He wished the boss would say, "Fuck Roger and Shaq, this is our team!"
But Rich DeVos didn't speak.
Yes, Roger was a player for the Magic Team.
And he couldn't opt out of his contract until '98 at the earliest, so technically, whether to trade or not was up to the team.
But if a player had given up on the team, would he play hard for them? Obviously not.
If the star player didn't want to play hard, could the team perform well? Even less likely.
As a result, DeVos wouldn't make any money. Because in Orlando, no one wanted to watch a team embroiled in palace intrigue lose game after game.
If the Magic Team were in New York or Los Angeles, perhaps they could still make money without good results. But in Orlando, without Roger, without victories, who would care about the Magic? Who would spend money to watch the games? Who would give the Magic national broadcasts?
