The era of so-called ‘super-teams’ seemed to end this past summer when Kevin Durant left the Warriors for the city of Brooklyn. However, the Orlando bubble has presented an unbeatable opportunity to generate new ties and alliances between the stars of the league for the not too distant future.
According to information from Yahoo Sports, an anonymous coach participating in the resumption of the season has suggested that the foundations of a new team made up of several stars of the competition will be established in Orlando. The coach does not believe that the players face isolation with the intention of recruiting new teammates, but believes that this will end up happening naturally.
“The next ‘super-team’ will come out of all this. I think it is inevitable. The boys think of the now and want to play, but they are also looking to the future. They know that there is a lot of money at stake for the short and long term future. ”
At present, so much free time on the campus of Disney World It will allow players to interact with each other at a deeper and closer level than usual. A scenario very similar to the campuses organized by USA Basketball. When LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh joined forces in Miami in 2010, many believed that the three had paved the way and discussed that outcome during the summer they went through together for the 2008 Olympics dispute.
It also shaped the context that gave birth to the relationship between current Nets players Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and DeAndre Jordan when the three shared the Olympic team in Rio Janeiro in 2016, an event that took place just a few weeks after the forward left Oklahoma City to sign for the Warriors.
Currently there are already quite powerful sets whose templates inhabit several stars. This is the case of Lakers, with LeBron and Anthony Davis; Clippers, with Kawhi Leonard and Paul George; Rockets, with James Harden and Russell Westbrook; or the Nets themselves. However, the anonymous coach suggests that this new team could reach an even bigger dimension. “I walk into my hotel and see [a un jugador All-Star] in the lobby. I’m in an elevator, I get off a floor and I can find out where he is. If I wanted to meet him, I could. We could play golf or go fishing. There is a lot to do in the downtime. The league can’t control those things. It inevitably happens. “
For its part, the NBA plays a lot in this ambitious company, both in sports and healthcare. The competition has established a strict security protocol in order to keep all the protagonists safe. However, socialization and camaraderie do not fall within the limitations regarding social distancing, campus boundaries, and the use of face masks. The concept of tampering it loses its place in this environment.
On the other hand, the owner of a team that has not traveled to Orlando has declared to Yahoo Sports that this ‘undercover recruitment’ is not a major concern nor will it have any real impact. “The concern is that players may have advantages in relation to visibility, conditioning or training and game time, but this is unknown terrain. The conditions to come are uncertain, so I don’t think it’s something to be concerned about. At least not yet. ”
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