Charles Oakley Compares NBA Eras: David Stern & Adam Silver

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Showtime with Coop’s Podcast: Charles Oakley Speaks Out ️  In this riveting episode, we’re joined by the legendary Charles Oakley as we dive deep into the world of NBA management. Oakley pulls no punches as he shares his candid thoughts on the distinct eras of NBA leadership, comparing the robust approach of David Stern to the contemporary style of Adam Silver. Believing that Stern’s management brought about an authentic and gritty NBA, Oakley feels the game has since become watered down and players are now overcompensated. Join us for this heated discussion and discover insights from behind the scenes of the NBA. Don’t forget to like, share, and subscribe for more candid conversations on the Showtime with Coop’s podcast!  This segment of the Showtime with Coop Podcast is brought to you by Fanduel Sportsbook, the exclusive wagering partner of the CLNS Media Network. Visit https://FanDuel.com/BOSTON and start earning BONUS BETS with America’s #1 Sportsbook! Because right now, when you bet on a Super Bowl Winner, you can GET BONUS BETS EVERY TIME THEY WIN IN THE REGULAR SEASON!  21+ and present in MA. First online real money wager only. $10 Deposit req. Refund issued as non-withdrawable bonus bets that expire in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at fanduel.com/sportsbook. Hope is here. GamblingHelpLineMA.org or call (800)-327-5050 for 24/7 support. Play it smart from the start! GameSenseMA.com or call 1-800-GAM-1234.   —  This segment is from | Showtime with Coop #Lakeshow Podcast. Watch full episode here: https://youtu.be/mt_hfgz9uBg  Sub on Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-showtime-podcast-with-lakers-legend-coop/id1509730329   or on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/0q58PdBd256PEDwENzQAS0?si=GbPaLWYHQfWbHL1Wl1OazQ&amp;amp;amp;amp;dl_branch=1

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00:00 I think the commissioners and the owners of the league need to get a little more tough

00:03 with these younger players because stuff is going to keep happening.

00:06 And now you got too much outlets and stuff can make you look bad as a brand.

00:13 And go back to what happened in New York.

00:16 He didn't step up and do nothing to the owner.

00:18 He didn't suspend him.

00:19 He didn't fine him.

00:21 And it was in front of a national televised game and 20,000 people in the room.

00:27 It could have been a ride.

00:28 I don't want to talk too much because Donald Trump got 37 counts and they told him not

00:34 to talk.

00:35 He got 59 and he's still talking.

00:36 I only got one.

00:37 So it's good for the young...

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00:53 So David Stern was one of them guys, I mean, the highway.

01:01 He was like Pat Riley in a way for us.

01:03 He's going to make things happen.

01:04 He's going to be his way.

01:05 He's going to be in charge.

01:06 He's going to be...

01:07 So one of his things was before he got the league that passed away, rest in peace, he

01:14 was going to take the league global.

01:16 And that's what he...

01:17 It was a few years before he left the NBA, that's when it started going that way.

01:23 And when guys get fined, he's just spending you when something happened, he didn't ask

01:27 the question, he just did it.

01:28 He showed that like, "Hey, I'm not listening to you.

01:31 These are the rules.

01:32 You got to follow the rules."

01:33 And sometimes we'll say it with Pat Riley, but it was good.

01:37 I mean, I know he did some harsh fouls, finding guys sometimes.

01:43 And if you look at the new commission, he was laid back, he was a player guy.

01:48 And I think that as far as money wise, the global market, it just took off.

01:55 And for like what he do as stuff happened, I think he's too leaning with them guys.

02:00 He changed the weed policy.

02:01 It's okay to smoke weed, the John Morant thing.

02:04 I think if you would have gave him 30 games the first time, he wouldn't have did it the

02:08 second time.

02:09 So I think the commission and the owner of the league need to get a little more tough

02:12 with the younger players because stuff going to keep happening.

02:16 And then now you got too much outlets and stuff can make you look bad as a brand.

02:22 And go back to what happened in New York.

02:25 He didn't step up and do nothing to the owner.

02:28 He didn't suspend him.

02:29 He didn't fine him.

02:30 And it was in front of a national televised game and 20,000 people in the...

02:37 It could have been a ride.

02:39 And to this day, I'm still in court with this guy.

02:43 I don't want to talk too much because Donald Trump got 37 counts and they told him don't

02:49 talk.

02:50 He got 59, he's still talking.

02:51 He only got one.

02:52 So it's good for the young generation to come in.

02:57 But I think the younger people don't respect the guys from the 70s, 80s.

03:02 So when you said something about it, y'all, hey, it's our turn.

03:06 You really can't play.

03:07 You just get the money because it's there.

03:10 I think 80% of the league is overpaid right now.

03:13 I mean, these guys overpaid, I mean, almost one and a half.

03:20 It's just crazy.

03:21 The money is there.

03:22 So when we played, they hid the money.

03:23 Now they got to bring the money out.

03:25 So Jalen Brown, I mean, yeah, he's a good player.

03:30 I mean, for a guy to get $300 million, he should be a top 10 player.

03:33 I don't think he's a top 30 player in the league.

03:36 I mean, you don't put him there because he's making the money.

03:39 But I mean, like Boston, Jalen Taylor, Jalen Brown, he gonna get more next year.

03:48 Taylor probably get $350.

03:49 I mean, I think he's a little better shooter.

03:52 I think Brown tougher.

03:54 But they can't win with two guys, two wing guys.

03:58 It ain't like Steph and Clay.

04:00 It ain't like Steph and Clay.

04:02 You got two guys who shoot.

04:04 Y'all got two guys who barely can, you know, when the time to make a big basket, big bucket,

04:10 y'all shoot threes, you know, step back threes, go to the rim.

04:14 So it's a league, it's a playoff league.

04:16 We're going to see what happened the next two years, three years.

04:21 I think LeBron get out of the league and KD and KD get out of the league and Curry.

04:26 I don't know how the league gonna survive with Brand for his names.

04:30 John Moran, that's why they gave him a chance because they need him down the road.

04:34 Cause that's the way they do it every game.

04:36 So they trying to build that next star.

04:39 And I know the Europeans are taking over the NBA right now.

04:43 You guys back in the day, man, when I was a kid, I used to watch the all-star game.

04:47 It was fully you guys giving credit to all the Earl Monroe and Frazier and all the guys

04:53 we will didn't Russell.

04:55 You don't hear that anymore at all.

04:57 It's almost like it's uncool.

05:00 Well, I think it's a lot of that, but they it's in-house too.

05:04 They doing it too because they don't get guys unless you've got a big champ.

05:10 I hate this.

05:11 Like every sports, like if you got a championship ring, they deal with it in the, in the organizations

05:15 for like the NBA office.

05:17 Now like NBA, if you ain't got a ring or dah, dah, dah, they don't, I think it should be

05:22 a pool, like who named next, but they don't, they don't share the wealth with guys who

05:27 don't have rings or guys who played back in the day.

05:29 They got about four guys and they work with them at all times, but they don't bring new

05:33 guys in.

05:34 So I want to know who they're going to bring in now since Bill Russell's not here.

05:37 So, but I mean, it is, I tried to get caught up in it, but when you're a player, I played

05:42 at 19 years and they came to Cleveland all-star three years ago.

05:46 They didn't give me one ticket.

05:47 I had six of it.

05:48 They didn't give me, they didn't give me no, no help, no t-shirt, no key change.

05:53 They had 25 event.

05:54 They didn't invite me to nothing.

05:57 All they care about is celebrities sitting in the court side for a photo for them.

06:01 They don't care about us.

06:02 And that's so disrespectful.

06:03 And I told, you know, commission, whoever in advance, I called him about what was going

06:08 to go on in Cleveland that weekend.

06:10 And they still didn't show me no kind of love, but I did it anyway.

06:12 I took it right out of my pocket because, you know, all-star probably next time in Cleveland,

06:16 I probably won't be here to see it.

06:18 I wanted it to be something nice for the people in Cleveland, but they really, they stuck

06:21 it to me because what happened in New York was something.

06:23 It was a total turnoff and I see, when I see the commission, I'm going to give him a mouthful.

06:28 - Hope you like the way the league is heading, where it's heading.

06:33 - I mean, I don't know where it's headed.

06:34 It's just everybody getting a lot of money, you know, like the kid for OKC, wasn't an

06:41 all-star, he got 50 something million a year.

06:43 I mean, I'm glad to get the money, but the money don't match your game, your style.

06:48 For it's like most guys getting 50 something million dollars, the top 20 players in the

06:52 league, not top 60.

06:54 But I'm glad to get the money.

06:56 What league's ahead, I don't know.

06:57 It's just more money coming.

06:58 Next time it goes out to the Saudis, you know, that's going to be more money.

07:03 So the money is going to be crazy in a minute.

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