I don't think that's true, or at least needs to be more specific with regards to winning at a high level. All indications are that Dell Demps is good at running a profitable NBA team. In an era where about the only way to lose money is to be a non contending tax payer that may not be saying much, but they've kept him around this long for a reason.

Also, many of the beat writers say him pulling off the Mirotic trade saved his job which meant his job was in danger prior to the trade. Is that about winning or money (bad investment)? It's hard to say.

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Posted by corndeaux

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Posted on 1/6/19 at 8:39 am to TigerinATL

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regards to winning at a high level.

more like just winning

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running a profitable NBA team. In an era where about the only way to lose money is to be a non contending tax payer that may not be saying much

this is a pretty self-defeating argument given

1- we care about being in the black.
2- given current league economics, any dummy can keep an NBA team in the black.
3- this dummy has it figured out. ergo, let's leave this on auto-pilot

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they've kept him around this long for a reason

it would be a bother and take actual work to hire a replacement. when is there time for that (and can we really deal with the distraction?) when there's a football team and horse races to worry about?

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Posted by Bronc

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Posted on 1/6/19 at 9:11 am to TigerinATL

I'm not gonna pretend I'm some expert that knows how to optimally run an NBA organization from a profit perspective, but from this lay observer that does work in corporate financial management, I have a very hard time seeing how the Dell model is anything to write home about personally.

His entire philosophy has been predicated on trading off lower, often times more exciting(from a fans perspective) up and coming talent on cheap deals for guys coming into their second or third contracts, thus pushing your payroll up to and into the lottery threshold, all without a whole lot of success to show for it. As ticket prices are still relatively below average and attendance is in the bottom quarter of the league. Merchandise sales don't seem to be anything to write home about since we are never in the top 15 lists of team merchandise and AD himself still isn't in the top 20. Now I'm not sure how the team's corporate sponsorship, suite sales, and arena revenue contribute, but I can't imagine Demps is blowing the doors off the hinges there either. And there is probably a reason that as recent as 2016 we are the lowest valued franchise in the league with a majority of our revenue coming from the league.

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