8516knicks wrote:GONYK wrote:iHart is CAA. I would find it hard to believe that certain understandings aren't already in place.
That's not to say that some team can't come and offer him the MAX or something to lure him away. But I don't look around the landscape of the league and see a ton of teams with capspace, who want to dedicate most of it to a C, and are a bccetter situation than NY.
Also, I would think his indirect income (not strictly NBA contract -
i.e. advertising dollars, promo, etc.) would be much higher with him not only in NYC but on a good team with a good reputation to match his individual good rep. Name 5 ex Utah or bumf*ck stars out of the league 5 years. For that matter, it's hard to name 5 old Nets beyond Erving and Kittles and the guard who played here. This is the NBA Mecca. If u play in a place like Memphis, you need a Glock like Morant to make national news aside from your playing.
How much do you think I-Hart gets in advertising and promos? Maybe it goes up if he becomes a championship hero after the Knicks win it all, but baring that, I have a tough time believing it's more than 1-2 million a year. (correct me if I'm wrong). This isn't a marketing star like LeBron who might make equal in advertising what he makes in his contract, so I don't think that's a big difference. Also, NY taxes are higher, living expenses a bit higher, though most players live in Westchester, which is expensive, but isn't super expensive.
I agree with GoNYK. A team could outbid the Knicks, but I'm guessing that doesn't happen, and I think the Knicks probably offer him about the max that they can, which is, I think, in the 3-45 range (or can NY offer 4 years? - which I would do.
I'm a little confused by the latest NBA rules on contracts.
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