Little Nathan wrote:MGB8 wrote:A lot of teams are going to have a lot of regret about these extensions. Christian Wood’s contract now looking like a steal. Ditto Gallo and Bogs.
Agree on those 3 guys being on value deals, but honestly don't feel like there were too many bad deal given out this offseason. And the ones I consider to be bad (like Plumlee's contract with the Pistons) are mostly smaller deals, which makes them easier to move. Gobert at 41 mil hurts too, but I at least get why the Jazz did it.
I feel like people overreact to the crazy amounts of money these guys get when that's just how it is these days. Plus, especially with rookie extensions, people overestimate the impact of the extensions on the next offseason. Capholds are a thing. Toronto now only adds like 4 mil in salary for 21/22 by extending OG for example.
Hm - on the contrary, I feel like every off-season every fan freaks out about the contracts, then forget it and accept it... then about 3 months later everyone is desperately trying to realGM fantasy trades because they're stuck with stupid salaries.
But I do get that it's the economy of the NBA. You can't have 20 teams not paying players because they know they're not in contention. The max salary creates this invisible perception of a superstar's worth. Lebron isn't worth $40m in this league; he's worth $100m annually because he alone with twelve vet. min. contracts would probably still beat the current Bulls.
IMO given the weight of 1 player's impact, the NBA should throw in a reform for cap-exceptions. Make the amnesty/buy-out option a regular deal (or at least 3 per decade or something, or offer it as a sacrifice for your FRP, in exchange for #60), with some stipulations (i.e. massive player decline, injuries, etc.). I can care less if owners end up paying players more money. It's just a bummer as a fan that your roster is heavily penalized when your max player tears an ACL, or you generously overpay a player and suffer at the back-end of the deal.
