LeBron James sent shock waves through the NBA on Christmas Eve when he made comments supporting the contraction of teams.
James said the league has become "watered down" and that he would prefer a deeper pool of talent with fewer teams, like the league enjoyed in the 1980s.
One prominent agent told Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports that the two-time MVP doesn't understand the influence of his comments.
"How do you say that right before collective bargaining? Does he get that he's advocating to reduce the number of jobs in the league? LeBron has no idea what happens when he says [stuff] like this," the agent said.