- for sure. Bron paved the way for all his disciples to follow in his footsteps and take their careers into their own hands. Of course, they aren't doing it as effectively - but if you yearn for the days when franchise owners had all the power - you can always re-play the good old days on NBA TV's legendary nights.

But Bron didn't start the super-team era (this is an oft-repeated misconception) - Boston did. The diff. there was that Ainge orchestrated that move while the players were the passive beneficiaries. Pierce, Ray & KG set off the super-team trend, and Bron faced that superteam with 0 all-stars to his side, and he didn't find it prudent to wait for Dan Gilbert to be competent (particularly after 7 years).

I guess Bron could've been like KG and waited 11 years instead of 7 - but he (correctly) decided to impose his creative will on his basketball future, and rightfully so.

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