Speaking of the draft, this year's underclassmen should be kicking themselves at this point. They may as well have had stayed in college another year; at least that way, their meals and housing would be paid for by the school. As it is now, I'll guess that the top picks like Irving and Williams are at least able to take out a loan, or have their agents pitch in a bit, but the guys further down the ladder might end up working next to Delonte West at Regency Furniture Showrooms for a year or two.
Kessler's been playing Hunter and Fisher on this for a while. Wonder if he's got a job for Billy once Hunter's fired/out of work when the union decerts.
It's hilarious that Boies will be arguing against the precedent that he helped create this summer in the NFL case. Oh well ... it's a paycheck!
So now not only will they have no income, but they will have to bear $400/hr fees for corporate lawyers. Seriously, no one seems to have common sense here.
Off to start sending emails to EVERY company I've ever worked for over the past 10 years! Got to pay the bills.......
Good luck, HCP. The players' union should have at least allowed their members a vote on the proposal that was offered to them.
these poor poor nba players fighting for what they believe in http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZkL7D4I_EE
Woj There are over 25 player agents on a conference call now discussing the next steps for the players against the NBA,
I can't believe they would leave it up to team reps to decide. I would love to see how many of the 450 would of rather had that deal or lose the season.
Everybody but Derek Fisher, and Billy Hunter, and their lawyers wanted to know that answer. I imagine they did some random polling of the union, and found that there were deep fractures in it that would be made public in a vote.
