2023 NBA Free Agency Mega Thread

[mrlaze]

Poor James Harden having to work for a guy he dosent like.

Poor Daryl Morey having an employee who hates him.

What shall we do? Somebody help these millionaires!

I cant believe the season is still more than 2 months away.

 

[Sluggah]

I’m actually on Harden’s side this time. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[macadocious]

Poor James Harden having to work for a guy he dosent like.

Poor Daryl Morey having an employee who hates him.

What shall we do? Somebody help these millionaires!

I cant believe the season is still more than 2 months away.

FWIW, I hate this argument. Whether you make 100K or 100MM doesn't excuse being mistreated.

This is not a comment directly on Harden vs. Morey. I'm talking in general. In society we have this weird viewpoint with if you throw enough money at someone/thing, it's ok that they/it are treated like crap.

 

[Telemachus]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1691137655034318848

 

[pdxKingsFan]

A lot of people seem to be insisting that Morey's "broken promise" was a huge payday after opting out but I call BS on that. Harden was getting market value with the cut. It's not a Joe Smith situation. I think if anything it was a "pick up the option so we don't lose you for nothing" discussion, but I don't think Morey expected Harden to say Clippers or bust. Also I question if this is even true because again, nobody really seemed that eager to get Harden. He's a cancer. This isn't a Lillard situation where there's at least a (weak) argument Portland owes Lillard something. I'm not exactly sure why after the Simmons mess he'd want to go through that again with Harden. But I know you have to finesse the cap.

 

[Insomniacal Fan]

FWIW, I hate this argument. Whether you make 100K or 100MM doesn't excuse being mistreated.

This is not a comment directly on Harden vs. Morey. I'm talking in general. In society we have this weird viewpoint with if you throw enough money at someone/thing, it's ok that they/it are treated like crap.

Businesses engaging in contract-driven transactional agreements operate in their own moral universe.

But businesses are made of people, who operate on the basis of personal relationships. Relationships are also more narratively satisfying for the marketing arm of the business. (Contract disputes aren't as interesting as beefs.)

At the core, the NBA is a billion dollar big business, and players are subcontracting million dollar small businesses.

 

[kingsboi]

people like to talk about Harden’s gut but it’s the moobs that really set him a grade above the rest of the league

it's just his way of "dirty bulking" that's all

 

[mrlaze]

FWIW, I hate this argument. Whether you make 100K or 100MM doesn't excuse being mistreated.

This is not a comment directly on Harden vs. Morey. I'm talking in general. In society we have this weird viewpoint with if you throw enough money at someone/thing, it's ok that they/it are treated like crap.

I dont think anyone in this situation was mistreated.

 

[ESP47]

FWIW, I hate this argument. Whether you make 100K or 100MM doesn't excuse being mistreated.

This is not a comment directly on Harden vs. Morey. I'm talking in general. In society we have this weird viewpoint with if you throw enough money at someone/thing, it's ok that they/it are treated like crap.

I think we have different views on what being treated like crap is.

 

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1695470852597227754

yeahhhhh that’s probably a bit more than I would have liked the Kings to have offered him