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Lebron James (Los Angeles Lakers)

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Buckeneye;2343437; said:
Pretending that being a professional athlete is the same as any other job
Is a fools notion.
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So you're saying professional athletes should be indentured servants, prevented from leaving the teams that initially drafted them until such teams decide to trade them or cast them adrift?

Seems uncharitable, to say the least.
 
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MaxBuck;2343478; said:
So you're saying professional athletes should be indentured servants, prevented from leaving the teams that initially drafted them until such teams decide to trade them or cast them adrift?

Seems uncharitable, to say the least.
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Actually, it seems more like a woman scorned. Who gives a crap if players change teams. Not only do most players do it now, it wasn't exactly uncommon before. Kareem, Moses Malone know all about that, meanwhile, it became commonplace for guys like Karl Malone and Charles Barkley to do so at the end of their careers. So why should any player stay with one team if better options exist.
 
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MaxBuck;2343478; said:
So you're saying professional athletes should be indentured servants, prevented from leaving the teams that initially drafted them until such teams decide to trade them or cast them adrift?

Seems uncharitable, to say the least.
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indentured servants make $50 million a year in endorsements and $20 million a year to play a game? i'll take that servitude any day of the week.
 
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MaxBuck;2343478; said:
So you're saying professional athletes should be indentured servants, prevented from leaving the teams that initially drafted them until such teams decide to trade them or cast them adrift?

Seems uncharitable, to say the least.
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Actually I wouldn't be against a rule that allowed incumbent teams to keep players they drafted by offering a max contract, kind of like the Franchise Tag in the NFL. This couldn't get overused because any team can only have 2 maybe 3 max deals depending how long the players have been in the league.

It isn't like any NBA player is getting stuck with the team that drafted them for less money than they could make if they jump. They usually can make much more by staying in one place. That is the core difference between the NBA and the real world. If I want a big bump in salary I have to jump to a new job because 3-5% raises year over year won't get me where I can get by making 1 jump.
 
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MaxBuck;2343478; said:
So you're saying professional athletes should be indentured servants, prevented from leaving the teams that initially drafted them until such teams decide to trade them or cast them adrift?

Seems uncharitable, to say the least.
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They are allowed to do anything they want. But that doesn't preclude from being called mercenaries (or whores, if you will).
 
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MaxBuck;2343478; said:
So you're saying professional athletes should be indentured servants, prevented from leaving the teams that initially drafted them until such teams decide to trade them or cast them adrift?

Seems uncharitable, to say the least.
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What's said above - you let me know when millionaires are "servants".

It's not a "job" in the traditional sense. It's a connection, representation of a community, a city and even a state. You're a public icon. With the gross amounts of money you've been paid and the admiration you've received, the least Cleveland fans were entitled too was LeBitch not holding this team hostage
Until the last week of free agency. Take it a step up - claiming phantom injuries
Against Boston when things look to difficult.


Maybe it's just the competitor in me, but losing never made me want to quit. It pisses me off and makes me try that much harder.
 
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matcar;2343328; said:
Jordan was 28 when he won his first title I think. LeBron is 28 now.

Now, I don't in any way think that LeBron is any sort od heir to Jordan, but in terms of where they are career wise it seems a push to me.
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Jordan also played at UNC....Quitter went straight pro
 
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