If you were an NBA Player...

Franchise_411 · Post #41 » by **Franchise_411** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 10:50 am

I'd sign with the rebuilding team for max money ... A losing team means a lottery team ... Two years of basement dwelling would ensure high lottery picks in successive seasons ... Draft two cornerstones, then you're right back in the playoff picture ... The max money makes a couple years of losing worth it ... If the losing does begin to take its toll, you could always demand a trade, the money is guaranteed anyway ...

carrottop12 · Post #42 » by **carrottop12** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 4:29 pm

Sign a massive contract with a team, then threaten to sit out until they trade me or bring in a good supporting cast a la Kobe Bryant.

Post #43 » by **tkb** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 4:44 pm

I'd sign for the MLE with the Lakers. 5+ million annually is still a ton of money, and I'd get to play for the team I really want to play for.

If not the Lakers I'm charging max.

realfung · Post #44 » by **realfung** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 4:58 pm

take the money and go Aust...

Hard2dhole · Post #45 » by **Hard2dhole** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 10:22 pm

Max money on a rebuilding team. You've only played 3 years so You're roll isn't fat yet and NBA careers are finite. You need to get your before the unknown takes that career away (Jay Williams). After you collect your $70-100 million and have it wisely invested you can go on a title chase.

Post #46 » by **DelaneyRudd** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 10:37 pm

Sign the max! Max players make bad teams good, so why be a role player second banana?

eyejayem · Post #47 » by **eyejayem** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 10:39 pm

It really depends on if I'm the marketing giant of Lebron and Jordan
or lackluster like Tim Duncan.

If I'm the marketing giant then I do the Jordan paycut in the 90s when he took the cut to resign Pippen and/or Rodman for the 2nd 3-peat. But Jordan did it because he was still making more money through endorsements then he could in the league.

So then I convince one or two other vets to take the cut and go to a team with ideal cap situations and I'll get group endorsements to supplement their pay. We fill the rest of our team and win for 10years straight. And become the best individual,team, and dynasty ever.

Championships and money.

markdeez33 · Post #48 » by **markdeez33** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 6:34 am

I'd be on a flight to NYC to play for the Knicks

Erebus Tunafish · Post #49 » by **Erebus Tunafish** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 7:15 am

Max money on a rebuilding team.

1. You can do great things with that extra money and still be able to live comfortably enough to sustain your own family
2. Being a fundamental part of a rebuilding process gives you a legacy with the team. So long your out there trying your hardest, the fans will love you, giving you a nice bond with the city in which you play.

That said the only NBA cities I could really live in are Seattle, SanFran (Oakland) and Toronto. I'd especially love to play in Seat... oh damn

alexb618 · Post #50 » by **alexb618** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 7:24 am

anyone who says they take the MLE over a max contract is a flat out liar

AgEnT50 · Post #51 » by **AgEnT50** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 8:05 am

BRINGTHEPAIN wrote:Sign an 8-year-deal with New York.

Count me In

kooldude · Post #52 » by **kooldude** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 3:20 pm

Max contract. If I'm really on par with Lebron or at least on his level, teaming up with Durant, our team will be a playoff team in 1-2 years and a contender by the 4th or 5th if we add another (or 2) key players.