2020-21 NBA Offseason thread: Officially a wrap

[Platinum State]

Did Lavar forget to tell us something?

Yup. Big Ballz Arena. Neva lossssssss

 

[206to813]

• “I think he’s an all-time phenomenon. An amazing career. I think he’s a notch below Michael Jordan still but I think it’s amazing how he’s evolved. It’s amazing what he’s done and continues to do. The bad thing, the only bad thing, everyone is afraid to say this and I’m not afraid to say it individually, but I’m just saying this because it’s true. And everybody knows this, who is in this business.

“The worst thing that LeBron is doing is forcing this power with Rich Paul and what that is, in terms of, he’s a player, but he has prowess in the media space. His company Spring Hill, that’s awesome. Doing the movies and all of the projects. That’s so commendable. I love that. But now that they’ve jumped into the agent game, which the reality is, it’s illegal for a player, particularly if you’re in the state of California, to be licensed to represent talent.

“Now I know it’s this façade that it’s Rich Paul, but it’s really LeBron who recruits for Rich Paul. So it’s almost like they’re trying to control AAU at the NBA level. This is my AAU team and they’ve carried that to the highest level. And because of his power and his prowess, people, the young players are seduced by LeBron James in the same way people were seduced by Michael Jordan with David Falk. He went from having Michael Jordan and a few other players, to getting the top players in the NBA, because of the Jordan factor. Rob Pelinka had tremendous success as an independent agent because he had Kobe Bryant and the players idolized him. So, the fact that LeBron recruits and has empowered Rich Paul, and I get it, on the top guys, but if someone does their research, a lot of these guys have really gotten screwed, a large number of them, by mismanagement.

“There’s at least five or six massive casualties. Nobody is saying anything and you can even say that the union should take some responsibility because they represent all of the players, not just LeBron James. Because this is anonymous. I hope you have the courage to put this out there, because nobody is talking about this but this is the reality, and if you ask any other agent what I just said, they would all agree.

“They’ve been able to leverage KCP, two or three years in a row because they have the power and they’re forcing it down their throat. Nerlens Noel. There are four or five of them that have suffered millions of dollars from mismanagement but nobody has the courage to support it, because all the media wants access to LeBron. They want access to AD.

“What he’s done is he’s taking AAU basketball to the NBA, because he has the ability to do that because these young players idolize him. I’m starting to hear some rumblings that they might be overloaded. Because you can’t have this level of expectation for a client and service all of these guys. Ben Simmons. Garland. I know this as an agent, you can’t service them all at this level. You can seduce them, but you can’t service them all, at that level with what they say they’re doing. Nerlens Noel. Norris Cole. Shabazz Muhammed. They lost $80 million in Detroit. This is real talk.

“That’s the only disappointment is LeBron has leveraged his popularity with young players for seducing them for Klutch and it’s not serving all the players well. But for the players that are suffering, there’s no repercussions. Nobody is criticizing what they’re doing. And you have to call out the union. They should be meeting with Rich Paul, saying, ‘What happened here? What happened here? They represent all the players. They all pay the same amount for dues. If Rich Paul were a lawyer, he’d be disbarred five times. But because LeBron is so powerful, there is no accountability. And that’s the only bad part with LeBron. Everything else is great. It’s commendable. It’s progressive. I love it. The part that he’s pushed Rich Paul in this position and these naïve basketball players, that’s pretty egregiously irresponsible.”

Sounds like jealousy

I agree it sounds like jealousy. He talks about how he’s not afraid to come out say these things yet it’s anonymous

He says they can recruit the talent but are overloaded and can’t service them. Bruh how much does an agent really need to service their client beyond contract negotiations which smart and empowered players have shown that agents aren’t even needed there. That agent is trying to hold on to the notion that agents are essential when that’s not usually true. I’ve heard players on both ends of the spectrum - last guy on the team or the superstar- denounce the importance of agents. Although he is probably right in that Lebron is the one in control over RP, dude is jealous of Klutch.

 

[aepps20]

Yup. Big Ballz Arena. Neva lossssssss

I Can't wait to Walk Across the Street to the BALL ARENA to watch MY LAKERS AND NUGGETS PLAY.

 

[lawdog1]

I agree it sounds like jealousy. He talks about how he’s not afraid to come out say these things yet it’s anonymous

He says they can recruit the talent but are overloaded and can’t service them. Bruh how much does an agent really need to service their client beyond contract negotiations which smart and empowered players have shown that agents aren’t even needed there. That agent is trying to hold on to the notion that agents are essential when that’s not usually true. I’ve heard players on both ends of the spectrum - last guy on the team or the superstar- denounce the importance of agents. Although he is probably right in that Lebron is the one in control over RP, dude is jealous of Klutch.

Also, I’m sure a lot of the stuff he’s criticizing Klutch for happens with other big agencies. There’s going to be some guys that get less attention and maybe inferior service from the agents than the more high profile clients. Just the nature of the business.

 

[addict4sneakers]

#pickupgameoverreeactions

 

[drewsone]

Klutch Mafia is the army, better yet the navy

 

[lawdog1]

#pickupgameoverreeactions

And a specialshout out to Montrezl for overreacting to his own pick-up game performances...

 

[finessence]

#Neverforget


I'm not a big Lebron guy but these Agents are PISSED that they can't be gatekeepers anymore , a lot of coded talk in there too i peep game.

"It's not serving the players well" meanwhile Rich Paul is known for getting his players overpaid if nothing else, Hating *** agents man.

definitely jealousy and hatred. Them old agents ain’t relatable and never were get y’all 3-5% and shut up

 

[pmatic]

 

[addict4sneakers]

 

[pmatic]

Hemp from Kemp has to be the store name.

 

[tay1]

My man thought 77 year old Paul Silas was about to coach Jim and Russ

Silas. Lucas. Just a lil mixup . Just remembered that Lucas ain’t coached since 03 and just a little interested why he was in consideration

 

[reconic supreme]

 

[mikedalton]

These 2K ratings smh. They got Jimmy at a 93. Come on son

 

[pmatic]

No more free content from Zach Lowe, Windhorst, Jackie Mac, Baxter Holmes, Malaika Andrews, etc.

 

[dman14]

Klutch Mafia is the army, better yet the navy

But can Bron back dat *** up
I know he been doing his offseason squats

 

[206to813]

That’s crazy there’s no black owned dispensaries, they’re all over the place

 

[atlsfinest]

No more free content from Zach Lowe, Windhorst, Jackie Mac, Baxter Holmes, Malaika Andrews, etc.

I guess the Athletic's pay model works. ESPN is coming for their neck now

 

[atlsfinest]

Do you guys Zion will ever be a 2500+ per season guys (35 mpg, 75+ games) guy. It's bizarre someone as young as him can't just go out there and play heavy minutes. Maybe he just needs to lose some weight?

It's disheartening to see a 20-year-old not be able to play important games in the bubble and spend most of the time on a treadmill while his team is trying to make the playoffs.

 

[206to813]

 

[smedroc]

Do you guys Zion will ever be a 2500+ per season guys (35 mpg, 75+ games) guy. It's bizarre someone as young as him can't just go out there and play heavy minutes. Maybe he just needs to lose some weight?

He needs to lose 30lbs minimum.

He can still get all his **** off at 250 with his athleticism.

 

[aepps20]

Do you guys Zion will ever be a 2500+ per season guys (35 mpg, 75+ games) guy. It's bizarre someone as young as him can't just go out there and play heavy minutes. Maybe he just needs to lose some weight?

Zion doesn't need to lose weight. He could gain another 34 lbs and still be fine. I don't want him to be a 2500 guy but a 1500 guy. He needs to stay rested and relaxed.

 

[moonman818]

Zion just needs to work on his body, not focus on losing weight.

League needs fat boys

 

[addict4sneakers]

Zion going to be a an all star and dark horse MVP candidate next season.

@ me

 

[pmatic]

Zion doesn't need to lose weight. He could gain another 34 lbs and still be fine. I don't want him to be a 2500 guy but a 1500 guy. He needs to stay rested and relaxed.

Don't you mean a 1600 type of guy?