re: Paul Pierce says Pels may trade AD.

I don't know if AD getting a new agent was a power move to put the team on notice or not. But even if it wasn't if AD looks like he's playing for another irrelevant team, you know his new agency will be trying to push him out the door like CP3s people were. The difference between 5th and 11th will likely be pretty small again this season so the margin for error or bad luck is razor thin. I thought the Supermax money would be enough, but based on those endorsement numbers I posted last week playing for a true contender is worth an extra $15-$25 million a year over "just" being an MVP candidate that regularly makes the playoffs like Westbrook and Harden.