What you don't want to do is to hang on to the aging superstar past his prime and take resources away you can otherwise use to build a better overall team.
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We decided to either try trades or just go with older players. If you do that and let contracts expire you can be in the lottery for about four or five years and expect your fans to be patient.
I don't want to only play the leading man for the rest of my career.
You can have great players, but if they don't want to be coached, what are you going to do?
I'm 31 years old and I want to be part of a championship team before my career is over.
No professional athlete likes to admit that he has played too long. There is too much money involved, rarely enough saved, and there is the eternal hope that age has not withered skills.
The people at the top of the league think they need to rein me in so I don't become another Michael Jordan, somebody they aren't able to mold and shape and make their puppet.
I don't want people losing respect for me as a player. I want to go out in every game and perform to the highest level. I have no retirement plans. I've had a lot of injuries but I want to continue playing.
Bad performances can happen and are not that serious - even with new players. You can't, say, sell him, get a new one.
Trade a player a year too early rather than a year too late.
I want to leave a great legacy behind me and continue to win major championships.
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