Despite the recent concern about teams tampering and NBA stars' constant communication in hopes to team up somewhere new, former [New Jersey] Nets role player Kerry Kittles thinks there's little the league can do but embrace this change and the series of new looks it will get from it.
Kittles views this change as unavoidable, something stars have been able to do in this modern era and that is only progressing, with this 2019 free agency period showing the full array of how it can change the scope of the league moving forward.
“How can you stop it, right? You can’t stop guys from communicating? It’s going to happen. I’m ok with it now,” Kittles told Nets Insider. “I think a lot of old school purists would probably say: ‘no, just do your thing and put your head down’. ‘If it happens on its own organically then it’s probably fine’. “I’m okay with these guys now talking and creating their own path I think it’s good for players now to be able to carve out where they want to go and who they want to play with and see if it works out. They’re not guaranteed it’s going to work out, even though they’re buddies, it’s not guaranteed to work out. It could be interesting to see how this plays out over the next few years with guys partnering up with other guys and seeing if they can win together.”
The NBA will have a hard time finding a way to censor friendships, as NBA life has become a lot like regular work life when a friend offers to extend a good work for another to come work at the same company or interview for a position. Stars are now using their friendship and comfort level as priorities over the large contracts doled out by their home teams, which has now put the onus on franchises to keep players happy and willing to stay put.
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