Blake Griffin signed a five-year, $171 million contract with the Los Angeles Clippers in summer 2017.
The Clippers had buyer’s remorse almost immediately and traded Griffin the next winter to Detroit.
The Pistons had buyer’s remorse almost immediately, and since trading Griffin again was dang near impossible, four months later they fired coach/general manager Stan Van Gundy.
That got rid of the buyer. It didn’t remove the remorse. So after three quite forgettable years for Griffin in Detroit, the Pistons have thrown up their hands.
This week, they announced that the franchise and Griffin agreed he would no longer play while they explore trades.
Welcome to the seamy side of superstar contracts.
Luguentz Dort keeps jacking up 3-pointers. And missing. Missing badly, in most cases.
Dort has missed 13 straight from deep. Over the last six games, he’s made three of 30. Thunder fans know the drill well. A defensive stopper who can’t shoot a lick.
It can be quite frustrating. Slammed if you do. Slammed if you don’t.
But the Thunder is not careening down Andre Roberson Boulevard. Dort is different from Roberson and Thabo Sefolosha and Terrance Ferguson, the latter a wannabe in OKC’s pantheon of defensive aces.
Dort is bold. Bold on defense, yes. But bold on offense also. And that’s a good thing. That’s a very good thing.
Dort’s daring was on display Wednesday night in the Thunder’s 114-113