No one owes anyone anything. That said, he had the chance to bring to light everything the NFL has done to refuse him employment for the simple act of protesting, an act given by the constitution.  And you know what he did?  He took a big fat check to shut his mouth.  I wonder, if someone had offered him a million…

So the agent wants him to play, forced the league to make him play, and he doesn't care and clearly doesn't want to play.  Boy, this whole thing worked out great.  

Assuming that NK has no where close to the infrastructure to pull off anywhere close to half an Olympics, the optics of this would be SK hosting every event, with the exception of speed walking.  Yea peace!

why they should pay that same 2B through his age 38 year when he can get similar production from a 25 year old making peanuts and spend the saved money elsewhere

What, is it affecting their salary cap flexibility or something?  Lol.  It’s the CUBS.  If they don’t want him, they can pay half his remaining deal to some team, get a prospect or two, and move on.  Heyward’s deal doesn’t make or break a single thing with that organization.

Well, when 90% of the league’s tampering revolves around one player and his agent, I’m sure the league pretty much has to step in and do something. There are a lot of unfair things that happen to NBA players - artificial contract maximums, having no choice where you play for the first 5 years of your career, etc.…

Well, he is a point guard, so the ball should be in his hands a lot anyway. Along with a lack of shooting, he also has great vision and playmaking ability. No one is “forcing” the ball into his hands, it’s best that he handles it a lot. It benefits everyone else on the court.

I’m not in the “we gotta trade Simmons” camp. There is simply a part of me that knows once this summer is over, the team we have is locked in for 4 years, with four max deals on the books (maybe Harris or Butler takes a little less, who knows). Getting a kid like Zion means flexibility moving forward. You have an…

This is the most accurate and reasonable thing anyone has ever written on this website.  The second I read I knew it was an absolute certainty it would happen, because what else could happen?   If Blake Griffen isn’t on the Knicks by August, I would be shocked.

I would trade ben for Zion without any thought.  

At this point, the Deadspin writers are just looking for articles to support the notion the pels should have traded AD to the Lakers.  Like one game without kyrie Irving means a damn thing when it comes to thier value.

He’s going to look great in a Knicks jersey. For two years, maybe, until an older, more expensive and less talented player becomes available and they trade Zion for him. Fun fact: the last time the Knicks extended their own draft pick was 1994. Charlie Ward.

Are you a basketball fan?  I get the impression you aren’t.

Yep. You can’t get it right every time. And even the Embiid pick was lucky; if he wasn’t hurt, he would have gone #1. So you need a lot of them over a lot of years. And EVERY DRAFT REWARDS LOSING, whether you do it on purpose or not.   The Arizona Cardinals, who employ a drunk of a GM, had a terrible coach, made no…

Didn’t you hear?  Not giving Lebron James exactly what he wants, when he wants it, is petty.

Yep. The league wants a star driven league, and the only way to get a star is either be bad enough to draft one or be bad enough to get enough picks to trade for one. Having a bunch of cap space is nice, but not if the Sixers or Boston can offer the same deal you can.

This year, all but two teams are over the salary cap, with 9 in the luxury tax, so I’m not sure owners aren’t “spending money”. The only team that is way under is Dallas, and I’m fairly sure they plan to spend that money next year. If you are suggesting teams sign marginal players in an attempt to be, uh, marginal,…

Oh, I’m sure the Pels will get a pretty nice haul for AD, no matter what.  Shoving it back in the face of Bron and his agent, while demolishing any team chemistry or trust left on the Lakers?  Marvelous!  (clapping furiously)  Marvelous!

Im a big Sixers fan, and I think Milwaukee, Boston, and Toronto are still ahead of us because of coaching, not talent.  A part of me wonders if Brett brown is really the guy to put this all together.  If the Sixers don't make the ECF, he has to be replaced, right?

Thank you.  Someone on the staff go out to the forbidden tomb, chant the incantation, and summon him.