Never said any of that was untrue. But you also had Kawhi demanding out is SA and getting a title in Toronto. And Lebron got his title in LA. After picking his teams and winning titles in Miami and Cleveland. GS drafted great and got three gems in Curry, Thompson and Green none of whom were high first round picks. Of course signing KD also helped win a title and Wiggins was a big part of last year. They are so far over the luxury tax line though in keeping these guys it’s hard to compare them to anyone else. Maybe like the Dodgers in baseball. Their guys like it there. I didn’t mean the city. I meant the team culture. And they have an advantage in keeeping these guys because the league rules allow them to give longer contracts. If Steph Curru said he wanted to join Lebron he would be traded tomorrow.
Anyone willing to take on his contract could have had Wigans. The wizards actually drafted ahead of golden state in all of those years and walked away with crappy trade returns and forgettable players. Toronto got a title out of Kawhi and is still a top team in the east. The era of Lebron gifting titles to cities is over and it seems like the next generation is more content to stay put. You have to get a star and build around them, but the Wizards both lack the star and refuse to admit that Beal isn’t that guy. Even if cities like Milwaukee, Denver, Dallas, Memphis, New Orleans… lose their guy, they still get a rookie contract and the first extension (no one has turned down that deal yet) to compete. You have Detroit, Cleveland, Minneapolis, and Orlando behind them and Oklahoma City, Houston, and Salt Lake setting themselves up to be next. Meanwhile the Wizards are holding onto Beal and that hope of a 10th seed. To me, that makes Ted a horrible owner
