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Loyalty comes a lot easier with a great coach, owners willing to spend money, and a GM(s) who can build the right roster around you.
I don't think anyone would argue it's great to see a guy stick with his franchise for his career, through thick and thin, it's a nice story. But if your ownership is cheap, if your GMs are incompetent, if your teammates can't step up repeatedly, then by all means go elsewhere. For the Duncan's and Dirk's of the world, we also have guys like KG, Lebron in his 1st stint in Cleveland, etc.
Definitely agree it's as important to have a solid base around and those players.
The NBA absolutely needs a salary cap.
There'd be nothing stopping Melo, Bron, CP3, Wade, and all these other elite players forming groups. Just like Miami, Boston, and Brooklyn tried to do. They spent a lot of money, and if they had NO cap? You'd have three to four superpowers and everyone else terrible.