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This is professional basketball. Everything is about money. T Wolves just shelled out the super max for KAT. They have not been willing to do that for JFB. All the rest is posturing by the parties. The teams on JFB list are all poorly run historically and will be more likely to give him the money he wants.
That’s the sense I’ve gotten from what I have read. Tact and diplomacy apparently aren’t his strengths.
No no no....he had run-ins with the Bulls too. he is a diva. Nothing wrong with that if you can back it up and lead by example and win which the T'Wolves did and made the playoffs didn't they?Jimmy is a rag to riches kind of self-made no-name player that came out of nowhere which we all know very well and bust his tail to make it. But for some guys who did not expect this kind of rise and the success it HAS GONE TO HIS HEAD.This is not a knock. For better or for worse it has affected how he rubs off bad on teammates that have not taken the road like him. He thinks everyone is like him and came up like him and should work like him. And if you do not do things like him then he has an issue. I think he is insecure of being the man that takes the blame and accountability and is growing as a leader.He will be best playing with two other great players, not being the #1 guy
LOL Jimmy is a top 10-15 player how is he gonna team up with 2 players better than him
Huge Jimmy fan, of course, as we all are. However ...If Jimmy cared about winning more than anything, he wouldn't worry about maximizing every last dollar and he would do what Wade did in 2010 -- sacrifice a little (not a lot) to get some of the best talent in the world together in a quest to win championships.If you want to go to LA, don't go to the Clippers, where you will NEVER win. Go to the Lakers. Join forces with LeBron, get surrounded by great shooters, and make a serious run at a title. Or go to Houston. Or go to Golden State. Or go to Toronto. Or, for that matter, go to the Bucks.I don't know Jimmy well enough to know if he is a "diva," but this is a diva-ish trend. Maybe Jimmy really doesn't care about winning a ring and he only cares about being the top dog and making lots of money. I guess that's OK if he's honest about it. Just don't claim it's "all about winning" and then go to Brooklyn or the Clippers.
I don’t think many people get to be superstars at the absolute highest level of their profession by being lazy.There’s more than one way to be a hard worker.If Jimmy can’t figure that out the problem is probably more him than his teammates.
JFB has maximizing his potential value as a #1 priority.You can either like it or not, but it's been no secret that is his career goal.
On the other hand .... the teams Jimmy has said he'd willing to sign long-term with (Nets, Clips, Knicks) will have cap space next season to sign TWO max contract players. And besides Jimmy, next season's free-agent crop includes Durant, Kawhi, Cousins, Irving and Klay Thompson.So, thinking long-term, Jimmy wants to go to a team that can add him and another all-star and be competitive for several years.Let's say that team is the Clips and they can land Kawhi, Cousins or Kyrie. Does a team with Jimmy and one of those guys have the talent to compete? I'd think so. Jimmy's playing chess and y'all playing checkers.
Do you mean economically or basketball-wise?
How is it not considered an admirable personal challenge to try to take a moribund franchise like the Clippers or Nets to heights their fans have never seen? If I was a player, giving that a shot would be way cooler/more satisfying than joining a super team or storied franchise like the Lakers or Celtics. Jimmy's making another big bet on himself, I hope it pays off again.
EFR, we agree on most things, but that is not the sense I get from what Jimmy is trying to accomplish. I allow that I could be wrong.
I really think he missed a chance to control the message. "I'm ready to rebuild". "I'm ready to help build a team". "I want to be part of the next dynasty." "I can't do it alone, so I'm looking for a place that can pick up another top 15 player". A little bit of "it's not about the money, it's about building a winner" would also help. Not a JFB hater... actually a huge fan of what he's achieved and who he is - AND of his game. There are only 10-15 guys in the NBA who go their hardest every play. We're lucky to have one of them - Giannis - on the bucks. Many of the others are role players or specialists like JJ Reddick.
I love Jimmy. But he’s definitely a diva.
Especially when Townes and Wiggins are pretty lazy and don't care if they win or lose.....