nixluva wrote:CrushAlot wrote:I wonder what would cause Dwight to give up an extra 30 million?
That's just D12's excuse. It has nothing to do with MDA really. He NEVER really warmed up to LA. In fact it's strange that he didn't immediately want to lock himself into being the franchise player of the legendary Lakers for the foreseeable future. This guy is a franchise killer. He doesn't play up to the level he believes he is on. He's got superman's body and a 10 cent heart. This dude was dogging it at times last year. I can't stand big crybabies. KG would've been able to win in LA if he had the same opportunity. He would've rallied the troops and led the way. That's the kind of player you want at the heart of your franchise. Same goes for Duncan. D12 isn't on that level mentally and he never will be.
Keep in mind that the legendary lakers are under new (bad) ownership...
They hired a coach incompatible with his style of play OVER the best of all-time.
They've come out on record and said that bigs aren't the future of the league.
Their star player has a torn Achilles.
They have no future past next season other than a Hail Mary for LeBron James.
It's nowhere near the position it was in a few years ago.
Dwight led the league in rebounding with a torn labrum and is the best defensive center in the game. His personality just isn't conducive to a basketball market like LA. I don't even think he really wanted to leave Orlando and his personality is suited for smaller markets. If he wants to win, he'll go to Houston and I think he'll do much better there than he has in LA.