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[QUOTE="auror, post: 3185228, member: 1329"]
You're ignoring all the details that separate a place like LA from a place like Boston.

The Lakers can get AD because he wants to sign there long term. Kawhi wants to sign longterm in LA (with the Clippers). Neither wanted to sign longterm in Boston. I've said in this thread before that the biggest mistake Ainge made is not cultivating that city desirability. Well it was kinda here when Stevens had his mythos going and Ainge's reputation was more smart than cutthroat, but the history of racism in Boston isn't going away, and Kyrie destroyed whatever else of it remained (plus Ainge's IT heartlessness didn't help)

You just can't compare LA's ability to draw free agents with Boston's. The playing field isn't level. 70 degrees and sunny weather and Hollywood don't exist in Boston. LA can get the free agents for the longterm. Boston can get them for 1 season. And they both give up the same amount of assets to do it. It's pretty easy to see why one way makes sense and the other doesn't, especially when you have alternatives.

Again, you're acting like Boston is done making moves and they no longer have the ability to get a star.
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