re: ESPN - Let Zion Williamson choose where he wants to play next

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There isn’t a single talented person in this country that can’t find multiple opportunities to work in various cities and states.

The nba player had no choice where he works coming out of college. Outside of taking a job in the minor leagues or overseas.

The other poster is closer to reality. That they choose to wok for the nba. But even then, in the real world, a top 30 grad IN THE COUNTRY would have their choice of companies. And even if it was a company, let’s say IBM, they could pick their choice of many locales.

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This. It objectively sucks for American athletes that they have basically zero input on where they start their careers. They have a great deal generally, but that part isn’t great.

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Should trades be banned as well?

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Getting traded would also be very shitty, now that you bring that up. Part of the deal, but shitty nonetheless.

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This. It objectively sucks for American athletes that they have basically zero input on where they start their careers. They have a great deal generally, but that part isn’t great.

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I’m not asking anyone to feel sorry for them.

But any conservative who values freedom and the free maket, should abhor this on principle.

The idea that you can’t choose where to live your life for basically 7 years, during the prime “fun” years of your life and basically half your career if you are good, is hard to justify.

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The idea that you can’t choose where to live your life for basically 7 years, during the prime “fun” years of your life and basically half your career if you are good, is hard to justify.

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To add to this and the writer touches on it, but the competence of the franchise you are drafted by can have a dramatic impact on the success of your individual career.

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He still has all the freedom he wants to live where he wants. But in order to maximize his earnings he has to work for a corporation that has these rules in place. There is no gun to his head saying he has to work for the NBA.

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This is a copout. There is no other industry like this that I can think of.

Well blame the market for that and the lack of other leagues’ ability to prosper and give him a choice. I’d even argue that industry being so specialized is one of the reasons he has the ability to make the amount of money that he will make.

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o add to this and the writer touches on it, but the competence of the franchise you are drafted by can have a dramatic impact on the success of your individual career.

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True.

All these pretending that they wouldn’t be hating life if they worked for the equivalent of the Dolan’s is funny.

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There is only one google. Or MS. Or top 30 tech companies

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And they are located in set spots. Spots that not everyone wants to live. They can choose to work for another company just like Zion can.

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Trades: did I advocate anything? But if your company decided to assign you to a new city you could resign and still play your trade at the level you are almost anywhere in this country.

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Plenty of companies do this. Some people say no and go else where, others see the value in the offer at that company and make the move

Again the NBA isn’t limiting him in getting a different job.

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Pretending that money compensates for freedom. Lol

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At some level it does. I love the city I live in, but if there was a career opportunity that wanted to pay me millions to live in a different city...welll I probably would take that path.

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That ain’t freedom and you know it.

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What about the NBAs freedom to operate in 30 cities and agree to a CBA that includes a draft process that the NBA players and reps agree to?

Should military personnel have their base of choice also? Guaranteed?