Teams that have ZERO chance to compete in future because of ownership/front office

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Re: Teams that have ZERO chance to compete in future because of ownership/front office 

Post#101 » by Ryoga Hibiki » Mon Jul 25, 2022 10:30 am

Some of the takes in this thread are just ridiculous (Spurs? lol).
People really don't know what they're talking about.

A bad owner is primarily a guy who choses the wrong people at the top, doesn't empower them, has wrong/unreasonable expectations.
Everything else is secondary, you don't need to go 40m into the tax to win.

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Post#102 » by KingFox » Mon Jul 25, 2022 12:32 pm

Vivek is hardly involved and wasn't even in their draft room. People keep referencing the Vlade years (and the crappy regime before him) and haven't paid attention the last two years or so :lol:

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Post#103 » by Chanel Bomber » Mon Jul 25, 2022 12:33 pm

Kings
Knicks
Wizards

There are your medallists.
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Post#104 » by CallMeKahn » Mon Jul 25, 2022 12:36 pm

chuck_wagon44 wrote:It's evident as I am getting older that the NBA is strictly a business. Majority of NBA owners would rather have a large profit than win an actual championship. I feel like some owners cater to their fan base by doing bare minimum to get fans on board but in terms of actually competing and having to pay luxury tax, they simply bow out. It kinda turned me off as a fan and I'm sure it sucks to hear this but a lot of the bad owners in sports (not just nba) ruin the fan culture in general. Here is my list of NBA teams who will never win a championship IN FUTURE due to bad ownership:

1.) NY Knicks - Dolan
2.) OKC Thunder - market and ownership doing bare minimum
3.) Orlando Magic - ownership never keeps stars (Shaq, Penny, Dwight)
4.) Houston Rockets - Fertitta
5.) Sacramento Kings - Vivek
6.) Indiana Pacers - market and ownership not caring about winning
7.) Charlotte Hornets - market and never keeping stars/young talent
8.) San Antonio Spurs - ownership situation and market attractability

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daoneandonly wrote:Utah doesnt have anyhting close value wise to get Dallas to even pick up the phone


Said in reference to Utah's trade assets in a potential Doncic deal.
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Re: Teams that have ZERO chance to compete in future because of ownership/front office 

Post#105 » by LascelleL » Mon Jul 25, 2022 12:43 pm

OKC does not deserve to be on this list. As long as they have Sam Presti, they do not deserve to be on this list and I'll even shoot their ownership some bail. The James Harden trade was the only time they let money get in the way of competing. After that, they've done a good job giving money for Stars. They paid RWB, they paid PG..where is this notion that they don't pay? From the one situation almost 10 years ago? They're a super young franchise and ownership.
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Re: Teams that have ZERO chance to compete in future because of ownership/front office 

Post#106 » by CallMeKahn » Mon Jul 25, 2022 1:59 pm

LascelleL wrote:OKC does not deserve to be on this list. As long as they have Sam Presti, they do not deserve to be on this list and I'll even shoot their ownership some bail. The James Harden trade was the only time they let money get in the way of competing. After that, they've done a good job giving money for Stars. They paid RWB, they paid PG..where is this notion that they don't pay? From the one situation almost 10 years ago? They're a super young franchise and ownership.

The list pretty much disqualified itself listing San Antonio due to ownership. :lol:
daoneandonly wrote:Utah doesnt have anyhting close value wise to get Dallas to even pick up the phone


Said in reference to Utah's trade assets in a potential Doncic deal.

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