Here are what starting PGs are making

[seren]

This year:

George Hill - 5 years/40 million. 8 million per.
Did not start for Indiana until the very end of last year. Did not start for San Antonio before. Career averages 9.8 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 2.5 apg. Is not considered as a ticket seller.
Goran Dragic - 4 years/34 million. 8.5 million per.
Did not start for Houston until injuries. Did not start in Phoenix before. Career averages: 8.0 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 3.3 apg. Is not considered as a ticket seller.
Other notables:
Mike Conley - 5 years/45 million. 9 million per.
Career averages: 11.9 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 5.4 apg. Is not considered as a ticket seller.

People need to put things in perspective.

[Kampuchea]

Raymond Felton makes less and he starts

[Kampuchea]

seren, you are making too many threads about these topics.

[xsaberx]

Raymond Felton makes less and he sucks

fixed

[persons]

and your hatin ass don't need to be double posting

[kron]

Raymond Felton makes less and he sucked

did you watch him play last year? his contract is cheap enough to give it another go though

edit: damn i got sniped

[Kampuchea]

Raymond Felton makes less and he sucked

did you watch him play last year? his contract is cheap enough to give it another go though

edit: damn i got sniped

last season was rough but Felton has better potential over Lin IMO. They will put up similar stats but felton less turnovers

[seren]

did you watch him play last year? his contract is cheap enough to give it another go though

edit: damn i got sniped

last season was rough but Felton has better potential over Lin IMO. They will put up similar stats but felton less turnovers

At the age of 28, Felton has zero potential. He is what he is.

[NoLayupRule]

yeah

the contract isn't even that big a deal

[darthkiller]

Raymond Felton makes less and he sucked

did you watch him play last year? his contract is cheap enough to give it another go though

edit: damn i got sniped

last season was rough but Felton has better potential over Lin IMO at being the fattest pg in nba history. They will put up similar stats but felton less turnovers

fixed

[yaboynyp]

john Wall 1st pick same year as Lin averaged 18-8-4 he makes 5mil

[richardhutnik]

This year:

George Hill - 5 years/40 million. 8 million per.
Did not start for Indiana until the very end of last year. Did not start for San Antonio before. Career averages 9.8 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 2.5 apg. Is not considered as a ticket seller.
Goran Dragic - 4 years/34 million. 8.5 million per.
Did not start for Houston until injuries. Did not start in Phoenix before. Career averages: 8.0 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 3.3 apg. Is not considered as a ticket seller.
Other notables:
Mike Conley - 5 years/45 million. 9 million per.
Career averages: 11.9 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 5.4 apg. Is not considered as a ticket seller.

People need to put things in perspective.

Perspective is this: Sample size and salary in 3rd year. How many starting PGs in the NBA make around $15 million/year? How many PGs get $15 million/year based upon the small portfolio Lin has? That is the issue here. And if anyone cares to answer whether or not, after year 3, Lin making $15 million will end up getting even more money than that, that is what needs to be asked.

To say "people need to put things in perspective" means you also need to look at that aspect. When you do that, can you answer whether or not you feel Lin is worth $15 million?

A kicker here, someone can iron out who knows, is if that is what the Knicks look at, but the Rockets end up paying him like 8/8/8 or so over 3 years. At that point, not sure anyone has issues with what Lin would make with the Rockets.

[seren]

This year:

George Hill - 5 years/40 million. 8 million per.
Did not start for Indiana until the very end of last year. Did not start for San Antonio before. Career averages 9.8 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 2.5 apg. Is not considered as a ticket seller.
Goran Dragic - 4 years/34 million. 8.5 million per.
Did not start for Houston until injuries. Did not start in Phoenix before. Career averages: 8.0 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 3.3 apg. Is not considered as a ticket seller.
Other notables:
Mike Conley - 5 years/45 million. 9 million per.
Career averages: 11.9 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 5.4 apg. Is not considered as a ticket seller.

People need to put things in perspective.

Perspective is this: Sample size and salary in 3rd year. How many starting PGs in the NBA make around $15 million/year? How many PGs get $15 million/year based upon the small portfolio Lin has? That is the issue here. And if anyone cares to answer whether or not, after year 3, Lin making $15 million will end up getting even more money than that, that is what needs to be asked.

To say "people need to put things in perspective" means you also need to look at that aspect. When you do that, can you answer whether or not you feel Lin is worth $15 million?

A kicker here, someone can iron out who knows, is if that is what the Knicks look at, but the Rockets end up paying him like 8/8/8 or so over 3 years. At that point, not sure anyone has issues with what Lin would make with the Rockets.

Lin will not be making 15 million per year. He will be making 8 million per year.

[Dave_Dinero_NYK]

Just because teams were dumb enough to over pay those guys doesn't mean we should be too, notice those players you named play for teams that haven't won a chip recently (hill did in san antonio because of Duncan and company)

[Deeeez Knicks]

Lins contract really is not that terrible. Pay the man.

If anything its the other contracts that are hurting us...

[fresko024]

...not only does Lin have a small sample size of games played, but he got injured when he did begin to see any playing time...the only thing that would warrant such a huge contract is 'linsanity'...let's be serious, he played in the same system in which Chris Duhon had 22 assists in one game...that being said, i don't see 'linsanity' being that big in Houston...they waived Scola who imo was one of their better players..i see this as a dumb move by the Rockets, i think we can live with Felton...i give him a pass for his play and conditioning last yr...no training camp or offseason for that matter..

[king billing]

seren, you are making too many threads about these topics.

+1

[Never Wrong]

john Wall 1st pick same year as Lin averaged 18-8-4 he makes 5mil

Lin averaged 15/6 and made 800k.

[moocow007]

This year:

George Hill - 5 years/40 million. 8 million per.
Did not start for Indiana until the very end of last year. Did not start for San Antonio before. Career averages 9.8 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 2.5 apg. Is not considered as a ticket seller.
Goran Dragic - 4 years/34 million. 8.5 million per.
Did not start for Houston until injuries. Did not start in Phoenix before. Career averages: 8.0 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 3.3 apg. Is not considered as a ticket seller.
Other notables:
Mike Conley - 5 years/45 million. 9 million per.
Career averages: 11.9 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 5.4 apg. Is not considered as a ticket seller.

People need to put things in perspective.

The perspective doesn't include potential luxury tax hits or, apparently more importantly, none of them pissed of their respective teams owner. I hear you but showing starting salaries for these guys really don't help...since I doubt too many (sane) people are complaining that $8 million average per year for Lin is outrageous.

[king billing]

Kyrie Irving will make a little bit over 5 million in his 2nd year. Jeremy Lin should not be making more than Kyrie Irving.