re: CBSSports Article on EG: The Saddest Max Player Ever (SIAP)

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This is about being coddled. It's about being loved. Gordon's essentially upset the Hornets did not pamper him and woo him like so many superstars are wooed. This should not have surprised Gordon. Hornets GM Dell Demps comes from the Spurs' tree. You don't see the Spurs doing this, even with Tim Duncan, who is the lifeblood of their franchise. They treat players professionally, not like princes. They're a firm, not a family.

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Chris Paul was kept in the loop. If we were talking about CP3 and we had drafted a PG skewed combo guard like Lillard I find it hard to believe that they wouldn't have discussed the draft with him, granted that conversation may have been initiated by Paul, but I think it would have happened.

IMO Gordon is correct, not right in his actions but correct in his assessment. Demps sees him as a future trade asset, not a foundation piece. Winning the lottery gave Demps the ability to move on from Gordon in a way that drafting 5th wouldn't have.