OT: NBA Contracts

[UConnTrumbull]

why would Dan ever join that team?

Pelinka did us a massive favor by telling Danny he would develop Bronny into something special hahahaha

 

[HooperScooper]

why would Dan ever join that team?

I think he ultimately realized that it wasn't such a great opportunity.

 

[aceboon]

I'm not a Bron hater by any means, but the media narratives surrounding Kobe's final contract and years vs the (bleep) show going on with the Lakers are wildly different. Kobe was being called selfish for taking a 2 year/$48M contract and how nobody wanted to play with him, meanwhile Bron got his podcast buddy hired as head coach and his non-NBA player son a guaranteed roster spot and you got ESPN trying to sell us on Bronny's attributes and how nepotism is everywhere so who cares.

 

[superjohn]

I'm not a Bron hater by any means, but the media narratives surrounding Kobe's final contract and years vs the (bleep) show going on with the Lakers are wildly different. Kobe was being called selfish for taking a 2 year/$48M contract and how nobody wanted to play with him, meanwhile Bron got his podcast buddy hired as head coach and his non-NBA player son a guaranteed roster spot and you got ESPN trying to sell us on Bronny's attributes and how nepotism is everywhere so who cares.

All while he has his buddies running a coordinated hit piece to try and cr@p on Jordan's legacy.

How are the talking heads trying to spin it with news of his new max contract now that it came out? They all spent weeks saying Lebron was taking a pay cut to lure talent to LA.

 

[Waquoit]

I'm not a Bron hater by any means, but the media narratives surrounding Kobe's final contract and years vs the (bleep) show going on with the Lakers are wildly different. Kobe was being called selfish for taking a 2 year/$48M contract and how nobody wanted to play with him, meanwhile Bron got his podcast buddy hired as head coach and his non-NBA player son a guaranteed roster spot and you got ESPN trying to sell us on Bronny's attributes and how nepotism is everywhere so who cares.

I think both things are true.

 

[JustbrewitMan]

Congrats to Bronny for a nice 4-year/8mm contract. Generational & life-changing money.

 

[Waquoit]

Congrats to Bronny for a nice 4-year/8mm contract. Generational & life-changing money.

Sets the market for Tristen and Cam.

 

[runner11]

Just wait until we get a few years into the new media deal. Max deals are a certain percentage of the cap (I think 35). The cap will be well over 300 million so we will be seeing 100 million per year deals. And there are like 30-40 max players. So we are going to have dudes this board has never heard earning 100 bills a year. Of course, I would prefer the money to go to the players versus some nepo or hedge fund bro but I still think there will be a public backlash, especially as viewership continues to decline while the deals skyrocket.

 

[Fan1978]

Sets the market for Tristen and Cam.

If only Lebron adopts them

 

[uconngb]

Congrats to Bronny for a nice 4-year/8mm contract. Generational & life-changing money.

Are you serious?? If there was one guy in this draft that didn’t need “generational life changing money” it was Bronny James

 

[TheHorde]

Unless the Lakers are going to swap him with another superstar (there aren't any left this offseason) or want to go full on rebuild (they have 1 first round pick total in the next 3 years), then yeah definitely still worth the trouble

He's a dinosaur, but a dinosaur that just averaged 26/8/7 on >50% FG and >40% 3P in over 70 games

He also took no discount at all even after the Lakers did him a favor and drafted his son. Now they have virtually no flexibility to sign an impact free agent.

Unless the Lakers are going to swap him with another superstar (there aren't any left this offseason) or want to go full on rebuild (they have 1 first round pick total in the next 3 years), then yeah definitely still worth the trouble

He's a dinosaur, but a dinosaur that just averaged 26/8/7 on >50% FG and >40% 3P in over 70 games

Klay Thompson didn’t think so. LeBron reportedly called him to recruit him, but Klay signed for $16.7 million per year with Dallas. LeBron then gave the Lakers no discount, which greatly hamstrings the Lakers’ ability to now sign an impact free agent, even after the Lakers did him a favor and drafted his son.

 

[husky429]

Are you serious?? If there was one guy in this draft that didn’t need “generational life changing money” it was Bronny James

Oh boy

 

[UConnTrumbull]

Are you serious?? If there was one guy in this draft that didn’t need “generational life changing money” it was Bronny James

Didn’t need and didn’t deserve

 

[storrsroars]

This comes down one's opinion on unions. The NBA has perhaps the best of the major sports, considering they have the smallest rosters, thus more dollars to each rostered player. NBA players get 50% of all revenue per their CBA.

In 2023, the NBA earned about $4.5 billion. Which means $2.25 billion to players. The # of players who were rostered was 529.

90 of those players are on two way contracts. For simplicity's sake, let's say those two-ways averaged $1 mill each. That leaves $2.16 billion divided by 439, which comes to about $4.92 million per player. 309 made less than that, 220 made more.

It doesn't matter if the player scores 16 points a year of 1600. They're getting paid more than pretty much any of us make.

 

[JustbrewitMan]

Are you serious?? If there was one guy in this draft that didn’t need “generational life changing money” it was Bronny James