This is why a few NBA players are out the League… it makes lots of sense Andre Drummond explains

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That's part of it, but the other part was his game play no longer fitting in with what most teams were trying to do. Combined with the teams that could've used him going with full-rebuild mode. If they don't want you, none of anything else matters, so the narrative gets shifted.

There's plenty of shytty teammates/morons/culture killers that keep jobs. However, the reciprocal IS true. A high-value/high-morale dude will highly increase your chances of staying on a bench somewhere...it just doesn't guarantee it.
 
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All 4 guys mentioned are/were headaches behind the scenes, if you go by insider/podcast discussions.

Some players learn from the mistakes AI made to end his career, some don't.

I bet money CP3 is next on the list unable to humble himself. He playing nice now, but that Shams tweet is coming...

cp3 is 38 and not as good as he used to be
at this juncture in his career he's better as a 20-24 mpg guy off the bench
 

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I mean... it was always comical seeing those no-name create-a-player ass dudes at the end of every NBA team's bench standing bunched together damn near doing back flips and "hold me back!" gestures after every semi-big play, and knowing every 20 combo secret hand shake for every starter by heart.

But it makes sense. If you on a 10-day contract after spending the last 3 years hoopin in Russia, you will not be the one nygga caught not cheering when the superstar of your team is checking out his highlights on youtube :mjlol:
 
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This has always obviously been the case. It’s why Deandre Jordan and udonis haslem can get end of bench contracts for as long as they want him but boogie can get a job. The difference between what they give on the court isn’t worth the issues he’s gonna cause behind the scenes.

Anyone thinking guys are being blackballed think the league is just 2k and the human element doesn’t matter at all. Disrespectful to guys like mahmoud Abdul Rauf that actually got blackballed.
 

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Another part is he is a horrible finisher around the rim
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