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Detroit Pistons’ forward Blake Griffin highlights disparity in market size attitudes

By Riley Nisbet

DETROIT, MI - NOVEMBER 27: Blake Griffin #23 of the Detroit Pistons smiles in a game against the New York Knicks on November 27, 2018 at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan.
DETROIT, MI - NOVEMBER 27: Blake Griffin #23 of the Detroit Pistons smiles in a game against the New York Knicks on November 27, 2018 at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan. /
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NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – MARCH 12: Anthony Davis #23 of the New Orleans Pelicans stands on the court during the first half of a NBA game against the Milwaukee Bucks at the Smoothie King Center on March 12, 2019 in New Orleans, Louisiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – MARCH 12: Anthony Davis #23 of the New Orleans Pelicans stands on the court during the first half of a NBA game against the Milwaukee Bucks at the Smoothie King Center on March 12, 2019 in New Orleans, Louisiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) /

The Davis Debate

Griffin’s comments shed new, albeit indirect, light on the controversy surrounding Anthony Davis‘ request to be traded away from the New Orleans Pelicans last season and his subsequent offseason move to the Lakers.

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Griffin ultimately defended Davis against Steve Kerr’s condemnation. However, Griffin does seem wary that the move only reinforces the attitudes toward small-market teams.

Still in reference to his aforementioned former teammate, Griffin notes that “the stigma and the idea behind [the move to a large-market] for people was, like, ‘Oh, man, you did it!'”

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