Amick says that Smart then cleared the whole "leave Boogie in Sacramento while the team goes to Portland" thing with Maloof. Petrie was never involved.

Whyever not?

Oh.

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So, to recap: the Maloofs finally step in to save Petrie from himself … during an episode when Petrie actually seems to be doing the right thing, defending his coach. (Or allowing his coach to defend himself. Whatever.) Too little, too late.

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And if that's not enough …

Want to know why George killed the Sacramento deal? Because there's more money to be had for a free agent team than one locked into a lease. If he can't get into L.A. or a ridiculous sweetheart deal, George wants to sell this team, and getting locked into long-term lease instantly shrinks the market of potential suitors.

This is disgusting.