On tv it said “butler prefers clippers but open to nyk or brooklyn”
Yep. Clippers have the easiest path to a second max contract next summer.
If Butler’s #1 destination is the LA Clippers, then I highly doubt teaming up with Kyrie is in the works. There is no way Kyrie wants to play second fiddle to LeBron in LA, especially since the Clippers are LA’s lesser of the two teams.
Plus Woj reports that Clips remain Leonard’s first choice next season.
If true, this is interesting. In the age when all the stars are trying to play with other stars, suddenly nobody wants to play with LeBron.
- Kawhi was interested in Lakers, but now prefers Clippers because of LeBron.
- Butler was interested in Lakers, but now prefers Clippers because of LeBron.
- George was interested in Lakers, but chose to stay in OKC. Also he didn't want to be traded to Cleveland before last season while LeBron was still there.
- Irving played with LeBron and asked for a trade.
Couple of articles talking about it
here and
here, though not any great sources, really all just speculation with nothing else to talk about.
Interesting to think about though. It could be people don't want to be in LeBron's shadow and watch him get all the credit, or maybe they just think LeBron is too old to team up with, maybe it's nothing against LeBron but they're just not as close with him because he's 5-8 years older than most of the stars in the league now and they prefer teaming up with guys from their own "generation", or maybe it has nothing to do with LeBron at all.