We Are Witnessing the End of NBA Loyalty

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We Are Witnessing the End of NBA Loyalty
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[@duffyboy1986]

Can you tell me the name of the background music at 9:00 mark of this video please.

[@IAMBTJGAMING]

Players are no longer slaves to their owners. They’ve finally realize it’s a business.

[@digital7519]

Nba loyalty has to go both ways. If an organization isn’t loyal to the player, the player isn’t loyal to the organization.

[@7Bobby7]

@@Papellxhase not gonna defend the warriors, but their guy is steph not Poole and I know steph and poole want the problem but steph and dray are a duo that compliment each other. I think dray is a problem though, maybe poole is a fraud but I think that punch messed things up for the whole team

[@nox2sweet]

Kind of yeah, but the NBA is a business and eventually in my option things might sour. In my opinion, player loyalty should be gained from treating your best players with care via pay and putting the right pieces around them to succeed.

[@DarkZane9286]

The Celtics did IT4 dirty. This statement is so true.

[@themanwhocantbemovedbyatru1988]

​@@7Bobby7 poole is a huge problem. He was talking back to Steve Kerr when he was getting coached on a bad decision he did, and hence why he got decked. Also, nobody really likes poole in the team anymore. He's been in the league for more than 5 years, but his ego is not fixed.

[@toshe67]

agree but players need to play games no matter what to increase their trade value if they want to get traded

[@internetrandodotcom]

players don't owe multi-billionaire owners loyalty when players instantly get put on the chopping block if they aren't playing to the highest of expectations

[@rsl3172]

Say it again for the people in the back

[@Yeshuaspupil]

Why be loyal to people who would get rid of you when you don't serve their purposes and would never care if you couldn't play. I'm good with guys being more loyal to their dreams themselves and their families over an organization. It's a business at the end of the day and none of them owners would be loyal to a player despite their own self interests.

[@tesytes318]

They trade players like Pokémon cards then be wondering why these guys don't like it

[@mattmmixes]

FR, as soon as you don’t sell tickets anymore you get the boot, Kobe was able to stay loyal in old age since he was so marketable but that’s not realistic for majority of the league even the stars

[@theinktician]

AND when they put them on the block FOR playing up to expectations

[@redwolf9455]

This is a career. Just like any other career, you get the biggest pay jumps and benefits by leaving. The second a company thinks you’re comfortable, they treat you like shit

[@Shawn-Leider]

Do u even watch basketball? Players literally get paid more if they stay, only the team with a players rights is able to offer that player a super max. So no. Players do not make more leaving

[@rockysalvatore435]

Ok but as a winner and competitor, your legacy doesn't matter. You're taking easiest way out to stacked teams. We'll treat you like a normal employee and Beal and Lillard should be fired for their diva antics.

[@ArmyofDrag343]

@@Shawn-Leider they get paid more if they produce and stay uninjured, not for just staying on a team longer tf

[@Michael-lu2tz]

⁠​⁠​⁠@@rockysalvatore435LMFAOOOO no one with a sane mind puts being “a winner and a competitor” over their livelihood and providing for their family/generations. act your wage boy

[@conordavenport771]

@@rockysalvatore435 Bradley Beal didn't have any drama as far as I'm aware.

[@tysonmaddox1090]

One thing I think lebron brought attention to is that organizations have no excuse to not do their best to put a team around a superstar and now players, deservedly so, have little patience after their rookie extension to stick around

[@iluvdissheet]

I agree but not all players have the attention LeBron had back then or the talent. Real talk, LeBron showed the players how to run game and EVERY NBA PLAYER should study it for positives and negatives. I think Kawhi and Beal got the memo. Gobert was either masterful timing or extreme luck/dumb. Dame was either naive/got played. And Harden is a headache that no one wants. How do they play in the era of LeBron and have not figured this out yet?

[@tysonmaddox1090]

@@iluvdissheet I mean it’s a couple of things. As you said, no one really has to notoriety that lebron has especially since he’s won a championship with every move so it might be harder for teams to take a harden or lillard as seriously when neither of them have been to the finals. Lebron was also more strategic in his timing for when he move at least to Miami where they would have the cap space to do so. Durant did the same when cape space exploded in 2016-2017 where he was able to go to golden state and get a raise from his salary at okc. That’s really hard to time and be patient for especially when one injury ruins the whole process. It explains why harden and kyrie’s trades went so quickly on top of them not having the most value. Lastly a lot of guys that are in these talks are not in a situation like lebron in his first stint in Cleveland. Embiid, Giannis and dame have front offices that are clearly trying their best to win with them but have had difficulty actually doing so and that happens. I wouldn’t be surprised if part of say dame’s hesitation to leave is the KD situation with okc. As soon as dame said he wanted to be trade, a small but very vocal minority started turning on him even though he deserves the trade. People in Portland have an attachment to him through “investing” in the team so when he asks to leave they feel cheated despite dame doing more that enough to earn wanting a trade out

[@tysonmaddox1090]

@@iluvdissheet oh and gobert was dumb luck. He didn’t even ask for a trade if I remember correctly and the amount Utah got for him is insane

[@7Bobby7]

Not gonna lie this is true, players should understand the leverage they hold and the responsibility a front office should have

[@denigster]

maybe attention for kids^^ - chamberlain, jabbar, barkley, shaq just to name a few - the only thing lebron bought attention to a how to get teams together were its a must to win a title

[@mrvxg4820]

It’s not fair that a team gets to waste 8+ years of a players prime, only to label that player disloyal when they finally try to go to a situation of their choice. Not only am I happy that players are speaking up more and demanding trades more but I wish players would refuse to let certain teams draft them. Like Kobe did, and like Elway and Eli did in football.

[@ikedatike2533]

Even Steve Francis did this as well despite being picked second overall I wish athletes did this more often

[@kidflashiv]

The NBA not gonna let too many players refuse to go to teams like that.

[@Shawn-Leider]

This idea of letting players refuse where they go is beyond wrong. U realize it would put every small market team in jeopardy and likely RUIN THE NBA? Small market teams already can’t get great players often. Drafting is there one way to get real talent, now u think that should be taken away? Lol bruh. I don’t think u even watch basketball

[@SL-cs2vd]

@@Shawn-Leider lol fax players demanding trade is up understandable but players refusing to be drafted to a certain team is crazy they didnt even do shit yet and im just imagining a 54th 2nd round pick refusing to play to that team cos he doesn't like it or someshit 🤣

[@dontaerogers2687]

i agree until the last thing with refusing to get drafted to certain teams. i promise if a lot players were allowed to do that you would not like it at all

[@rivolverocelot3010]

Loyalty a two way street. Respect to the Warriors for standing by their day 1 guys

[@RampagingChipmunk]

The best outcome in recent years was OKC trading PG and Westbrook. It was clear that the team had plateaued and all parties involved moved on to the next phase amicably and neither too early or too soon. Contrast that with Harden sabotaging a contender in Philly and Portland waiting waaaaay too long to deal Lillard.

[@jonathansykes4986]

sabotaging. lmao. philly and embiid have always been frauds.

[@izzy031096]

I just wish they had’ve kept Steven Adams! But the rebuild is still looking good.

[@practiceyourart]

Philly has never really been a contender.

[@misalignedmisanthropist]

The worst outcome of loyalty meanwhile is Demar Derozan. Was a franchise player for the Raptors and was loyal, never complained. What happened instead, he got disposed of. Yeah it worked out for the organization in the end since they immediately won a ring, but that just means players are replaceable, no matter how much of a star you are.

[@chiggsytube]

Harden didn't sabotage shit. He took a pay cut, to help the team. That pay cut turned into Harrel and PJ Fuckin Tucker. The told him to become a facilitator, which he did, best pg in the East. Why is Harden even there? Because the sixers got fraidy cat feelings about Simmons. Harden or Embiid need to play with the same kind of player and that player is not each other, Philly needs someone like Klay Thompson, or Mike Porter Jr, someone to space the floor and catch and shoot. Philly cant beat Miami, and they can't beat Boston, and that is on Embiid, not Harden.

[@PPYT100]

I mean hell, even Tim Duncan of all people was flirting with the Magic during his big FA period. Loyalty has been dead for some time I feel, it's just become more obvious now because certain franchises can't win with their stars.

[@Janon743]

I don’t think this means loyalty is dead all around, this just means that the idea that loyalty is this all encompassing characteristic all orgs and players have is a tall tale

[@EduardoOliveira-zx9ju]

To make matters worst. Stephen A. Nick Wright, Skip, and various others will be EXTREMELY elated to call you a role player when you don't win

[@chris.t.389]

The nba is a business first. There never was any "loyalty" players just did not have as much power but players has always demanded trades or wanted to leave. Whether or not they can get what they want or not is the issue. Ask Scottie pippen. Back then teams use to do whatever they wanted to their players and if they are injured etc teams just dumped them. Now that players take control of their career, fans want to be mad as if they dont do it in their regular lives with their normal careers... and the nba teams uses that sentiment to continue to blame the players. And gullible fans fall for it everytime ..Its called business and there is no loyalty in business.

[@skywalker2676]

Fans still crying about Lebron leavin Cleveland lmaoo

[@lordironhidex]

@@skywalker2676 Haters will keep on hating even if they live in a weird bubble lol.

[@dhenry21]

I'm just glad you said it I was coming to the comments to say this very thing. Now if buddy wants to talk about player loyalty then make the argument that the organizations went above and beyond to ensure that a player was given the keys to be successful. Only player I can think of that fits that category is probably James Harden.

[@chris.t.389]

@@dhenry21 i fully agree with this sentiment. James harden was given everything by Houston so i can def understand y ppl feel a certain way about him

[@impacc4182]

@@skywalker2676yeah this whole wanting players to be loyal thing really only started when bron started winning with every team he went with. It’s like the haters wanted to find another thing to cry about

[@youngreckless97]

I mean we saw what happened to Derozan, CP3, Marcus Smart and now Dame just to name a few. Staying loyal to a NBA team is not the most logical step to take.

[@EduardoOliveira-zx9ju]

Smart said "I thought I was going to retire a Celtic" then they discarded him like a used tissue😂😂

[@theklr]

@@EduardoOliveira-zx9juworst part is he was arguably the heart of the team. It’ll be interesting to see how they adjust

[@GamersCorner2134]

Smart being part of this conversation completely devalues the idea of "star loyalty." He's nowhere near Derozan's level, who was never near the level of Dame or Paul

[@theklr]

@@GamersCorner2134 stop devaluing defense then.

[@GamersCorner2134]

@@theklr Nobody is devaluing defense, what are you talking about? The conversation is about cornerstone players and loyalty to teams, star power Smart will never have. Even Derozan is only part of the conversation because of the franchise he was part of

[@A.S.O.L.E]

The loyalty thing is a topic from older generations because the really didn’t understand the amount of power they and pressure young players to stay loyal and never end up winning anything thing . Also every super star wanted to trade when they were in a bad situation once .

[@romanramirez7847]

Well said. Loyalty was never something that was widely shared by all of the players in any era. The reason why so many players stuck to their teams in the 50’s, 60’s, 70’s and most of the 80’s was because there was no free agency at that point, and a lot of players were basically stuck on their squad unless they demanded a trade. Guys like Kareem, Oscar and Wilt were the ones who were able to force their way out of their teams because they didn’t get the support they needed. Even Magic almost forced his way out of the Lakers in just his 3rd season.

[@therealspikeflee]

THANK YOU!

[@duydo6924]

Older generations didn't have the same option. I think that's why they stress so much about loyalty to cope for the fact that they were indentured servants. Could you imagine if Wilt teamed up with Jerry West and the Big O?

[@mentalprograming5365]

yup, they are envious.. its like a man who cant see his kids trying to tell a man who has custody of his kids what to do.. like bruh, your a child in this field, stay in your place you have no experience on this matter

[@liamamistoso5587]

Fax, Nba loyalty is a sacrifice that most organizations don't do, but Kawhi was not the start of losing loyalty, It was when Kevin durant just left Okc for 73-9 Gsw.

[@dougkeehner]

Nah, I’d say it started with bulls ownership prior to the Last Dance. That or it was the warning shot.

[@Wall_of_Flesh]

Durant had all the reasons to leave my favorite team. It’s just the fact he went to the Warriors

[@jxmmykriminallive]

nah I think it’s the fact that kd joined the warriors which was the team that knocked him out the playoffs the year prior that made his move seem so snake like, not so much the fact that he left the thunder

[@mattmmixes]

I think KGs career really showed players loyalty isn’t worth it, KG stayed loyal to a garbage franchise, was basically forced to pick a trade destination and only got to compete one year before injuries/ decline. KG could be a three time champion or more if he left earlier.

[@dougkeehner]

@@jxmmykriminallive Bulls had a championship machine and actively told the players that they would not pay them properly and their run, together, will effectively shut down. Kevin Durant was a free agent allowed to do whatever he wanted, he owed OKC nothing. NBA fans feel tickled by the Kevin Durant decision because it was the “73-9 warriors,” boo hoo. Was Durant’s loyalty to NBA fans to not join the Warriors? The Bulls owed it to a team that made them relevant but wanted off before they had to pay their players their fair share.

[@Mtndrew655]

This all aged well😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@perc9-4]

This why I switch teams 3 times on my career do whats best for you and that goes for any job or any situation

[@DisdainXP]

Same haha i win a few chips then go to another team, influence a lil so i can wear the tuffest jerseys😂

[@russellwestbrookyellingatw9381]

Bandwagons

[@theklr]

Loyalty is a concept in this context to keep laborers from negotiating their worth. As any role player how loyalty works in this league. It’s always been a myth used to get players to be grateful and given the makeup of the athletes in the NBA we can see how that can be taken.

[@ImShinTaRokGuoBaePress74]

💯

[@prodbydevv]

Please upload more bruh deadass 😭😭

[@Scramblefred2399]

You know who players are loyal to? Their families. Players should maximize every moment they have to take care of themselves and their people. The owners will be just fine.

[@adrianmarkovic3197]

And people are just gonna blame Lebron

[@russellwestbrookyellingatw9381]

LeFraud*

[@look-at-curry-man2206]

Bron jock sniffers are so delusional

[@jamvan1000]

Steph didn't stay with the Warriors, because he's loyal, he stayed because they're an amazingly ran organization. Yes, they've had some bad moves, but 4 rings is more success than 99.99999% of players will ever get

[@kohsmoger1567]

You could say the same thing for Kobe or Tim Duncan

[@EduardoOliveira-zx9ju]

Dirk took a MAJOR pay cut. He declined $95 million only to receive a little under $30 million

[@kvngt0n]

every since kd went to golden state loyalty died

[@arikejoja9461]

Right

[@Michael._M416]

Spitting 🔥

[@ozziegee]

Lebron* there I fixed it 👍

[@skywalker2676]

@@ozziegee wtf 💀what does Lebron gotta do. He left a team after his contract was up he never forced a trade

[@arikejoja9461]

​@@skywalker2676facts

[@robertoblampf9730]

I think part of the dilemma could also be that if you have one or two max players it severely limits the pieces you can surround your star(s) with under this cap system. I think it would be different if a star player sacrificed money to help the team get under the cap and the team burns that player (like James Harden) than expecting max money, multiple all stars and championships. Currently, there has to be sacrifices made on both sides.

[@GoFartherPodcast]

Loving this channel! Fairly new NBA fan here, and this channel is always the best

[@Lilbluepenguin10]

The lack of loyalty becomes an issue not on the player side, not on the team side, but the fan side. I hear it time and time again of people not wanting to get back into basketball because of all the team hopping.

[@noelcrenshaw7969]

The whole loyalty thing is only worth it if you have a team and organization around you that's actually doing something. Steph in golden state has been great. He does his part, the org does theirs, no reason for him to leave. On the other end is dame and Portland. He's basically been the only thing keeping them relevant and they've given him nothing in return. He should have left earlier than he did.

[@notacat7127]

There’s never been any loyalty

[@russellwestbrookyellingatw9381]

Yes there was

[@look-at-curry-man2206]

Steph, Kobe???

[@GDKF0238]

Kobe, Jordan, Bird, Magic. The list is far longer than that. It’s a generational thing

[@JJS1609]

The Dame situation is the prime example of why NBA players owe their franchises nothing. He was literally the most loyal player possible, a guy with HOF talent who stuck with a flailing franchise. And what did he get for his loyalty? He got backstabbed. The Trailblazers have claimed over the past few years that they were still committed to building around Dame and yet over that time period they’ve drafted players with the obvious intention of rebuilding. He gave them his loyalty. They gave him nothing. That’s messed up as hell. NBA players should not be expected to be loyal to these mfs

[@Iyoska_Edgerunner25]

The only thing to keep a player loyal is a good organization because no players is gonna stay a losing team for 8 years or their entire career of losing and mising the playoffs

[@infasis]

It goes both ways. If an organization does anything and everything for you, and you stab them in the back it's no better. It's "blind loyalty" or being expected to be loyal when the other party isn't that's the problem.

[@danielvasquez3758]

I'm glad it is ending!!! I want to see some competition among the very best of teams!!

[@leroyrodgers6089]

Ok, I agree to some extent, but having players like Harden, Simmons, KD etc. leave every few years isn't great for the game. I'm shocked the CBA didn't address it.

[@Sqeaky6969]

I think most people misunderstand loyalty in the league, it's a business not a relationship loyalty to me should mean both the players and the FO are on the same page. The organization has to do their best to help further ur career and u have an obligation to help the organization win or become better, basically just a mutually beneficial partnership but there are organizations that go beyond that givning special treament to certain players and people expect that to happen for everyone. At the end of the day to me it comes down to are we in this together or not if a player and org are in the same page and communicate with each other to fix the teams problems along with being a big part of the community, that's loyalty. A loyal organization shouldn't pull a raptors with demar where they kept saying they weren't gonna trade him only to do it a week later and a loyal player shouldn't pull a Vince Carter and force the entire fanbase to hate him. Even looking at the best organizations they have great relationships and are extremely loyal with their players like gsw spurs and the heat all have had very few problems regarding loyalty

[@ZoomZoom356]

You’re right, that’s what people don’t seem to understand, the NBA is a business just like any other industry, job or profession out there. So when a player requests a trade or doesn’t resign with their old team, it has nothing to do with loyalty, it’s about opportunity and a chance to improve. So the people who are talking about NBA teams doing players dirty like Isaiah Thomas with the Celtics by trading him, or calling players disloyal when they request a trade or leave in FA, those people no nothing about business or how it works. I’ll make it pretty simple. What happens when an employee is performing poorly at their job, they get fired. What happens when someone gets offered a higher position at twice the salary, they resign and take the new job. Contrary to popular belief, an employee who stays in the same position with the same company for 15-20 years is a rarity, including the NBA which is also a business. The average tenure of an employee in the business world is only about 4 years. That number applies to the NBA as well, it’s just like any other business.

[@fredbanda5494]

Great video, love the style and editing 🚀

[@thebest2897]

This player empowerment thing only applies to about 15 players out of maybe 450. That’s 3%. Since that 3% pretty much drive interest in the sport, they have a special kind of leverage that’s unique to all of pro sports that I follow. At the end of the day, the owners still have all of the power. They just let this 3% call some of the shots because it aligns with their bottom lines. Let’s be real here

[@Bigedub101]

Exactly... If u not a SUPERSTAR...u on the chopping block. Look at Derozen, they told him he was not in trade talks and traded him anyway while he was chillin with family

[@GDKF0238]

Let that 3% keep runnin and they’ll see those ratings flop

[@kdawg6887]

Honestly nobody in the business deserves loyalty. Just a hard worker that gives there all to win is the best thing you can ask for

[@thesphyrth]

Loyalty isn't a word I'd consider for this. It's more of the issue about what player/s identify each team. I used to memorize each team's names based on their franchise superstars. For example, we used to say Ray Allen and Supersonics interchangeably. When those same stars switched teams, it's usually an indication that they're out of their prime. Nowadays, we can barely do that anymore.

[@ultimAvalon]

Loyalty goes both ways.

[@angelatanurdzic7508]

Love this channel ❤

[@whoisthis4]

Looking at how Boston handled IT, I don’t think any player has to stay loyal to a franchise

[@tommystrickland6268]

The teams owners need to show them more return for the loyalty. But in the same sense there are role players on teams that dont do much that have been on the roster for a while it seems like loyalty in the nba is something that superstars shouldnt get caught in because they are the ones who get traded the second they arnt playing the same

[@brett8754]

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[@pinnacull]

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[@danielvasquez3758]

Loyalty is only a one way street in the NBA!!! It has been that way forever!!

[@BHamblett_1]

I think a huge part of this loyalty issue is that people (the fans) are more loyal to certain players than franchises. Look at how many Lebron fans have Cleveland, Miami, and Laker jerseys. He's not alone either. Lots of fans have followed KD to his new teams. They are certainly loyal city fans, but unless you live in that city or in close proximity, you have no obligation to continue to root for a team that is dog water. So instead, rural fans pick the players they enjoy watching and they watch them!

[@fobinc]

Owners that have loyal players are often complacent, it's better for them to feel the pressure constantly. This motivates teams to build rosters better, or you get stories like Dame and Portland.

[@michaelwhite4004]

I think especially it is rare now to see teammates play with the same team is basically over now especially now now with players moving left and right.🏀

[@csl9495]

Sad to see it, but also glad to see it. Players need to do whats best for them. These organizations aint shit

[@brianlew86]

Don’t treat loyalty like a given. Treat it like a business. Feels less painful that way.

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[@Jeff_2x]

People really think a player is “loyal” when in reality their just consistently in a REAL GOOD situation where they don’t have e.g. Steph Curry

[@TCsInspiredVlogs]

That logic don't work because KD was in a great organization that was the OKC Thunder they built that team around him, he join the team that he was up 3-1 against.

[@AGRisGoofy]

Players should talk about this stuff in interviews and social media stuff cause they have to change things even though some players can overuse their power they cannot let a stuck up losing franchise ruin their careers

[@dvdv8197]

Nice take, thats for sure! 🎉

[@oldenoughtowatchify]

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[@josea.dejesusf.8305]

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[@dymes2513]

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[@kidflashiv]

Loyalty is cool but it’s okay for players and organizations to decide to do what’s best for themselves. If it’s time to move on from each other, it’s time.

[@kasperkoltrain]

Loyalty in sports is temporary and there is no betrayal without trust

[@dijonsplash3822]

whose here after dame traded to the bucks 😹

[@j_the_don5160]

I’m glad the mentality of loyalty for fans is changing. We know have disconnected the idea of loyalty to fans when it’s truly taking a paycut for incompetent management.

[@MusicLover-my6fo]

I personally have believed that "loyalty" in the NBA has been viewed at in skewed lenses in the past 10+ years. We think that because Larry Bird, Magic Johnson and Michael Jordan all won their accolades in the same jersey they were drafted by, that every player that we think can be an all-time great after them must do the same in order to be validated. But the thing is, most owners that have big name players are owners of small market teams and it costs a lot of money to realistically purse a championship. And most owners aren't willing to pay X+ in order to get their star player that he needs to win. So, with that in mind, free agency and trades are totally justified, and players need to do what they need to in order to win.

[@romanramirez7847]

Agreed. People point to Lebron as ruining “Loyalty” but it’s always been this way. Even in the 70’s, Kareem forced his way out of Milwaukee because he didn’t like how the organization was run and that paid off great for him. And in the 90’s Shaq left Orlando because they wouldn’t pay him the money that he deserved, and that also lead to him winning. So it’s always been there despite people looking at Jordan, Bird and Magic through rose colored glasses.

[@adot2x159]

Swishout knew something we didn’t y’all only problem is he had the wrong person next to giannis in the thumbnail 😂

[@pmdSauce]

Facts😂

[@brotherlooselips]

These are some of the most loyal fathers we’ve ever seen from the NBA

[@AppliedNuggets]

You can’t do Kdot & Cole dirty like that droppin their banger on bad testies you’re a wild man

[@marcusvarnado5956]

You know what they say “Loyalty goes both ways”

[@DontCensorMuah]

That outro🔥🔥😮‍💨

[@Mdevlin0]

“The Chris Paul trade was just weird.” Thank you! Been saying this since it happened and I can’t find many people that agree for some reason..

[@banshotenin1178]

The main reason there's no loyalty is because the NBA or owners of NBA teams only care about themeselves. Look what happened to Isaiah Thomas in 2017 when they traded him to the Cavs after his hip injury, or the racism against Jeremy Lin with him being forced out of the NBA completely never to return or even D Rose after his injury and getting traded out of Chicago...the list goes on and on as to why it makes no logical sense to be blindly loyal to an organization that is more than happy to throw you under the bus if it potentially makes them more money. They call it a business decision.

[@kaz7690]

I've never understood why the NBA (and sports) community valued loyalty so much.

[@romanramirez7847]

Because of people reliving the “Glory days” of Magic, Bird, Kobe, Duncan, Dirk and Jordan having their success on just one team (While forgetting Jordan’s Wizards stints) so people hold those standards to today’s players for some reason. Even though there’s always been players who have had championship success on multiple teams (Kareem, Shaq, Wilt)

[@jeyserreacts3444]

Dame is proof loyalty is not the way

[@goatproduxionsreacts7195]

ngl, swishout’s videos wouldnt even be complete without a manscape ad😭 i remember he didnt have a ad one video, and it was so odd

[@Frostie323]

It took way to long for player to understand it is just a business. Paying someone what they’re worth doesn’t earn loyalty, taking a Chance when an most other wouldn’t does, teams treat players like trading cards, I’m pissing on the grave of “Loyalty”

[@DEZEEKE]

There is no such thing as loyalty in performance based business

[@fil4648]

No team is emotional when negotiating with players and they would trade them in an instant if it benefits the team. If this loyalty is one sided, then its just stupidity. Good for the players for not wasting their careers for businesses that see them as assets.

[@thalesfigueiredo5210]

LMAOOO THAT BRON SPEECH. BRO YOU THE KING OF THE LOS ANGELES FLOPPERS

[@Grievous_]

Cuury the only loyal one left now, after how shit we became after Durant left, we only had 15 wins and Curry could’ve easily asked for a trade but stuck it out with us through those 2 difficult seasons and won it all again! Every other star wouldve said “fck this” and dipped

[@floijd]

What are you talking about? They only won 15 games because everybody (including Curry!) was injured, not because KD left.

[@desiarnes4731]

@@floijdthey was trash in 2020 also my guy

[@deeznutz6312]

​@desiarnes4731 curry was injured in 2020

[@Janon743]

And they have a right to leave if they want. Now, that 15 win season happened because like everyone was injured. With a healthy roster that’s still a playoff team

[@Janon743]

@@desiarnes4731The 2020 season was the 15 win season my guy

[@Keepit_100]

NBA LOYALTY HAS TO GO BOTH WAYS BUT UNFORTUNATELY FOR SOME IT DOESN’T

[@MrMac-zk5tv]

Giannis to the Warriors next summer would be LIT 🔥

[@alexandervargas79]

“Loyalty one way is stupidity” - Derek Jeter

[@Jeff_2x]

The word “loyalty” gets thrown around WAY too much in NBA discourse when it NEVER EXISTED LMAOOO

[@patescortez88]

It's a business everyone do what they can for self

[@DJ000123456]

Any time people complain about players’ loyalty with me,. I always said “look what Boston did to IT”

[@leroyrodgers6089]

The genius behind the CP3 trade is that CP can run the second team and he will help develop Kuminga and those other boys. It's really great. It's like having Igodala back there. I still think the Warriors need a 7 foot center though, I don't understand why they can't find one.

[@Iyoska_Edgerunner25]

Should they call tacko fall

[@nenevz2948]

CP3 going to show the young guys how to waddle in an insurance commercial. That’s about his skill set at this point

[@gravedigger3830]

loyalty in the nba has been dead

[@user-ug5sz7yz2v]

Try again jake

[@cxr___8678]

💀

[@dvdv8197]

It's also gotten exposed and worsened because successive CBA'S didn't REWARD loyalty and even actively PENALIZED owners for wanting to keep drafted players together!!

[@LevitheLegend]

Exactly the CBAs destroyed loyalty

[@tagenshew647]

Teams remind me of normal jobs. They expect you to put your two weeks in but if they wanna fire/get rid of you they can do so whenever they please

[@Brendanrobinson171]

Man getcha money. Them organizations will be fine

[@SirTwo17]

Good glad it’s over

[@WhoJahBless]

nba loyalty is and always was an illusion.

[@conordavenport771]

Maybe if you look at the grand scheme of things it may not pan out for players to stay loyal, but if you look at them in the city they play for, they are the most popular guys in the city if they stay loyal. You may not stay loyal too an organization, you stay loyal to a city. Would you rather be respected by all NBA fans, or would you rather be beloved by a single fan base because of your loyalty?

[@thetrib1]

Ring culture is what taints a lot of this. And low iq fans and media members

[@jacquescarel3661]

when PG13 left I knew loyalty is over

[@razakids6459]

​@@PapellxhaseShai wouldn't be on the team if pg stayed. Paul George was traded for Shai , another player, and like 5-6 first round picks.

[@letmesleepinpeace7052]

What about the owners? What do they do to players that give their all to a franchise that does nothing for them?

[@theblazingblaziken1951]

Always funny how GMs preach about how “The NBA’s a business” but when they are at receiving end of a business decision they constantly bitch and moan 😂

[@stevenkirkpatrick6818]

Why does loyalty have to be a thing in such a business that most teams don't have loyalty to the players, why should the player hold loyalty, when they can be traded or dropped whenever.

[@Michael._M416]

Dame is teamless💀💀💀💀

[@internetgodlilbihh]

loyalty doesn't matter in a literal business, player loyalty is quite dumb if the team aint winning. every season players should be looking to create cross league relationships, better the chemistry,,the better they play

[@benji2731]

wake up babe swishout dropped

[@NotoriousSSV]

Bout time!

[@Noob_Guy2k]

Giannis wants to stay now 😂😂

[@saulpineda5539]

Jokic with Denver will be the last loyal relationship for a long time in the NBA

[@CrashDAMFCourse]

Team hopping is a fan issue. I personally don't like it that much but it only happens cause we discredit guys until they have won a championship. The conversation in sports is always championship or bust when people really don't understand how hard it is to win those. Its why MJ and Lebron are seen as the Goats by different people. Alot of accolades are discredited by fans because its not the main most important one which is kinda screwed up in my pov so it leads to dudes wanting to stack the deck to win chip.

[@drewstopher6696]

Players should only be loyal to each other. Organizations literally view them as assets.

[@dingleberrysnigglefritz]

I lose loyalty to the NBA when I sense the NBA has no loyalty to me.

[@un4tun8prez]

“Old unreliable brittle Chris Paul” is crazy