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ESPN writer says young NBA players are depressed being drafted to cities they dont want to live
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You are in your early twenties making 7 figures!! Get over it!!!! Like I said, in only a few years you will have enough money to support you and your family for life.
I get that they are young and might not understand that, but it is what it is.
It's hard for someone that's 21 to understand that someone 40, 50, 60, and even 70 can enjoy life to the fullest. They think after their 20's, it's all over.
To have 6 or 7 figure bank account into your 40's to 70's is a fucking blessing that BILLIONS of people would love to have.
Maybe in the beginning. Then 2 things will happen. First, players will start to realize that there's only 1 ball, 48 minutes, and so much playing time to be had, and will go to other teams where they can get some burn. Secondly, players will go to those "undesirable" teams and Voltron up to take down those teams.
Don't declare
Go overseas
Refuse to play
Those are your options
The draft is part of the process
There's only 60 ppl who get to go to a team a year
It shouldn't matter which team it is.
You don't want to live in so and so? Cool rent a condo
Build a house where you want to live in the off-season
Easy as shit to do
When you're a free agent sign with that city
79% of the time dudes go to a place and then it becomes home to them
And then they don't leave or it's hard to leave
If they got to go where they wanted to play then things would get shitty for them real quick
Because sure the top 8 could choose anywhere but the rest is dicey and there's only so many slots
So hey you all want to go to team x and guess what they only taking 2 rookies this year they only have 2 picks
Now where the rest of you going?
You sitting out another year hoping that team x drafts you next year or are you going to try and scramble and find a team....any team in the league that wants you
And by then whos to say they will want you
Now you shit out of luck and talking about how come I'm not on a team?
Cause when the teams had to be uniformed and select from this pool which you were a part of you had a team to go to and a place to go
But now?
Go overseas
Refuse to play
Those are your options
The draft is part of the process
There's only 60 ppl who get to go to a team a year
It shouldn't matter which team it is.
You don't want to live in so and so? Cool rent a condo
Build a house where you want to live in the off-season
Easy as shit to do
When you're a free agent sign with that city
79% of the time dudes go to a place and then it becomes home to them
And then they don't leave or it's hard to leave
If they got to go where they wanted to play then things would get shitty for them real quick
Because sure the top 8 could choose anywhere but the rest is dicey and there's only so many slots
So hey you all want to go to team x and guess what they only taking 2 rookies this year they only have 2 picks
Now where the rest of you going?
You sitting out another year hoping that team x drafts you next year or are you going to try and scramble and find a team....any team in the league that wants you
And by then whos to say they will want you
Now you shit out of luck and talking about how come I'm not on a team?
Cause when the teams had to be uniformed and select from this pool which you were a part of you had a team to go to and a place to go
But now?
"ESPN writer says young NBA players are depressed being drafted to cities they dont want to live"
...... as with the majority of jobs in the real world .... you gotta work your way to the top .... who gives two fux if they're sad or depressed ...... maybe they'd be happier making $30k a year .... or worse ...... 
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...... as with the majority of jobs in the real world .... you gotta work your way to the top .... who gives two fux if they're sad or depressed ...... maybe they'd be happier making $30k a year .... or worse ......
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And Young Soccer phenoms are in their early 20s making 8 figures getting their choice of playing in world class international cities so why shouldn't these young basketball players get the same choice?
80% of the NBA already live in LA during the offseason, they either own property or rent in LA for the offseason but the Season is longer than the offseason. Like I said, who wants to spend that much time in cities they don't want to be in
I don't have a magic bullet type answer. But I assume they'd have to do what companies do in real life. Entice them with bigger signing bonuses, more perks. With TV deals and cities basically building them arenas with little investment from the team... I doubt theyre losing money, even in small markets. I mean aside from San Antonio, small market teams don't win shit as is. A 3-5 year rental early on doesn't produce chips either. Bron being from Cleveland is the only reason they got one.
I get what you're saying, but forcing people to play for teams because no one wants to play there... Is against everything people in America say they want. Socialism is a trigger word here, but that's exactly what these private leagues are. Sports leagues are always trying to break players in work stoppages, so why should their viability take paramount over the players wants??? They're the product... We're all against the large corporations, except when it comes to sports. I don't get it.
Like Da Don pointed out, they would go to the popular cities. Then ya'll would be complaining about that.
...but you have to govern some of that because that would happen in waves. You have to try to keep things fair throughout the seasons.
And like I said there's 15 roster spots 30 ppl can play for the l.a team.
This year the Lakers and clippers don't have a designated slot for rookies
So how would anyone in this draft be able to sign with an l.a. team. They wouldn't
Ok and now what?
Now that they can't sign you
Where you going?
Better hurry and scramble and find another team before their slot gets filled
I think we're looking at it differently.
For me they're choosing to play in a league owned and operated by a group of individuals who decide how their business is ran which they're transparent about.
Any player wishing to be employed by this company agrees to their terms and are then paid at minimum six figure salaries so they absolutely have choice and free will when deciding if they are willing to agree.
Its no different than any of us and the situations many may encounter in the work place.
For example if my employer gives me an office which is smaller or without windows or assigns me to an office location I hate no ones going to talk about how they shouldn't be allowed to do that and demand I be assigned a bigger office with windows, a view and in the downtown area so that I don't become depressed.
Sounds like kids that have been coddled into pussies.
Amazing that folks are cool with this, but wouldn't stand for it personally.
Most of this is bullshit only about 10% care where they live and play.... The majority of the players are just collecting checks...
Jae Crowder just got traded today to his 5th team in 7 years.... Dude just happy to get a check... He's hoping he can just get another contract...
Jae Crowder just got traded today to his 5th team in 7 years.... Dude just happy to get a check... He's hoping he can just get another contract...
cause if you want to join their organization, they can put you in any city they wish. you can say no and not play at all. you can relocated after your first contract.
with the money made, you can live anywhere. just get an apt or condo where you work.
Bullshit article trying to make black men look soft and mentally weak.
But wouldn't that create "super" teams bec everyone would wanna go to the best teams? Even if they allowed the top players to go where they wanted and put the bottom half wherever they wanted to send them it would more than likely still create super teams IMO.
I've never been a player so I'm on the outside but couldn't they just prove they can operate successfully on the next level and bounce after they fulfill the contract?
This generation are a bunch of fucken PUSSIES man!
hate these motherfuckers...
you gettin paid millions to travel,
dribble/shoot,
and fuck the baddest bitches in EVERY city.
and you trippin about where your home team is located???
hate these motherfuckers...
you gettin paid millions to travel,
dribble/shoot,
and fuck the baddest bitches in EVERY city.
and you trippin about where your home team is located???
Complaining about being a multi millionaire at 19? What is the world coming too. Most people have to attend a college that is in the middle of no where for 4 to 5 years just to leave in debt.
If you have money you can live well anywhere. Plus you are a paid gun anyway. It is ridiculous that folks are getting depressed about not being where the cool kids are. Like said before, you can have a condo anywhere in the world. There are only so many open slots in the league year to year. You better secure yours. If not, get a job a enterprise car rental at LAX.
Right like you can’t just catch a flight in the fucking off season
I was stationed at holloman AFB and not getting paid shit so fuck all these entitled cry baby bitches
But wouldn't that create "super" teams bec everyone would wanna go to the best teams? Even if they allowed the top players to go where they wanted and put the bottom half wherever they wanted to send them it would more than likely still create super teams IMO.
I've never been a player so I'm on the outside but couldn't they just prove they can operate successfully on the next level and bounce after they fulfill the contract?
That's how I see it too. It's kind of done like this for that reason. If they could find a way around majority of players wanting to go to the hot media cities, they have it structured like this to spread things out. It's better to have more teams doing box office than just a handful.
You only "live" in these cities for 6 months a year and even then you're constantly on the road.
IMO its better for these young men to live in less populated states so they can actually focus on basketball.
Being a multi-millionaire at 19 in New York or LA... most of these young boys without proper guidance are food
It’s the NBA. It’s already difficult enough to get their in the first place.
Plenty of G-League kats that would love to play for whoever gives them a chance.
Plenty of G-League kats that would love to play for whoever gives them a chance.
In the military you don't get to pick. You can have a "wish list" but there's no guarantee you'll get it.
Suck it up.
No one gets to pick. They hope the place they live has jobs. I live in Medina Ohio. I have a home there, but my job is 40 minutes away in Cleveland. I don't like it, but I deal with it cuz that's who pays me
These young motherfukers today are soft as hell
Many people, many people would trade places with these guys to be a multi millionaire at 19, 20 year old regardless of where they live
I even read awhile ago these players get per diem when on the road, so they don't even actually have to pay for their food
Sorry the average person will not feel sorry for them.
No one is forcing them to do anything
Go to Europe and play if being a 19 year old millionaire in New Orleans is too depressing for you to deal with
Spoiled fucks.
what industry would willingly stop their operations if they didn't have to
this will never happen as long as those teams are making money
why do sports fans bring this up?
it will never happen
Why would the nba shut down more than 1/3 of its annual profit
because some 19 year old is depressed about making millions and playing in memphis
Most people in this country are haters and envy these players. That’s why it’s ok to them. Shit just doesn’t make sense when you really think about it.
The lifestyle still isn't the same even if you're rich if you have to spend the season in a city you don't enjoy, yes you can live where you want in the offseason but the season is longer than the offseason. In soccer, the only reason why Manchester isn't so bad is cause the players jump on a private jet to London within an hr and can be in a world class city. That's why Phoenix isn't that bad since you can get to LA and Vegas via jet really quick, or Philly where you can access NYC, Toronto, Montreal quickly.
But wouldn't that create "super" teams bec everyone would wanna go to the best teams? Even if they allowed the top players to go where they wanted and put the bottom half wherever they wanted to send them it would more than likely still create super teams IMO.
I've never been a player so I'm on the outside but couldn't they just prove they can operate successfully on the next level and bounce after they fulfill the contract?
We already have super teams
And anyway most players taken in the draft over the last few ew years have not been superstars
