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Posted on 7/25/23 at 11:37 am
Posted by TigerinATL
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Posted on 7/25/23 at 11:37 am
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Shams Charania @ShamsCharania

BREAKING: Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown has agreed to a five-year, $304 million supermax contract extension with the franchise, per sources. This is the richest deal in NBA history, negotiated by agent Jason Glushon.

Fully guaranteed, with a trade kicker. No player option.


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Bobby Marks @BobbyMarks42 47m



Posted by aswemajor
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Member since May 2011
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Posted on 7/25/23 at 11:40 am to
Holy shite. That’s a lot of dough for a dude who can’t dribble
Posted by shel311
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Member since Aug 2004
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Posted on 7/25/23 at 11:40 am to
I really wish we could all just move to the percentage of the cap to discuss contracts, because I still can't wrap my head around these contract values.
Posted by supe12sta12z
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Posted on 7/25/23 at 11:48 am to
Damn. Ingram is going to be expensive.
Posted by Balsamic_duck
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Posted on 7/25/23 at 11:55 am to
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Damn. Ingram is going to be expensive.




Ingram isn't eligible for the supermax. In August Ingram is eligible for something like $145/3yr which is not bad.
Posted by supe12sta12z
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Posted on 7/25/23 at 12:04 pm to
Obviously, He's not going to sign an early extension. He's going to wait and have 2 seasons to make an all NBA team. I think he has a good shot if he stays healthy. I see a leap this upcoming season post fiba.
Posted by Galactic Inquisitor
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Posted on 7/25/23 at 12:09 pm to
Yikes.
Posted by The_Duke
Member since Nov 2016
4251 posts
Posted on 7/25/23 at 12:17 pm to
Are they eventually going to be paying guys 150M a year?

This just doesn't seem like a viable business option long-term for a few guys that dribble a ball.
Posted by TigerinATL
Member since Feb 2005
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Posted on 7/25/23 at 12:28 pm to
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This just doesn't seem like a viable business option long-term for a few guys that dribble a ball.


These deals are percentages of the cap and they grow at a 8% vs. 10% for the cap. It's like the housing market before the bubble burst in 2008, as long as the cap keeps going up, it will be fine. If some shoe drops, then lots of teams will be upside down on salary and stuck.

I will say that I am a little worried about the next TV deal long term. It's not a given that they'll stick with ESPN/ABC, but Disney is having money troubles so ESPN is exploring giving sports leagues like the NBA possible ownership stakes as part of future TV deals. That sounds like a recipe to not get paid what you were hoping by the end of the deal.
This post was edited on 7/25/23 at 12:29 pm
Posted by SlowFlowPro
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Member since Jan 2004
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Posted on 7/25/23 at 1:04 pm to
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Are they eventually going to be paying guys 150M a year?

Possibly.

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This just doesn't seem like a viable business option long-term for a few guys that dribble a ball.

Dude, max salaries are based off the cap, which is based off of total revenue. The % are always the same. The salaries increase because revenue is increasing proportionally.
Posted by NOSHAU
Member since Feb 2012
13571 posts
Posted on 7/25/23 at 1:26 pm to
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Ingram isn't eligible for the supermax. In August Ingram is eligible for something like $145/3yr which is not bad.

I think he became eligible for this in mid-July. Gotta think the Pels have offered. Not sure if he will take it though as it may be better for him to wait.
Posted by shel311
McKinney, Texas
Member since Aug 2004
112684 posts
Posted on 7/25/23 at 1:42 pm to
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Are they eventually going to be paying guys 150M a year?

This just doesn't seem like a viable business option long-term
It's essentially getting paid the same exact amount in terms of % of revenues.
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for a few guys that dribble a ball.
And in Jaylen Brown's case, guys who can't dribble a ball.
Posted by The_Duke
Member since Nov 2016
4251 posts
Posted on 7/25/23 at 2:08 pm to
Well that's part of it right? No one considers him the best or top 20 player but he's paid the most? Only because it's his turn. I know others will pass him but if he's at 70M you just know it's going to get beyond ridiculous.

Posted by shel311
McKinney, Texas
Member since Aug 2004
112684 posts
Posted on 7/25/23 at 2:15 pm to
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Well that's part of it right? No one considers him the best or top 20 player but he's paid the most?
But that's not new, players have always been getting max deals in the Jaylen Brown talent range.
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but if he's at 70M you just know it's going to get beyond ridiculous.
Again, it's no more ridiculous that $35mil was when it was the same % of the cap as $70mil.
Posted by Chalkywhite84
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Member since Dec 2016
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Posted on 7/25/23 at 3:28 pm to
No player should be making 60 mil a year.
Posted by shel311
McKinney, Texas
Member since Aug 2004
112684 posts
Posted on 7/25/23 at 3:36 pm to
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No player should be making 60 mil a year.

Why not?

If there were no max salaries, a dude like Jokic or Giannis or prime Lebron is easily worth $60mil in today's salary cap times. Or if you have an owner who doesn't mind paying the tax, then you can add a quite a few more dudes who are worth this amount.

The salary cap next season is $136mil. For reference, I pulled a random year, but the cap in just 9 years ago in 2014 was $63 million. That's why I posted early in this thread that it would make more sense if we all used % of the cap to discuss these, because I don't think we, myself included as it trips me up a bit too, fully appreciate how quickly the cap is rising.
This post was edited on 7/25/23 at 3:38 pm
Posted by shel311
McKinney, Texas
Member since Aug 2004
112684 posts
Posted on 7/25/23 at 3:39 pm to
For a frame of reference, in 2028-2029 Jaylen Brown will make $69million.

If we assume 10% cap raises, which is at the very least, a fair assumption, that salary in 2029 will be 31.6% of the cap.

That's the equivalent of making $42mil this season as a % of the cap. Or using my above 2014-2015 example, it's the equivalent of making $20 per year just 9 years ago.
Posted by JustinT37
Hammond, LA
Member since Sep 2014
1972 posts
Posted on 7/25/23 at 3:40 pm to
I am hoping this more of an outlier than the norm. The 2nd best on the team is getting paid over 50 million a year, wth is going on!?
Posted by supe12sta12z
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Member since Apr 2012
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Posted on 7/25/23 at 3:44 pm to
Not very many homegrown number 2 guys in the league with his accolades or stats. Most sidekicks nowadays were already established #1 guys who joined a team with a true #1.

Brown's entire career arc has been an outlier.
This post was edited on 7/25/23 at 3:45 pm
Posted by TigerinATL
Member since Feb 2005
62446 posts
Posted on 7/25/23 at 3:47 pm to
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I am hoping this more of an outlier than the norm. The 2nd best on the team is getting paid over 50 million a year, wth is going on!?


This is the norm. League revenues are rising and the players get 50% of the pie. The chart below is NBA revenue by year in Billions.


LINK

If it looks like player salaries have more than doubled in the last 10 years it's because they have. The new TV deal in a few years is expected to add another $3-$6 billion in revenue per year. So on top of the doubling you can add another 30% to 60% raise to player salary.
This post was edited on 7/25/23 at 3:48 pm
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