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KCP paid $34 million to be a Laker
Posted: Tue Jul 9, 2019 9:33 pm
by ElectricMayhem
Now that KCP has finalized a two-year contract with the Lakers, we can see precisely where he ended up betting on himself. He was offered a 4 year/$80 million deal by the Pistons for the 2017-18 to 2020-21 years.
https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nba/pistons/2017/07/19/kentavious-caldwell-pope-detroit-pistons/490837001/His actual contracts with the Lakers have been/are:
2017/18: $18 million/year
2018/19: $12 million/year
2019/20: $8 million/year
2020/21: $8 million a year
Total: 4 years/$46 million
That's not to say it wasn't worth it for him. Maybe playing for the Lakers is worth giving up $34 million dollars. Maybe the mild winters are worth it. Maybe having the chance to play on a competitive team his final year is worth it. Anyway, there is certainly no animosity from our side. It would've been an awful deal for us.
Re: KCP paid $34 million to be a Laker
Posted: Tue Jul 9, 2019 9:37 pm
by DETermination
Thank God he didn't accept our offer.
Re: KCP paid $34 million to be a Laker
Posted: Tue Jul 9, 2019 9:49 pm
by 440BB
The Galloway signing looks much better when one thinks of having KCP on the books for some $20M the next two years. I doubt our record over these last two years would have been any better with him. Letting him walk was one of SVG's smarter moves. We owe Rich Paul a thank you.
Re: KCP paid $34 million to be a Laker
Posted: Tue Jul 9, 2019 10:14 pm
by Snakebites
I was glad he declined us at the time. Was never a fan.
Re: KCP paid $34 million to be a Laker
Posted: Tue Jul 9, 2019 10:17 pm
by Manocad
In other news, I don't give a flying fark.
Re: KCP paid $34 million to be a Laker
Posted: Tue Jul 9, 2019 10:45 pm
by ComboGuardCity
Ill take 46 mill living in LA over 80 in Detroit if I’m being honest. 46 mill is still f you money
Re: KCP paid $34 million to be a Laker
Posted: Tue Jul 9, 2019 10:57 pm
by kellmellus50
ComboGuardCity wrote:Ill take 46 mill living in LA over 80 in Detroit if I’m being honest. 46 mill is still f you money
.....i would take the 80 mill and fly to LA whenever i wanted too.giveing up 34 million for weather is not worth it.
Re: KCP paid $34 million to be a Laker
Posted: Tue Jul 9, 2019 10:59 pm
by MotownMadness
kellmellus50 wrote:ComboGuardCity wrote:Ill take 46 mill living in LA over 80 in Detroit if I’m being honest. 46 mill is still f you money
.....i would take the 80 mill and fly to LA whenever i wanted too.giveing up 34 million for weather is not worth it.
Plus these guys get to be retired before the age of 40 anyways
Re: KCP paid $34 million to be a Laker
Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2019 12:09 am
by DetroitSho
ComboGuardCity wrote:Ill take 46 mill living in LA over 80 in Detroit if I’m being honest. 46 mill is still f you money
Man yeah right
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Re: KCP paid $34 million to be a Laker
Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2019 12:16 am
by whitehops
ComboGuardCity wrote:Ill take 46 mill living in LA over 80 in Detroit if I’m being honest. 46 mill is still f you money
the cost of living in los angeles is double what living in detroit is, and that's not even factoring in state income tax.
i'm not sure KCP wanted specifically to go to LA, they just gave him the biggest one-year deal after he declined our offer.
Re: KCP paid $34 million to be a Laker
Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2019 12:37 am
by Snakebites
whitehops wrote:ComboGuardCity wrote:Ill take 46 mill living in LA over 80 in Detroit if I’m being honest. 46 mill is still f you money
the cost of living in los angeles is double what living in detroit is, and that's not even factoring in state income tax.
i'm not sure KCP wanted specifically to go to LA, they just gave him the biggest one-year deal after he declined our offer.
Cost of living is less of a consideration when you can afford luxury anywhere, though.
To the majority of the human race it matters, not to someone making starter level NBA salary.
Re: KCP paid $34 million to be a Laker
Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2019 12:43 am
by The_Irony
440BB wrote:The Galloway signing looks much better when one thinks of having KCP on the books for some $20M the next two years. I doubt our record over these last two years would have been any better with him. Letting him walk was one of SVG's smarter moves. We owe Rich Paul a thank you.
can't say SVG letting KCP walk away was one of his smarter moves when he and Bower were the idiots that offered it
they got lucky.
didn't they turn that dumb idea into Galloway boban and lueur?
Re: KCP paid $34 million to be a Laker
Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2019 1:02 am
by _Und3r][D4wg_
Man, lots of also-rans/discards trying to chase a c'ship with the Lakers on bargain-basement deals. Gonna be amusing should LAL fall short of the WCF.
Re: KCP paid $34 million to be a Laker
Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2019 2:59 am
by ComboGuardCity
DetroitSho wrote:ComboGuardCity wrote:Ill take 46 mill living in LA over 80 in Detroit if I’m being honest. 46 mill is still f you money
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I seriously would. I think about this stuff way too much. I would buy this:
https://www.redfin.com/CA/Beverly-Hills/9580-Sunset-Blvd-90210/home/6819983?utm_source=ios_share&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=copy_link&utm_nooverride=1&utm_content=linkAnd still have enough to live my best life
Re: KCP paid $34 million to be a Laker
Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2019 3:00 am
by Bknight4three
KCP’s 80M offer was for 5 years, not 4.
Re: KCP paid $34 million to be a Laker
Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2019 9:47 am
by MrBigShot
I believe you, but considering the season length & the fact that half of it is spent on the road anyway I'd personally take the money.
Re: KCP paid $34 million to be a Laker
Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2019 7:29 pm
by DetroitSho
Lol yeah you do do alot of thinking on this.
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Re: KCP paid $34 million to be a Laker
Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2019 8:21 pm
by bstein14
4/60 or 5/80 were what was reported... he could/should have lost even more money than he did but the Lakers overpaid him to be there because of Lebron and Klutch screwed him out of that big deal with Detroit.
Re: KCP paid $34 million to be a Laker
Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2019 12:58 pm
by thesack12
Snakebites wrote:I was glad he declined us at the time. Was never a fan.
This, I never saw the intrigue in him.
Its baffling to me how much fanfare this guy had, and the amount of people that were so up in arms when he left. I still remember all the people saying, give him what he wants Detroit can't lose him for nothing.
Re: KCP paid $34 million to be a Laker
Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2019 1:41 pm
by Manocad
thesack12 wrote:Snakebites wrote:I was glad he declined us at the time. Was never a fan.
This, I never saw the intrigue in him.
Its baffling to me how much fanfare this guy had, and the amount of people that were so up in arms when he left. I still remember all the people saying, give him what he wants Detroit can't lose him for nothing.
I never understood it either. To me he was just another one of the “Ok, Joe, if you say so” picks where I gave Dumars the benefit of the doubt that he had better player analysis than the rest of us, because PLENTY of folks here wanted CJ McCollum, despite his injury, when KCP was picked.