Vivek Ranadive Attempts to Rewrite History--Whom Do You Believe?

Many have written (including this writer) that much of the Kings’ dysfunction is due to Vivek Ranadive, the MicroManager in Chief. Vivek has lately taken to allowing interviews with the seeming purpose to absolve himself of the finger-pointing that claims he is the worst owner in the NBA.

In an interview with Sam Amick published in USA Today, Vivek makes a number of astonishing statements to attempt exculpation. For example, he says that although he was wrong to hire Mike Malone before hiring GM Pete D’Allessandro, the real problem was “they hated each other’s guts.”

"I mean from Day One, the GM (Pete D’Alessandro, who now works with Malone in Denver as the Senior Vice President of Business and Team Operations) and him didn’t get along. They hated each other’s guts. They didn’t even want to share an assistant. -Vivek Ranadive (per USA Today)"

So D’Alessandro fired the hated Malone and now they appear to be working successfully in the Nuggets’ front office? There’s something fishy about this explanation.

Isaiah Thomas was let go (with virtually no compensation) in the search for a better option at point guard. In February, Thomas, now a Boston Celtic, played in the NBA All-Star game.

The stress on last year’s team has been reported as well. Marco Belenelli claims he had never been treated so poorly in the NBA and points to the Spurs as outstanding employers. He was traded to the Hornets for a draft pick tis summer.

"“I saw some very bad stuff in the locker room,” Belinelli added. “Coming from a perfect organization like the Spurs, I was pretty surprised to see stuff like that.” -Belinelli (per Cowbell Kingdom)"

Seth Curry wanted out of the dysfunctional family in order to have a career. He was allowed to go without compensation.

Vivek Ranadive Attempts to Rewrite History–Whom Do You Believe?

By Michael Aloysius O'Reilly | Oct 14, 2016

Many have written (including this writer) that much of the Kings’ dysfunction is due to Vivek Ranadive, the MicroManager in Chief. Vivek has lately taken to allowing interviews with the seeming purpose to absolve himself of the finger-pointing that claims he is the worst owner in the NBA.