The NBA is not something that can be looked at through the same prism as you would a league like the NFL or MLB. Players, for all the harp about loyalty and staying true to your franchise, understand in the NBA that the shelf-life is too short and owners are too disloyal to pay people what they aren't owed. It's the way things are changing and Jason Smith understands why.
Check out this audio from The Jason Smith Show last night where he explains the idea of a "year to year league" like the NBA, and what that means in general for the players moving forward:
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