Even the smallest transaction or decision could lead to a major domino effect in the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/nba" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">NBA. </a>The <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/golden-state-warriors" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Golden State Warriors</a> sure know a thing or two about that, and we don’t mean just <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/stephen-curry" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Stephen Curry.</a>



The Minnesota Timberwolves passed on Curry not once, but twice, taking Ricky Rubio and Johnny Flynn instead. But what if they had given the Davidson product a chance?



Even so, it seems like Richard Jefferson, not Curry, was the actual responsible for the team’s success. In the latest edition of JJ Redick’s The Old Man &amp; The Tree, the two dissected how trading Richardson paved the way for the biggest dynasty in modern NBA history.



<h2>Richard Jefferson Jokingly Takes Credit For The Warriors Dynasty</h2>



“Do you ever think about the fact that you are directly responsible for this Warriors’ dynasty because without you and that bulls**t trade to the Utah Jazz, they can’t clear cap space,” Redick started.



“Andre Iguodala likely signs with the Sacramento Kings and they potentially don’t become the Warriors that we’ve witnessed over the last eight years,” he continued.



“I feel directly responsible for their success because of everything I taught them,” Jefferson jokingly replied. “Like Steph, you should shoot more 3s; Draymond, I think defensively you could be very versatile.”



“I don’t know if it’s clairvoyance, but I was just putting confidence in them constantly and just being like, no, you guys aren’t good, you’re great,” the former NBA champion added.


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So, you have it right there, Warriors fans. Maybe you should file a petition to get Jefferson’s jersey retired, and who knows? Even a statue outside of the CHASE Center as well.

Not Steph Curry: Richard Jefferson reveals who's responsible for the Warriors dinasty

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The <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/nba">NBA </a>is betting big with this new In-Season Tournament that was recently announced after being rumored about it for a while. The tournament format is quite simple and Richard Jefferson explained it in 2 minutes.



However, the reaction of some fans and reporters was negative as some pointed out that this type of tournament could ruin the NBA since the pressure on the players would be greater during the last two months of the year.


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But Adam Silver, the league commissioner, had announced in 2022 that the tournament was closer to being approved after several years of planning. He affirmed that this type of new things in the NBA take time to be accepted by the people.



<h2>Here is the video where Richard Jefferson explains the format of the new tournament</h2>



The In-Season Tournament begins on November 3, 2023 and ends on December 9. All 30 NBA teams will participate and they will be divided into six groups, three within each conference, Group A, Group B and Group C.



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The knockout stage will be held in one location specifically at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The knockout stage will be composed of quarterfinals, semifinals and finals and the games will be single elimination.

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Video: Richard Jefferson breaks down the NBA In-Season Tournament in under 2 minutes

<a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nba/NBA-News-Paul-George-issues-strong-warning-to-the-NBA-20221206-0066.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Los Angeles Clippers</a> star <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nba/nba-analyst-explains-why-we-shouldnt-be-impressed-by-kawhi-leonard-20221005-0012.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kawhi Leonard</a> has set a worrisome precedent in today’s <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nba/NBA-Trade-Rumors-Warriors-could-swap-Draymond-Green-with-another-All-Star-20230127-0005.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NBA.</a> Load managing and sitting out games despite being healthy has become ausual trend, and that’s not making the league any better.
I mean, why aren’t other players who are also on the floor for 35+ minutes load-managing? Isn’t Mikal Bridges (eighth in minutes per game) not important for the game? So why would Luka Doncic sit out and not him? They both average the same minutes.
<a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nba/NBA-News-John-Salley-reveals-how-the-beef-with-Kobe-Bryant-impacted-Shaquille-ONeal-20221228-0011.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kobe Bryant</a> played through countless injuries because he knew there were fans in the standings that would only get to see him play once in their lifetimes. Now, the players just don’t seem to care about that.
<h2>NBA News: Richard Jefferson Goes Against Load Management.</h2>
That’s why former NBA champion Richard Jefferson shared a personal story and explained why he’s against load management, also pointing out that it didn’t exist back in the day and the players were just fine.
“We want you to do what’s been done over the course of the game of basketball,” Jefferson said on NBA Today.“I was fortunate to come in in 2001. There was one trainer, there wasn’t a traveling masus, and there wasn’t all of these amenities. We now have teams paying millions of dollars to sports science.”
“For Christmas, my parents got me a ticket to go watch the San Antonio Spurs cause David Robinson was my favorite player,” Jefferson said.“One ticket. My dad, who worked security and rubbed floors and all of that stuff; he used to drop me off at the game, and I went in there by myself because my family couldn’t afford to come to the game. So every day that I was on the court, I remembered my father, I remember having one ticket and being there and all the families and all the people that were just like me. If David Robinson wouldn’t have played in that game, I get emotional thinking about it because I got to stand next to him in Game 6 of the NBA Finals when he was about to go off into the sunset and tell him he was my favorite player.”

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The league needs to do something about this. Shortening the season won’t make the product better. If anything, it will only make star players miss even more games. This is just terrible for the fans. You should play if you’re healthy, not choose when you want to play or not.

Richard Jefferson rips NBA players over load management with a passionate speech

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The <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nba/nba-news-jimmy-butler-makes-bold-statement-despite-heat-slow-start-20221104-0012.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Miami Heat</a> and <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nba/nba-news-tyronn-lue-hilariously-admits-he-stole-money-from-lebron-james-and-the-cavs-20221027-0015.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cleveland Cavaliers </a>showed the world the blueprint of how to build a team around <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nba/nba-news-lebron-james-takes-a-subtle-shot-at-anthony-davis-20221107-0005.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LeBron James</a>. They were perennial NBA Finals candidates, and the structure of their roster was quite similar.
James isn’t in his mid-twenties anymore, so maybe expecting him to shoulder such a heavy load isn’t realistic. But he’s still one of the greatest everand continues to deliver at an elite level.
That’s why former teammate Richard Jefferson believes signing a contract extension with the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nba/nba-news-lebron-james-gets-brutally-honest-on-the-lakers-struggles-20221107-0009.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Los Angeles Lakers</a> was the biggest mistake he’s ever made, as Rob Pelinka has blatantly failed to build a good team around him.
<h2>NBA News: Richard Jefferson Claims Signing An Extension Was LeBron’s Biggest Career Mistake</h2>
“I feel like him signing that extension was the biggest mistake that he’s made in his career,” Jefferson said.“I stand by that; signing this extension last summer, it was just so confusing to me.”
“I think he did it because he was committed to the organization,” Jefferson explained. “I know you got two picks, I’m going to show you my commitment to you, so that you can go make some moves. We knew what this team was a year ago, last year. They haven’t added any tangible pieces. The formula has been shown for two decades, how to win with LeBron. And they have thrown that all the way.”

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The Lakers blew up their NBA championship roster just one year after winning the title. That team made sense, and they had developed strong rapport with each other. That’s not the case with this squad.
If anything, Pelinka has proven to be one of the worst GMs in recent memory and wouldn’t even have a job if it wasn’t for his close relationship with Kobe Bryant and Jeanie Buss. Unfortunately, that’s costing LeBronthe twilight years of his career.

Lakers extension was LeBron James' biggest career mistake, claims former teammate

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<a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nba/gilbert-arenas-calls-kwame-brown-a-fcking-drunk-and-a-cancer-20220606-0009.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Gilbert Arenas</a> found plenty of success on the court during his prime, but his career came to an abrupt end because of his attitude. So, as much as <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nba/gilbert-arenas-explains-the-real-issue-between-russell-westbrook-and-los-angeles-lakers-20220526-0004.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">he knows basketball</a> and was a gifted scorer, he may not hold the highest ground when <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nba/gilbert-arenas-explains-why-lebron-james-is-better-than-michael-jordan-and-kobe-bryant-20220527-0007.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">discussing NBA greatness.</a>
Truth to form, that hasn’t stopped Arenas from getting into everybody’s faces and sharing his bold opinions on hoops. More often than not, he’s right on point, but he’s been far off in some of his hottest takes.
That’s the case with his thoughts on <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nba/nba-news-gilbert-arenas-explains-why-giannis-antetokounmpo-doesnt-understand-basketball-20220901-0004.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Giannis Antetokounmpo</a><a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nba/nba-news-gilbert-arenas-explains-why-giannis-antetokounmpo-doesnt-understand-basketball-20220901-0004.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">,</a> who he thinks he still doesn’t understand the game. Per Agent Zero, Giannis needs to understand how to train and how to get better.
<h2>Gilbert Arenas Claims Giannis Antetokounmpo Doesn’t Understand Basketball</h2>
“The media says he’s the best player in the league. Not even close, just stop it!” Arenas said. “I can look at his game and say he doesn’t understand basketball yet. He plays the sport, he won a championship, cool! But he doesn’t understand how to be better, how to train his body.”
“Learn how to play basketball,” Arenas added.“To be honest, he’s the James Harden of the East Coast. What James Harden is in the West, is what Giannis is there. You have a guy who’s not a point guard, who dominates the ball, and he’s playing one style. And that style is: ‘I’m gonna try to take all the big men who can’t move off the dribble, Euro step and get some dunks.‘ That is amazing during the regular season, but when that court gets small you can’t do that anymore.”

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Richard Jefferson Roasts Gilbert Arenas Over Take On Giannis Antetokounmpo
Needless to say, those comments didn’t sit well with multiple people around the league. That includes his former college teammate Richard Jefferson, who didn’t mince his words and fired back at him:
“Gilbert’s being a little d**k and he might break down his three-point shot,” Jefferson said. “It’s like bro, okay we get it, but let’s talk about wins, let’s talk about impact on games, let’s talk about intensity, defense, offense. He is the best two-way player on the planet and it ain’t even close, it ain’t even close.”

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Gilbert Arenas was a unique talent, an explosive scorer, and a magician when he was in the zone. But Giannis is already a first-ballot Hall of Famer, and he still has at least six more years to play at the highest level, so there’s levels to this.

Richard Jefferson calls Gilbert Arenas a 'Little d*ck' over disrespectful Giannis Antetokounmpo take

Richard Jefferson calls Gilbert Arenas a 'Little d*ck' over disrespectful Giannis Antetokounmpo take - Bolavip US

<a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nba/kyrie-irvings-attitude-isnt-good-for-the-game-says-richard-jefferson-20220419-0008.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Richard Jefferson</a> played for 17 years in the NBA with several organizations. The list includes New Jersey Nets, Milwaukee Bucks, San Antonio Spurs, <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nba/stephen-curry-and-draymond-green-key-efforts-to-help-warriors-find-gary-payton-ii-substitute-20220709-0024.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Golden State Warriors</a> and Cleveland Cavaliers. In fact, he played with <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nba/nba-rumors-lebron-james-wants-kyrie-irving-badly-needs-russell-westbrook-traded-asap-20220708-0006.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LeBron James</a> during his last two seasons and clinched one NBA Championship.
Afterwards, Jefferson joinedseveral networks including Fox Sports,ESPN and Pac-12 Network as abasketball analyst among other personal projects. Now, he has been spotteddaily at NBA Officiating meetins in Las Vegas.
However, Jefferson won’t be taking a new career path. In fact, he has stated about his special appearance.“The more info I have the more informed I am as a broadcaster”,says his tweet. Therefore, he will be part of the Summer League to improve his broadcasting and play-by-play skills.
<h2>Richard Jefferson will make a special appearance at a Summer League game</h2>
According to a released statement by the NBA, Richard Jefferson will be part of the officiating staff at a Summer League Game.“NBA Champion and 17-year NBA veteran Richard Jefferson will officiate the second quarter of tonight’s New York vs. Portland game after attending daily NBA Summer League Officiating Meetings in Las Vegas.”
Jefferson won’t end up as an NBA Referee, however if he did, he won’t be the first one. In fact, there were three players who moved to referee after their retirements. Those areBernie Fryer, Leon Wood andHaywoode Workman. In fact, Wood and Workman are still referees in the league.
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