Over 1.725 Billion Given Out On Opening Day

[Mad Balla 15]

Mike Conley - 5/153
Demar Derozan - 5/139
Andre Drummond - 5/130
Bradley Beal - 5/130
Nicolas Batum - 5/120
Chandlar Parsons - 4/94
Hassan Whiteside - 4/94
Evan Fournier - 4/85
Joakim Noah - 4/72
Dwight Howard - 3/70.5
Kent Bazemore - 4/70
Evan Turner - 4/70
Timothy Mozgov - 4/64
Solomon Hill - 4/52
Jordan Clarkson - 4/50
Matthew Dellavedova - 4/38
Jeremy Lin - 3/36
Etwaan Moore - 4/34
Al Jefferson - 3/30
Mirza Teletovic - 3/30
Jared Dudley - 3/30
DJ Augustin - 4/29
Jerryd Bayless - 3/27
Darrell Arthur - 3/23
Joe Johnson - 2/20
Ish Smith - 3/18
Jeff Green - 1/15

Total: 1,725,500,000

For the first time in NBA history over 1 billion in deals was given out on the opening day of free agency and the day isn't over yet. Can they break 2 billion??

I'll update the list as more deals are announced today.

[thamadkant]

Buyers remorse hopefully and deserved regret.

[thelead]

And players will be complaining and looking for another lockout

[Neutral 123]

And players will be complaining and looking for another lockout

If the revenues dictate more pay, then of course they would and should.

[thelead]

And players will be complaining and looking for another lockout

If the revenues dictate more pay, then of course they would and should.

It's a 50/50 split (IIRC)... It's percentage based...

[Neutral 123]

And players will be complaining and looking for another lockout

If the revenues dictate more pay, then of course they would and should.

It's a 50/50 split (IIRC)... It's percentage based...

Sure. I'm sure that percentage and what's fair would change depending costs incurred by franchises. If revenues increased a lot, with costs staying the same, the players would and should argue for a higher percentage.

[|llsT oNe]

Begin the disconnect between fans and players...

[thelead]

If the revenues dictate more pay, then of course they would and should.

It's a 50/50 split (IIRC)... It's percentage based...

Sure. I'm sure that percentage and what's fair would change depending costs incurred by franchises. If revenues increased a lot, with costs staying the same, the players would and should argue for a higher percentage.

Eh, 1 or 2 percent isn't worth a lockout or bad PR. Just my opinion.

[Scase]

The fact that DD is the second highest paid on this list makes me sick.

[evitcanI]

And players will be complaining and looking for another lockout

A lockout is when management refuses to admit (i.e locks out) the laborers. The players aren't at fault for that, unless you're suggesting they just accede to whatever demands the owners make, without negotiating.

[MoneyMo]

So you'd rather the billionaire owners pocket the money instead of the players??? Supply and demand. Good for the players

[thelead]

Not saying that at all fellas. It looks like everyone is eating just fine.

[JellosJigglin]

So you'd rather the billionaire owners pocket the money instead of the players??? Supply and demand. Good for the players

What's wrong with owners making more money? I'd like to see the players try organizing their own league.

[Blame Rasho]

You can thank Micky Mouse and Ted Turner for all these contracts...

[Peja Stojakovic]

And players will be complaining and looking for another lockout

it'd have been 1.7 billion had they not lost the last lockout. of course they'll want to win the next one to make back their losses

here's a crazy idea: maybe the owners don't deserve to keep 51% of something they have no hand in producing

[JellosJigglin]

And players will be complaining and looking for another lockout

it'd have been 1.7 billion had they not lost the last lockout. of course they'll want to win the next one to make back their losses

here's a crazy idea: maybe the owners don't deserve to keep 51% of something they have no hand in producing

So are you saying players are underpaid?

[thelead]

And players will be complaining and looking for another lockout

it'd have been 1.7 billion had they not lost the last lockout. of course they'll want to win the next one to make back their losses

here's a crazy idea: maybe the owners don't deserve to keep 51% of something they have no hand in producing

Yup, the owners do nothing...

[tooler]

Keep working on those jumpers, kids...

[Peja Stojakovic]

And players will be complaining and looking for another lockout

it'd have been 1.7 billion had they not lost the last lockout. of course they'll want to win the next one to make back their losses

here's a crazy idea: maybe the owners don't deserve to keep 51% of something they have no hand in producing

Yup, the owners do nothing...

they don't. they hire gm's who run trades and personnel, hire managers who hire workers who do the work of organizing and promoting the league. the owner would make the same money if they spent their days micromanaging their team chasing deep prospects in slovakia or jerking off

[|llsT oNe]

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