Dan H
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I told a coworker that the Chris Paul trade was a stupid PR transaction the day after it happened.
Never so happy to be wrong.
Never so happy to be wrong.
How would you feel if we give him say a 3 year 90 million dollar extension this offseason? I have a feeling it may happen.
Because even after the year he has had that would make me very nervous.
Chris Paul is to receive $44,211,146 next season if he doesn't opt out of his contract.
If he does opt out, how does 3 years at $120 million sound? That's $40 million a season.
It would be about $4 million less than he would earn if he didn't opt out next season but adds 2 more seasons at $40 million each.
That's high, really high. I have no doubt he would accept it but I think we should try to get him to take more of a discount by opting out now and paying him more long term. I think 3 years at $100 million sounds fair. Anything lower would be great but I think $100-105 over 3 years sounds more realistic. He gives up $10 million next year but gets $70 over the next 2 seasons. I can't see him coming close to that in free agency.
Chris Paul is to receive $44,211,146 next season if he doesn't opt out of his contract.
If he does opt out, how does 3 years at $120 million sound? That's $40 million a season.
It would be about $4 million less than he would earn if he didn't opt out next season but adds 2 more seasons at $40 million each.
It sounds insane to me.
He's 36. By the time he is 39 I don't see anyway he isn't at least 40-50% worse or more than he is now.
Look at how bad Vince Carter was when he got that old.
What's your thoughts if Chris Paul opts out after the season. Do you want to keep him and how much do you pay him?
I think the good news is few contenders will have $30M+ salary slots. So unless Paul wants to go to a rebuilding team he doesn’t have that kind of leverage. And I don’t think Paul wants to move backwards in terms of competitiveness at this juncture of his career. I wouldn’t be surprised to see a 3 year $96M contract. Remember, that third year is going to be age 39 or 40. I’d like to a descending value contract, if possible.Lower is always better when it comes to team salary. Hopefully I am way high. Three years at $105 million sounds much better. That's $35 million a season.
I'm assuming there will be competition for Paul so I bumped up the long term salary a bit and to buffer the loss of salary he would give up if he opts out.
Hopefully another team doesn't blow up the plan if the Suns want to go that direction.
It could be, Paul decides not to opt out.
I think the good news is few contenders will have $30M+ salary slots. So unless Paul wants to go to a rebuilding team he doesn’t have that kind of leverage. And I don’t think Paul wants to move backwards in terms of competitiveness at this juncture of his career. I wouldn’t be surprised to see a 3 year $96M contract. Remember, that third year is going to be age 39 or 40. I’d like to a descending value contract, if possible.
Lower is always better when it comes to team salary. Hopefully I am way high. Three years at $105 million sounds much better. That's $35 million a season.
I'm assuming there will be competition for Paul so I bumped up the long term salary a bit and to buffer the loss of salary he would give up if he opts out.
Hopefully another team doesn't blow up the plan if the Suns want to go that direction.
It could be, Paul decides not to opt out.
NBA TV ratings have sucked this year. Cap is not going to keep going up if things don't change with that.
And they need to stop with the ever-increasing blackouts, things like that drive fans away IMO. Also, they need to put an end to the buy-outs that ultimately lead to the ridiculously rich getting even richer. They need to reduce the control held by players and probably need another agent re-adjustment.
I'm not sure how you keep free agent players going to where they want to go after they are bought out. Maybe making bought out players not eligible for the playoffs would help. Also saying buyouts cannot occur after the trade deadline.
I'm not sure how you keep free agent players going to where they want to go after they are bought out. Maybe making bought out players not eligible for the playoffs would help. Also saying buyouts cannot occur after the trade deadline.
Two ways I'd adjust buyouts is make it so a team can't waive someone to sign a bought out player. That would make sense for the players union, or it should. You don't want players losing their spots in the league and only teams with open spots could then go after bought out players.
Second would be making it like a waiver claim. So the player doesn't control where they could go. If they don't like that aspect then they could sign anywhere they choose but they're ineligible for the playoffs, as you suggest.
I think they have to either penalize (or remove some of the benefit) of the buy-out from the team's side or they'd need to change the rules so that a bought out player is treated like a waived player.
This is part of the problem. A player that is bought out goes through the waiver process afterwards.