Heatles84
Well-Known Member
And? The Lakers fanbase was pissed when they traded Shaq and that wasn't even to a rival.
But the Lakers did the trade anyway because it needed to happen.
Of course the fans will pissed, but they aren't going anywhere and they'll forget all about it once the Spurs start winning again.
Just like Lakers fans forgot all about Shaq when they were winning back to back titles a few years later.
It was understandable why the Lakers traded Shaq. At that point, they had to chose between Kobe and Shaq since the two couldn't get along anymore.
The value that the Spurs are going to get for Kawhi at best is Ball (whom his issues are well documented in terms of distraction), Kuzma and Ingram. Ingram looks like he could be an all star, Kuzma a decent player in the NBA. I'm sorry, but for the 3rd best player in the league being traded to your rival - that's shit.