2015 Offseason Thread

[ProfessaPackMan]

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One down, one to go, Pack


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Very first thing I did when I heard the news:

Spoiler

Now he's truly home where he belongs

[Majingir]

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As part of his buyout arrangement w/Nets, Deron Williams expected to get in the $25-to-$30 million range and then add Mavs deal on top of it

If only more guys were like the Spurs players. Willing to take paycuts in order to win.

Williams getting all that money from his original deal,and will prob sign close to his true value with Dallas as well.

At a time like this, he should take a big paycut in order to help the team out,cause he's getting all that money either way.

[slowdifference]

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If only more guys were like the Spurs players. Willing to take paycuts in order to win.

Williams getting all that money from his original deal,and will prob sign close to his true value with Dallas as well.

At a time like this, he should take a big paycut in order to help the team out,cause he's getting all that money either way.

I'll be honest, I hate when players take paycuts. I believe every player should go after what they feel they're worth. Once tthe moment ownership feels a player is "expendable" they won't hesitate to give a player the boot

[lakers24]

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Pack, awesome pick

[DieHardYankee26]

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I just hate when people say that athletes should take pay cuts, it's up to them. Are you taking a pay cut at your job? It's a weird mentality

[cam21224]

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Not sure what being a fan of Orlando has to do with thinking the lakers are not as bad as everyone think they are....

Basically everything Bolt said and they thought you were a Laker fan being a homer

[ProfessaPackMan]

2015 Offseason Thread

@HowardBeck: Other key thing: By buying out/stretching Williams contract, Nets will have $39 mil cap room next summer, per source.

I don't trust Billy King with that much money. Last time he had that much to work with, we ended up with this



Same ****, bigger city.

[Majingir]

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I just hate when people say that athletes should take pay cuts, it's up to them. Are you taking a pay cut at your job? It's a weird mentality

That's diff, you can't really afford to take at a regular job. I'm sure someone who made 100M+ in their career can afford to take a 5-10M paycut for a year or two. Especially if the reason is because you wanna win. Players getting alot of money off merchandise sales already too.

NFL and NHL salaries I find are good. MLBs are way out of hand and now NBA will be going on that level too with this cap increase.

[DieHardYankee26]

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It's not about what you can afford, it's about what you can get. Why would you take a paycut when your next contract can make another generation of your family secure?

[MattUM]

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It's not about what you can afford, it's about what you can get. Why would you take a paycut when your next contract can make another generation of your family secure?

To play with your desired organization and to give the team flexibility to keep other key players so that you can be competitive is the reason most do it.

The whole idea of paying a player what they're worth gets skewed by the fact that the NBA has a salary cap. You don't see players taking paycuts in baseball, for example.

[Majingir]

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Next contract? I'd think a single years salary for most players can take care of the next generation of their family already. At least assuming they have proper financial management and don't just waste it like a number of former players in various leagues have done.

[redsox4evur]

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That's diff, you can't really afford to take at a regular job. I'm sure someone who made 100M+ in their career can afford to take a 5-10M paycut for a year or two. Especially if the reason is because you wanna win. Players getting alot of money off merchandise sales already too.

NFL and NHL salaries I find are good. MLBs are way out of hand and now NBA will be going on that level too with this cap increase.

Go read about Jack Johnson (NHL defenseman) and his parents. And this one reason why I don't care if a guy wants to get paid. Also what happens if a guy gets hurt and can never work again. These guys spend a lot of money and not all of them are smart enough to invest in anything or keep some in case something happens to them.

[DieHardYankee26]

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To play with your desired organization and to give the team flexibility to keep other key players so that you can be competitive is the reason most do it.

I guess, I'll choose the family though lol. A lot of these guys come from nothing, you gotta make sure that no one in your family ever has to go through that again. And the owners aren't hurting for money. But my favorite sport is baseball anyway, I hate salary caps. The players should be making exactly as much as they can get, just like everyone else in the world at their jobs. I hate the idea of a "max" contract, LeBron should be getting paid like ****ing Christiano Ronaldo with the money the owners make off of him.

[slowdifference]

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I don't trust Billy King with that much money. Last time he had that much to work with, we ended up with this



Same ****, bigger city.

Ah, the good ol days.

[ProfessaPackMan]

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Why can't a player get paid AND win at the same time though?

We want these athletes to get as most as they can but when they do get it, they're called being selfish. That makes no sense.

It's the FO's job to create that flexibility for the team to get better, not the player.