There's no denying that at the moment, when it comes to taking control of their own future, players hold much more power now than they did a few years ago. Kevin Durant's decision to demand a trade from the Brooklyn Nets is a clear testament to this fact.
Chicago Bulls guard Alex Caruso, who himself negotiated a $37 million contract with the Chicago Bulls last season, has chimed in on this apparent shift in power from the teams to the players, as made evident by Durant's trade demand. Guesting on JJ Redick's Old Man & the Three podcast, Caruso explained why he has no problem with this at all:
“Everyone is complaining about players having power and not honoring whatever contract, or wanting to do it. And it just hit me somebody said it, the players are finally treating this like the teams and the organizations have for so many years,” Caruso said on the Durant saga. “They're finally realizing the business side of this like, ‘Okay, I have leverage. I'm an asset. Let me make this work to the best of my ability because if the organization or the team has a chance to upgrade, they're gonna upgrade.'”
A discussion about trade requests with Alex Caruso pic.twitter.com/za17ytcMQF
— JJ Redick (@jj_redick) July 15, 2022
Caruso hit the nail on the head hear, and Redick himself had to do a couple of fist pumps to indicate his agreement with his guest's statement. What the Bulls guard is pointing out here is that Kevin Durant, or any other player for that matter, has every right to take control of his own future. We always say that at the end of the day, the NBA is a business, so at this point, it's only right that the players act accordingly.
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