There's one very good reason why the union would want to have someone like Dorsey: the union is there to protect the interests of all NBA players, even marginal ones like Dorsey, not just the big-name stars like Lebron. The union may not want all the team reps to be stars so that they have representation across a broad range of players. Pretty sure the interests of established franchise players like Yao are different, and even sometimes maybe even conflicting, with someone on a rookie contract who hasn't even cracked the lineup. Franchise players might not care much about the rookie pay scale, while role-players might not care as much about the terms of max contracts.
One problem is that even the smartest player on a team may not fully understand the positions negotiated. The players will be in trouble if they really have to rely on the representative to explain the situations. For face-to-face explanation, I think that most players will choose to listen to the lawyers and their agents, regardless of who is chosen to be the team representative.
he is not being sent alone. some of the reactions in this tread are hilarious. "corporate lawyers will eat him alive!!" lol.
So they needed someone to get them more money and they picked the most clueless guy they could find? :grin:
Thanks for the effort on this post but you and I were both talking about the Rockets' players specifically and we know they are not a part of that group of "misinformed and uneducated" players you talked about above. Nice try.
Rockets have team option on Dorsey, next year. What happens if they decide not to keep him. Whoops, the Rockets players will have to vote for somebody else.
