The article makes it seem as if Devers had no part in this. If he were just professional, worked hard, and was team-oriented, his remaining on the team for the remainder of his huge contract wouldn't even be considered. The team would have overlooked the fact that he did not fulfill all that was expected (e.g., being a team leader), given that he had a $300 million-plus contract. A temperamentally difficult, one-dimensional player, with negative influence in the clubhouse just wasn't worth it. As you would say to a kid, he had choices and made bad ones, and that's on him. He's a grown 28 year old man, after all.
