I mean, Kyrie should probably come out and say that he hasn’t decided yet and is still considering re-signing with Boston. Right?
He should say something in the next week. Let people know where he stands. Let fans know.
I doubt he will though. Usually he lets the media storm last for awhile first. I think he enjoys all the attention - no matter how hard he contests that publicly - because there have been lots of occasions in the past where he could have shut down stories in the press but chose not to for inordinately long times.
Literally no FA has had to respond to rumors to "let people know where he stands" ahead of FA. Not Lebron, not KD, not Gordon. Why is one guy judged by a completely different set of standards?
If he doesn't say something in May, he likes the attention? Meanwhile, he's dropped off the grid, he's not doing media rounds and his family isn't subtweeting or posting passive aggressive things on other social media platforms like other guys. Okay.
True, but no other player made a televised announcement to fans earlier in the season stating that they would be staying. Not saying anything at this point, is saying something...
Technically, it wasn't a televised event. It was a season ticket holder event.
And there was always the qualifier, "if you guys would have me back..."
Does not explain away the Nike commercial...
As I said before, he could've had every intention of resigning (he may still, we don't know), but he's allowed to reconsider his options if things changed for him. A 4 or 5 year deal would take him through his prime, he should spend it in a situation he actually wants to be in and the CBA gives him and every other player that freedom. A verbal commitment does not a contract make.
Doesn’t make it look any less ridiculous.
You don’t make a widespread Nike commercial claiming you want your name in the banners of a historically good franchise and then turn around six months later and sign elsewhere if you want your word to be taken seriously.
Sure, he absolutely is entitled to change his mind, but doing so highlights how shortsighted and premature the decision was, just like his proclamation about resigning before the season.