(07-09-2021, 06:36 AM)JamesConway Wrote: Might be nothing/something. I thought it was interesting enough to be shared. If KP gets traded this summer it would be the second time Harrison didn’t want to put his chips into the KP basket.
Honestly Harrison probably correctly evaluated his injury risk, so why would you want to associate yourself with him as a shoebrand, especially when his home market is Latvia and his worldwide appeal is miniscule? At least with Dirk you get Germany and with Luka you get a transcendent superstar.
Nike - our shoes give you ACLs, MCLs and bad backs.
Btw Harrison also turned down Lavine in 2017 after coming off his ACL. Injuries could play a huge factor in shoe decisions. Lavine at least had the super dunker factor, the legendary contest with Gordon, but maybe Harrison wasn´t sure he would maintain this explosive marketable part of his game after the ACL.
Now obviously making decisions based on shoes is slightly different than NBA rosters, but it could be a "character trait" that Harrison adopts into his GM role, then Porzingis is in big trouble.