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Originally Posted by scott91575
The thing you are missing is the difference in the Cavs and Bucks is over the years. That gave Redd the extra $, which for him is great since in 5 years he won't make that kind of $ with a new contract. Yet LeBron probably has 2 maxed out contacts in his future, so moving doesn't cost him $20 million.
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LeBron will be a restricted free agent at the end of the contract he's under right now, so the option won't even be his until AFTER his second deal, which, if he gets maxed out in 2 years,
would be in his 10th NBA season (rookie contract was 4 yrs, max deal as restricted FA would be 6 yr).
But, you're right. I kinda pulled that 20 million figure out of my ass as a starting point based on the whole redd situation. Either way, over the course of his career the cavs'll be able to offer well in excess of 20 mill more than anybody else. See, the thing is, in every single year of lebrons career, the team that can offer him the most money is the cavs. There is no situation in which any team can offer lebron more money than the cavs.
It doesn't matter though, we can argue this aspect of lebron leaving forever because nobody will be right or wrong till lebrons next deal with the cavs is done.
All I wanted to point out here is that the national media hype about LeBron really wanting to leave cleveland for addnl money from his nike contract is completele and total LIE, fabricated by the idiots in the NY Post, and irresponsibly perpetuated during sportscenter "teasers" during actual NBA games (I know, I didn't know they covered actual sporting events anymore either) for controversy and ratings by the stupid [censored]s at ESPN.