Read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Francis#NBA_career
TIL in the 1999 NBA Draft, Steve Francis was selected second by the Vancouver Grizzlies but refused to join them, citing “the distance from his Maryland home, taxes, endorsements, and God’s will.” He was eventually traded to the Houston Rockets and became a three-time NBA All-Star.
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If everything that happens is God’s will then his big baby ass should have gone.
Apparently “god” didn’t think he was good enough to be part of a championship team…
Those all seem like equal reasons to me