Would you pay a player $25 million a year for 3 seasons?

[tsherkin]

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That's 5 years from now. Generally it seems the salary cap has been increasing by around 3.5-4 million a year. By then the cap would be around 75 million if things keep going the way they are. Also that would be one season for him, not 3 seasons. They paid him that because no one else was making much on the team. The question is will they pay Dwight Howard that much?

You understand that even with the salary cap making marginal increases, Lewis' contract pays him $20+ million a year for three straight years, right?

Howard already has an extension at this point, they'll worry about him come 2012/2013, the season for which he has a player's option.

[Promezclan]

KG makes 25 mil next year

[ponder276]

According to HoopsHype, the following players make 19.5+ mil in 07/08 (note: includes buyout payments on guys like Finley and Webber):

Kevin Garnet
Michael Finley
Stephon Marbury
Allen Iverson
Shaquille O'Neal
Jason Kidd
Jermaine O'Neal
Chris Webber

I'd give LeBron 25 mil/season. Kobe too. I probably wouldn't give that much to Dwight or Paul though, they just don't dominate game like Kobe and LeBron do.

[tha_rock220]

Screw 25 or 19.5 mill a year....i can't believe some of the guys who make between 10 and 16 million a season.

Mike Bibby
Ben Wallace
Zach Randolph
Lamar Odom
Kenyon Martin
Stojackovic

It's like every team in the league needs to say they have at least 1 guy getting paid stupid money. There aren't a lot of guys in the NBA I'd say deserve 20+ a year. The list of guys who deserve 25 is LeBron James and Yao Ming(marketing purposes son, he made his owner a billionaire).

[CITYOFANGELSX3]

If i was an owner? hell nah, id tank and keep the money for myself and try to get the #1 pick.

[The_Believer]

Dude where the hell is Baron? He's not even an all-star???

[Cammo101]

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The last time I checked, Gilbert Arenas has won more playoff games and advanced farther than Melo, Yao, Howard. He is a superstar when he is healthy. I would pay Kobe, Iverson, Duncan, LeBron and CP3. Iverson has the most heart than any player in the league and plays through injuries.

Last I checked Gilbert Arenas led teams don't make it out of the first round and play just as well without him. Melo and Howard are much younger than Gilbert, and by your stupid rational Horry is more valuable than Arenas.

[PimpORL]

you lost my attention when you said arenas was a superstar

McGrady, Paul Pierce, and Steve Nash are on that list, but you're complaining about Arenas?

[PimpORL]

For the Magic

Tim Duncan - Probably
Kobe Bryant - Yes
LeBron James - Yes
Dwight Howard - Of course
Kevin Garnett - Probably
Dirk Nowitzki - Maybe
Paul Pierce - No
Gilbert Arenas - Maybe
Dwyane Wade - Yes
Carmelo Anthony - Maybe
Allen Iverson - No
Yao Ming - Probably because of the Chinese market
Tracy McGrady - Hell no
Steve Nash - No
Chris Paul - Yes

[candy for lunch]

For the Blazers:

Duncan, James, Paul, KG (at SF): Absolutely yes.

The rest: no.

[Hendrix]

Depends mosly on if I was alolowed to spend a lot of money. If I was the GM hell yes to every one. Why not? If I was the Clippers GM, robably only a couple.

For Toronto, I don't know exactly how much the owners are willing to spend, but I think they'll go a bit over luxury tax if they have a winner so....

For the Raptors. Picked mostly just the guys that I think would put us over the top into a championship level team.

Tim Duncan -Yes
Kobe Bryant - Yes we need a SG
LeBron James - Yes we need a SF
Dwight Howard - Yes, Dwight, and Bosh compliment each other great
Kevin Garnett - No.
Dirk Nowitzki - No
Paul Pierce - No
Gilbert Arenas - No
Dwyane Wade - Yes, as long as he's healthy
Carmelo Anthony - No
Allen Iverson - No
Yao Ming - Yes. $25m probably pays for itself with the china revenue, and what-not.
Tracy McGrady - No
Steve Nash - No
Chris Paul - Yes, then trade Ford, and Calderon to end the Raps fans bickering

[Nebroc]

Yao is always injured though...

[BROWN]

Didn't bother looking at it, i saw superstar-allstar
and no mention of Baron Davis..

[big123]

Didn't bother looking at it, i saw superstar-allstar
and no mention of Baron Davis..

Yeah, he should be in the all-star category.

[Donkey McDonkerton]

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Last I checked Gilbert Arenas led teams don't make it out of the first round and play just as well without him. Melo and Howard are much younger than Gilbert, and by your stupid rational Horry is more valuable than Arenas.

You would be wrong then.

Gilbert Arenas led teams in the playoffs, 50% of the time make it out of teh 1st round.

1st time- 2nd round, beat the bulls

2nd time- lost to the Cavs 4-2 (every single game was close and he avg'd like 34pts)

[ITK9]

lebron
d12
duncan

this is my list

[TheKingOfVa360]

you lost my attention when you said arenas was a superstar

It's sad that Arenas gets so much hate on realgm 29 ppg 6 apg 4 rpg 2 spg what do you call those numbers?

[ITK9]

For the Magic


Gilbert Arenas - Maybe



Allen Iverson - No
Steve Nash - No

[XcalibuR]

I'd pay 25 mill to only LeBron, Paul and Kobe. TD is great and all, but hes not in his prime anymore. Dwight is great, but hes not in his prime yet (thats scary).