IAMZOOTED wrote:Even if the Warriors had the cap space to re-sign curry and sign durant curry wouldn't have signed an extension, because he will get a lot more money by waiting a year.
Sam195 wrote:Curry has an injury history - he could have signed an identical extension to Westbrook at 3 years 85M or even a 4 year one with opt out and sign a super max deal in 2020 with 10 years of nba experience. An extension would also paid Curry the max salary for the next 3 years that he would otherwise have gotten on the first 3 years of a 5 year max deal in 2017.
I thought this was a fun exercise to analyze (assuming 2011 CBA rules).
Curry can potentially sign a 5 yr/$200M+ in 2019 w/ 10 years of service (as he was drafted in 2009). Technically in a renegotiation & extension, Curry's max in the 1st extended season (2017-18) & Curry's max in a 2nd extended season (2018-19) will be slightly less than Curry's (2017-18) max & (2018-19) max in a 5-yr max deal starting in 2017. I tweeted a salary breakdown (click on image to zoom):
Overall though, Curry potentially will earn $23M less than his max over 6 yrs playing w/ KD. Curry potentially could have earned $23M more over 6 yrs, BUT w/ Barnes.
To tie it back in with Paul George's situation, if George renegotiated & extended in the summer of 2017 (again assuming 2011 CBA rules), he can potentially earn $9.3M more over 1 year compared to if he didn't restructure & extend. He would give up his 2018 free agency (assuming he opts out) in exchange he could commit/be guaranteed until 2020. If he gets a Player Option in 2020, it would be just in time for his 10th anniversary of service.
Paul George will likely earn a "max" salary in the 2018-19 season (barring injury & assuming he opts out) whether he is with the Pacers or not.
Even with George at his "max" in 2018, the Pacers seem to have quite a bit of wiggle room to fit several free agents. Recruiting free agents will be the tricky part.
From the Pacers' perspective, restructuring & extending Paul George to his "max" is a no brainer.
From Paul George's perspective, he needs to decide if $9.3M is worth giving up his potential 2018 free agency (via renegotiation/extension in 2017 & assuming $102M Cap).