If it were the 90s, Mikhail Prokhorov could still use his wealth to offer them a price they couldn't refuse.
But nowadays, with the Bird rights retained, they get the same amount of money wherever they go.
No, California doesn't even have an advantage in this regard because it has the highest state tax in the US.
This is probably the biggest difference between the NBA and European football.
Money can't solve all problems in football either, but its influence is definitely bigger than in the NBA.
Roger is not the greedy type; most teams collapse after winning their first championship, and very few can win back-to-back titles. To hold a threepeat without falling apart, there has only been last season's Golden State Warriors in modern basketball. Roger is already very satisfied that the Warriors have persisted till now.
But you can't expect such team stability to last into the fifth year.
