Sue Bird Quotes

Two of the most difficult parts of our business is trades and when a player leaves.

There have been few players that haven't been traded over the years in the NBA.

It's hard to say if the NBA is hurt by the influx of younger players, but it's definitely impacted the league.

We protected Andre Johnson, given him long-term contracts. Brian Cushing's got a long-term contract. Arian Foster. So certain key players, core players, we've tried not to tie them up for a long period of time.

And historically the owners have used loyalty to a team or a city to hold players as opposed to always paying their worth.

Nobody wants to give up good players.

I want the good players of other clubs to stay in the Bundesliga.

One of the things about the NBA is anybody could be traded.

I don't think it's right to think ahead to free agency.

Free agency is free agency. I love when NBA players get paid.

We need a system where all of our teams have the opportunity to compete and to make a few dollars. That's not a bad desire for collective bargaining for a sports league, and it's great for our fans.

When I look at our roster, I'm sure all of you have printed that I'm coming up on 35, and given my situation and my salary structure and all that, yeah, I have to wonder if this team is going to make moves and they haven't.

My job, when it comes to free agency, trades, is not to pick players, but support the personnel department and the coaching staff. We have to have the financial resources to make things happen and that's my job.

I think in the NFL, continuity is something that is helpful, but it's not the end all. In a league where injuries are so prevalent, you're used to guys moving in and out.

My decision leaving the Nuggets was based on the organization not saying they had the cap room to sign me.

I am dead set against free agency. It can ruin baseball.

The ability of players to jump teams when their contracts are up has hurt fan loyalty.

To be candid with you, free agency hurts all sports. It's great for athletes making an enormous amount of money. But to say it helps the sports, I don't believe that.

Obviously, in the NBA, there's a lot of different decisions that people make. The whole thing in the NBA is that people sometimes have an opportunity to go where they want.

I can hardly think of any players that have really walked out of their own volition while there were still teams that really wanted them at a fair price.

I don't understand the NBA in that, each time they bring in a one-and-done kid, they have to release a veteran player on a roster. I don't understand why their players association condones that.

When you play in the NFL now the teams are very, very equal.

When you go into free agency and have options, any team is up for you to be on - and the Raiders, obviously with me having been there for so long, have a great shot at it.

You see great players, Hall of Fame players that didn't stay with their team.

The entire NBA knew in 2010 that the best player in the world could be a free agent in 2014. We weren't the only team positioning ourselves for the summer of 2014.