how the front offices for teams like the
>Pelicans will attempt to find ways of protecting organization
>interest when the next CBA rolls around after Rich Paul forces
>them into trading AD for Kyle Kuzma and a bag of Funyuns.

Yep. The next CBA is not going to be fun for a number of reasons. Kevin Durant fucking things up and then the "Rich Paul" effect. I expect measures that will ultimately backfire on the teams who wish to enact them...


>Future ownership/labor clashes aside, I hope they get this
>done sooner rather than later. The playoffs will be a more
>compelling watch if the Lakers/Bron can truly compete.

Especially in seeing that the Warriors aren't as much a slam dunk over LeBron and the Keystone Lakers as thought. Retaining Rondo and adding "F.U." talent makes me think LeBron could beat them (again).