“’Player empowerment’ means never having to take accountability and never having to live up to your end bargain. … It’s good for one person, the player. It’s not good for the organization and it’s certainly not good for the fans” -- ESPN’s Frank Isola, on Nets F Kevin Durant wanting a trade out of Brooklyn ( “Around The Horn,” ESPN, 7/5).
“Look at this team: new ownership, new leadership in the front office in (coach) Chris Finch, who’s still relatively new in his tenure in Minnesota. They said that they didn’t want to wait any longer with the moves that they made. They’re going for it right now” -- ESPN’s Courtney Cronin, on the T’Wolves making significant player acquisitions this offseason ( “Around The Horn,” ESPN, 7/5).
