NBA commissioner Adam Silver addressed the topic of players requesting trades on Thursday on the heels of a wild trade deadline that saw the Nets deal Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving after the disgruntled stars demanded to be moved.
Brooklyn traded Durant and Irving to the Suns and Mavericks, respectively, days apart in a pair of monster moves that dismantled a playoff-contending team and reset the landscape of the NBA. During an appearance on SportsCenter ahead of All-Star Weekend, Silver told ESPN’s Sage Steele that, while the NBA supports player movement, the trade demands have caused the league to focus more on making sure players honor their contracts.
He also noted that the NBA views trade demands as a “bad thing” but added they are still looking to find the “right balance” when it comes to player movement.
