I like Lamonte, but I think it would have been tough for him to aim for a championship with the Bucks.

If he were fired now, the Bucks would be the bad guys and there would be many voices defending Lamonte.

Looking at how Beal is being treated now, the bad debts that are not protected by the franchise are being criticized.

I feel that Lamonte would have been in a similar position a year from now, with or without the right to veto a trade.

I think that the fact that Lamonte did not end up like that and the team became the target of criticism could also be seen as protecting the player.