Around The NBA : 2025-26

[rosenthall]

But I think Zach has a spot on the Mt Rushmore of big-minute losers.

I'm not sure about the all-time list (but thanks for the report!), but for current players I think it's fair to say that Zach is the new Rudy Gay -- the prototype of a player whom fans believe is empty calories. Fittingly, Rudy also landed in Sacramento later in his career.

So did Shareef.

They're like Bulls-West.

[Mk0]

How things should be is Zach Lavine to Devin Booker as Dame Lillard is to Steph Curry. If you get the analogy.

But it's not.

I don't think Zach has a real comparison of a player that good and efficient on offense but have such game breaking traits. The sum is always less than to what it should be.

For the last couple of years I have had his comp as Norm Powell. He just made over 2x as much a year.

Like he could fill the role that Powell had on the Clippers, but he needs to be making 20m a year and not 47.5

Funny enough Norm may be getting paid if things continue going great for him in Miami. But I have a hard time seeing anyone wanting to pay him 30m a year. As good as he has been.

[DASMACKDOWN]

Well Zach has this season and next. No way he is turning down his player option of 48 million.

Zach will be 32 when he hits free agency. I think his next contract will look more indicative to what he should be making. So maybe around a Powell/Kuzma contract.

[cocktailswith_2short]

Well Zach has this season and next. No way he is turning down his player option of 48 million.

Zach will be 32 when he hits free agency. I think his next contract will look more indicative to what he should be making. So maybe around a Powell/Kuzma contract.

I wouldn't pay him a penny if I planned on winning games.