I mean it’s so common in the NBA for this to happen nowadays even those that signed a multi-year max contract. Why are players so entitled to be traded even though they are paid? Did you see Ohtani demand a trade when he was with the Angels? Or Judge? Or Trout? Or Soto with the Nats?
Seriously. Why do so many NBA superstars threaten to demand getting traded?
The hardest road
To win.
Look honestly its better for the franchise too. If you aint winning and your franchise is running out of assets to improve the team with, then its time to think about rebuilding.
Few players are really talented enough where you would not give up on them for a long time even if you are struggling.
But said struggling is still being a playoff team that cant get over the hump.
If you arent a playoff team, then there aint anything to wait for.
I worked for a really crappy company once. I had a nice position. I was paid well. Benefits were nice. But the plant I was running was old and run down and the company didn’t want to invest back in it, or the people. It was a poorly run organization and is struggling heavily now.
I wanted out and got out.
For players it’s the same. Who wants to play for a franchise that is losing constantly, making poor decisions?
And in the NBA some players can leverage their position to move on to what they hope will be a better situation.
The One Ring is to be found elsewhere.
Can’t really compare baseball and basketball. But, I will agree, players are too impatient these days. If you jump teams after only one or two tough seasons you rob yourself of a chance to win with that team. It just takes more time to build something good around your star. If the star demands a trade after 2 years then that project is never gonne get finished. Resulting in 1 of 2 scenarios: star gets traded to super team or star gets traded to improving team and leaves again (probably the season before they’re ready to compete for the title).