04-15-2021, 01:40 PM
(This post was last modified: 04-15-2021, 02:00 PM by SleepingHero.)
(04-15-2021, 01:25 PM)dynamicalVoid Wrote: But...if my ability to provide for my family is on the line.
The vet min in the NBA is 2.5 mil a year. 900k if you're a rookie. These guys aren't struggling to provide for their family unless they are terrible with money. Even 1 year of the bare minimum can set you up for a modest life for a very long time.
These guys aren't making choices to team up for job security, they're doing it so they can win with the least amount of effort.
That's why people have a problem with Lebron (myself included). He manufactured the easiest possible situation after years of failure. In the face of adversity Lebron decided to take the easy way out. Unprecedented for a guy of that caliber.
Now logically Lebron made the smartest choice on paper. But when we're evaluating the GOAT there is no set standard and no objectivity. It's an emotional answer. Thats why Lebron can never be the goat. How he left CLE, on top of making sure for the rest of his career he creates superteams has tainted his legacy whether he likes it or not.
14x All-Star, 12x all-NBA, 1x MVP, 1x Finals MVP, 1 NBA Championship: Dirk Nowitzki, the man, the myth, the legend.