I don't follow the NBA but aren't the Bulls good enough where they can say, "No thanks we don't need that headache?" The Cavs' only hope was LeBron.
they were good enough to be in the playoffs but with no hope of ever getting out of the east- absent one of a handful of star players or the perfect organization (i.e. the spurs) there's a cap on how far an NBA team can go. The stars know it, so they play GM (the team's only choice is to say no, and the new contracts have opt outs, so their choice is really to bend over to the player or to start over again- it's only going to get worst for teams as Durant, Westbrook, Curry all sign new contracts over the next couple of seasons)
And bringing your kid to a press conference here and there or around the clubhouse on a regular basis is normal and fine. I see it a lot. But every day, his own locker, and crap? come on. Players also don't want some dude's entourage hanging out every day. It's annoying.
I can see that, but if putting up with the entourage is the cost of getting that player, teams will do if the player is good enough (NBA is probably the only league where a player could openly pull that)
