Least desirable trade destination

[One_and_Done]

Which is also case-in-point as to why our personal assessments mean close to nothing in terms of the preferences of the majority of NBA players.

This is really the bottom line. We also make way too many assumptions about what rich young athletes want. Sure many do want LA, NY, Miami. But many quite famously do not. And the cities being named itt as the worst would be among my personal favorites and I would hate the big 3 above. But its not about me.

But I also think this thread failed to explore terrible management first. I'd think my little Mavs moved from a top ten destination to maybe a bottom ten destination with this new regime in place of Cuban/Nelson/Carlisle. I think the Kings are going to be at the bottom not because of Sacramento but because of decades of incompetence. There is a reason they struggle to get the best prospects to work out there that other similar markets don't. Same with the Hornets. They inspire zero confidence. That stuff matters to players.

I'll confess that Charlotte was in my top 3, and that is 100% why.

Terrible management and ownership was deliberately scoped out of the thread. It wasn't an accidental omission.

[Texas Chuck]

yeah but its a big omission. And if you think you are getting somewhere while ignoring a huge factor....

[One_and_Done]

yeah but its a big omission. And if you think you are getting somewhere while ignoring a huge factor....

It's no more an omission than when a thread asks 'who is the best 3pt shooter?' It's not purporting to measure anything else.

[Texas Chuck]

yeah but its a big omission. And if you think you are getting somewhere while ignoring a huge factor....

It's no more an omission than when a thread asks 'who is the best 3pt shooter?' It's not purporting to measure anything else.

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If we ignore management your thread is just which NBA city is the worst which isn't a good topic for this board. But if that is your intent, let me know and I'll move this topic to the GB where it belongs.

Because its not just the city that makes for a good or bad trade destination which is what you labeled this thread.

[cucad8]

We also make way too many assumptions about what rich young athletes want.

Yeah, it feels like a tired trope at this point that all rich young black men want are clubs and strippers and booze. I'm sure there's still plenty that do. But always seems to be what stuff like this boils down to.

[bkohler]

I also think we do a poor job in realizing that there’s a wide difference in what an early 20s player wants and a late 20s player wants. Some markets are going to very appealing the first few years, but other markets are going to be more appealing as they settle down and trend towards retirement.

I suppose it’s more like our own situations than we realize. Family, future prospects, taxes and even housing costs probably factor into where they want to play along with management, coaching and other opportunities.

All of that said I really think there’s only like 2-3 markets that are real draws then 20-25 that are neutral and another 5ish that are negatives.

[One_and_Done]

yeah but its a big omission. And if you think you are getting somewhere while ignoring a huge factor....

It's no more an omission than when a thread asks 'who is the best 3pt shooter?' It's not purporting to measure anything else.

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If we ignore management your thread is just which NBA city is the worst which isn't a good topic for this board. But if that is your intent, let me know and I'll move this topic to the GB where it belongs.

Because its not just the city that makes for a good or bad trade destination which is what you labeled this thread.

I mean, feel free to move it, though I don't agree that focusing on one aspect of the desirability of a trade location somehow makes it more or less relevant to this board.

[shrink]

Which is also case-in-point as to why our personal assessments mean close to nothing in terms of the preferences of the majority of NBA players.

This is really the bottom line. We also make way too many assumptions about what rich young athletes want. Sure many do want LA, NY, Miami. But many quite famously do not. And the cities being named itt as the worst would be among my personal favorites and I would hate the big 3 above. But it’s not about me.

Yes. I think the way to attack the problem is direct information.

Which teams have historically attracted the best free agents? Which have not?

That is exactly the choice of the rich young athletes.

[One_and_Done]

Which is also case-in-point as to why our personal assessments mean close to nothing in terms of the preferences of the majority of NBA players.

This is really the bottom line. We also make way too many assumptions about what rich young athletes want. Sure many do want LA, NY, Miami. But many quite famously do not. And the cities being named itt as the worst would be among my personal favorites and I would hate the big 3 above. But it’s not about me.

Yes. I think the way to attack the problem is direct information.

Which teams have historically attracted the best free agents? Which have not?

That is exactly the choice of the rich young athletes.

That certainly gives us alot of insight into which cities are seem as the best trade destinations by players. We've never seen a guy demand a trade to say Utah, or Memphis, or Toronto.

[brackdan70]

We also make way too many assumptions about what rich young athletes want.

Yeah, it feels like a tired trope at this point that all rich young black men want are clubs and strippers and booze. I'm sure there's still plenty that do. But always seems to be what stuff like this boils down to.

Some Poor, old, white dudes like those things too.

[penbeast0]

We also make way too many assumptions about what rich young athletes want.

Yeah, it feels like a tired trope at this point that all rich young black men want are clubs and strippers and booze. I'm sure there's still plenty that do. But always seems to be what stuff like this boils down to.

I've always wondered why top foreign players don't seem to be attracted to markets with strong cultural ties to their areas or (mainly for me) attracted to a market like Washington DC with its international ties.

[cucad8]

We also make way too many assumptions about what rich young athletes want.

Yeah, it feels like a tired trope at this point that all rich young black men want are clubs and strippers and booze. I'm sure there's still plenty that do. But always seems to be what stuff like this boils down to.

I've always wondered why top foreign players don't seem to be attracted to markets with strong cultural ties to their areas or (mainly for me) attracted to a market like Washington DC with its international ties.

Portland "famously"(locally) lost Hedo to Toronto because his wife liked the Turkish culture there over our lack of one here.

[penbeast0]

Nice, hadn't heard that one before, thanks!

[JRoy]

Yeah, it feels like a tired trope at this point that all rich young black men want are clubs and strippers and booze. I'm sure there's still plenty that do. But always seems to be what stuff like this boils down to.

I've always wondered why top foreign players don't seem to be attracted to markets with strong cultural ties to their areas or (mainly for me) attracted to a market like Washington DC with its international ties.

Portland "famously"(locally) lost Hedo to Toronto because his wife liked the Turkish culture there over our lack of one here.

Thank God for that.