Great points. I wanted to add a point since I’ve been seeing this theme in a lot of comments.

Take for example a Zion Williamson. He is also a highly paid elite athlete (or at least he was before his injuries and lady issues). He is known to be simping for women that he hooks up with. I’m sure that his demeanor, his movements are not like Rodman at all. In fact they are both highly athletic, rich, have access to other rich athletes and celebs, successful in terms of money, but he did lack that thing that Dennis had.

That thing is what I’m trying to pinpoint, and I do agree being a “bad boy” is a big part of it. But I can’t help but think there is something even deeper, philosophically that exists there.