Unfortunately I do not. The NBA players of this current day are molded into this mindset that if they do not have a ring then their career is a waste. Rings definitely are amazing accomplishments, but no body in this world thinks that Brian Cardinal is better than Charles Barkley. I think the major turning point of the NBA becoming less exciting to me was Kevin Durant's decision to sign with the Golden State Warriors. Kevin's decision to leave a great basketball organization in Oklahoma City to go the statistically greatest team of all time is still mind boggling to me. Especially when he had just been knocked off in the playoffs by them the previous year. If you can't beat them, you might as well join them right? Once Kevin set the gas trail on fire, we started seeing great role players such a Derrick Wiliiams, Deron Williams, and Kyle Korver go to Cleveland to ring chase as well. Cleveland needed to add these role players so they could have fire power against this insane Golden State team. This trend of super teams will not stop, rather it will just change teams. Once Lebron James retires, we may see super teams start to surround players such as Giannis Antetokounmpo, or possibly even Joel Embiid. The current state of the NBA is down right boring in my honest opinion, and the key to my avoidance of watching NBA this season was super teams.
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You really know your stuff, followed! Thanks for your insights!
I agree but think this 100% began with LeBron James. He made it normal for a superstar to try and find the easiest path to a championship. I honestly think it "broke" the NBA.
Lebron definitely was a pioneer. His situation was more understandable then Kevin's. Lebron was surrounded with very average players at best. Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Anderson Varejoa, and Mo Williams are not reliable options. He wanted to win but wasn't provided the tools needed to win. Kevin on the other hand, had a monstrously defensive front court of Steven Adams/Kendrick Perkins and Serge Ibaka, and the two main MVP candidates of this season at his side at one time and still couldn't win a championship. Kevin's decision was very poor for his popularity and appeal to every other fan. Lebron's decision was very controversial back then, but he is now known as a hero. He is the super hero that needs to kill the villain.