Avery Bradley made the decision to put his family ahead of his job, and that’s commendable. There are things that are more important than basketball, after all.
As a result, he won’t be joining the Los Angeles Lakers at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, where they will hope to bring home the franchise’s 17th NBA championship.
Family comes first, but while we can empathize with Bradley’s decision, that doesn’t mean winning without him will be easy.
On the surface, it would appear that losing Bradley, while not ideal, is merely a flesh wound for the purple and gold behemoth that sits atop the NBA’s Western Conference.