Westbrook - 5 year, $80M extension, per Wojnarowski
Well, Zgoda thinks this is part of the precedent for Love. Not sure what hasn't been stated or debated already, but the first shoe drops...
Edit: Link updated to the article, rather than the tweet.
Edit2: Title changed to $80M, per change in the report.
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That's the maximum for these guys
Obviously, you have to offer that to Love.
The Wolves are like the worst meal you've ever had--terrible while you're eating it and even worse later.
by Eric in Madison on Jan 19, 2012 12:05 PM CST reply actions
Absolutely
What’s your take on the whole 4-yr offer bit? I don’t see a need to save it for Rubio, who’s locked up for 3 (4?) right now, then hopefully another 4…
I only ever want the Wolves to draft 5th.
by BrettAhlgren on Jan 19, 2012 12:07 PM CST up reply actions
If Love wants 5 years, you give him 5 years
Hanging on to that for a situation that won’t come up for several more seasons is silly. I assume they must know that. Lock up Love for as long as it’s possible to do so.
The Wolves are like the worst meal you've ever had--terrible while you're eating it and even worse later.
by Eric in Madison on Jan 19, 2012 12:24 PM CST up reply actions
4 years, 5th year player option
I can predict the future using Norm Van Lier's crystal balls.
"Sam has a tendency to denigrate reports coming from any reporter who didn’t also cover the day Naismith first put up the peach baskets." - snley
by NBA Observer on Jan 19, 2012 12:45 PM CST up reply actions
Hollinger
Stated in his chat he would be stunned if Love, Rubio, Blake etc ever reached restricted free agency. Players coming off rookie deals never turn down max level extensions.
This is true
However, a player can engineer a sign and trade to get paid and to the team the want.
I can predict the future using Norm Van Lier's crystal balls.
"Sam has a tendency to denigrate reports coming from any reporter who didn’t also cover the day Naismith first put up the peach baskets." - snley
by NBA Observer on Jan 19, 2012 12:46 PM CST up reply actions
Isn't that situation that generally comes up with a third contract?
Frankly, I hate those kinds of S&Ts (and am bummed that the new CBA didn’t eliminate them), but it was not something I was particularly worried about with Love. I am trying to think of a star player who did that for his second contract…
Coming off a rookie deal?
The two I know are Jamal Crawful from the Bulls to the Knicks and Eddy Curry from the Bulls to the Knicks. Thanks Isiah. :)
I can predict the future using Norm Van Lier's crystal balls.
"Sam has a tendency to denigrate reports coming from any reporter who didn’t also cover the day Naismith first put up the peach baskets." - snley
by NBA Observer on Jan 19, 2012 2:05 PM CST up reply actions
It's what I hate about the NBA
You pay guys on the fear that they leave, not on their worth.
To me, only the top 5 guys in the league should get the max. Football is far better that way.
Too few players?
I have a theory based on the quantity of players… I would guess if you had the same amount of games/year, same ticket price, but you had even 25 guys on a team instead of 15… you’d see those max salaries be doled out much more diligently. Actually, an amended version of that would be 25 guys, where you are required to actually play all of them… haha. Quite a stretch, but I would guess you know where I’m going with this!
The NFL and the NBA
have different trade rules. The NBA is much more rigid when it comes to contracts since they are guaranteed. The NFL deals are front loaded so trading them 4 years into the deal is easy because if you can’t trade them, you just cut them.
I can predict the future using Norm Van Lier's crystal balls.
"Sam has a tendency to denigrate reports coming from any reporter who didn’t also cover the day Naismith first put up the peach baskets." - snley
by NBA Observer on Jan 19, 2012 4:01 PM CST up reply actions
The top 5 guys in the league
deserve more than the max.
by Black Jack Davy on Jan 20, 2012 5:28 AM CST up reply actions
I don't know if "deserve" is the right word,
but based on certain factors, paying them more than the max would be appropriate.
"Of what use is a philosopher who does not hurt anybody's feelings?" -Diogenes of Sinope
by Cynical Jason on Jan 20, 2012 7:57 AM CST up reply actions
They overpaid?
By how much?
I can predict the future using Norm Van Lier's crystal balls.
"Sam has a tendency to denigrate reports coming from any reporter who didn’t also cover the day Naismith first put up the peach baskets." - snley
by NBA Observer on Jan 19, 2012 3:59 PM CST up reply actions
Just saying, out of the guys on that team I don't see Westbrook as a max
I dunno, Durant is for sure but the others?
90% of the crap I say on here is sarcastic
by CoffeeJanitor on Jan 19, 2012 4:22 PM CST up reply actions
He is a very efficient player
He’s in the top 10 in PER the last two seasons.
http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/westbru01.html
I can predict the future using Norm Van Lier's crystal balls.
"Sam has a tendency to denigrate reports coming from any reporter who didn’t also cover the day Naismith first put up the peach baskets." - snley
by NBA Observer on Jan 19, 2012 4:36 PM CST up reply actions
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