Knicks1969 wrote:@holfresh: would u give max money to Damian Lillard????

Lillard has more of a track record, 3 years and just not 24 games, so he is legit..But he isn't a max player..A max player u build your team around..I don't think u build a team around Lillard, just not yet..But he is a very important piece for Portland...But then again, the way guys are being paid now with Bosh getting 119 and Heywood 16mil per, who knows..

holfresh wrote:

Knicks1969 wrote:@holfresh: would u give max money to Damian Lillard????

Lillard has more of a track record, 3 years and just not 24 games, so he is legit..But he isn't a max player..A max player u build your team around..I don't think u build a team around Lillard, just not yet..But he is a very important piece for Portland...But then again, the way guys are being paid now with Bosh getting 119 and Heywood 16mil per, who knows..

Even if it makes zippo sense and has a proven track record of not working

holfresh wrote:Kyle Lowry didn't get max money...

Lowry is 28. I think it is a different proposition going for a younger player in that talent range. Lillard is 24 and IMO very much a max player. You'd be getting him at his best years.

RK	PLAYER	TEAM	          GP	MPG	PTS
1	James Harden, SG	 HOU	  25	37.7	26.7	
2	LeBron James, SF CLE	  24	37.8	25.3	
3	Anthony Davis, PF NO	  24	35.2	24.8	
4	Kobe Bryant, SG	LAL	  26	35.4	24.6	
5	Stephen Curry, PG GS	  25	34.0	23.9	
6	Carmelo Anthony, SF NY	  24	36.3	23.4	
7	Blake Griffin, PF LAC	  26	35.0	23.2	
8	Dwyane Wade, SG	MIA	  20	32.7	22.8	
9	LaMarcus Aldridge, PF POR 26	36.2	22.6	
10	Jimmy Butler, SG	 CHI	  24	39.9	21.9	
11	Damian Lillard, PGPOR	  27	35.9	21.6	
12 	Klay Thompson, SG GS	  24	34.3	21.6	
13 	Chris Bosh, C	MIA	  23	35.3	21.6	
14	Rudy Gay, SF	SAC	  24	36.4	21.1	
15	Monta Ellis, SG	DAL	  27	33.7	20.6	
16	Kyrie Irving, PG	 CLE	  25	37.8	19.8	
17	Marc Gasol, C	MEM	  26	35.0	19.6	
18	Jeff Green, SF	BOS	  24	34.0	19.5	
19	Kyle Lowry, PG	TOR	  27	34.2	19.4	
20	Al Jefferson, C	CHA	  26	33.3	19.2	

F500, you hung up on other peoples money!

Rose comes back he loses some touches. Jimmy shot down 11mil. Might be in for Gordon Haywood type money.

Notion a guy takes less means love? Silly.

Bonn1997 wrote:It's a gamble but I'd offer him the max. Don't forget, it's more of a mini-max. It's barely half of what Melo's contract is.

holfresh wrote:Kyle Lowry didn't get max money...

He has the worst agent in the league!

Nalod wrote:Butler takes less then he is a "team" player?

F500, you hung up on other peoples money!

Rose comes back he loses some touches. Jimmy shot down 11mil. Might be in for Gordon Haywood type money.

Notion a guy takes less means love? Silly.

Sounds like you're the on hung up on peoples money

Your presence here alone proves that

F500ONE wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:It's a gamble but I'd offer him the max. Don't forget, it's more of a mini-max. It's barely half of what Melo's contract is.

Yeah Butler's Max is not a Kobe Max, Melo Max, Bosh Max etc etc

It's the Max which he's entitled to probably somewhere around 25% of cap

next cba they have to lower the max contract amount or the nba will continue to circle the drain as a professional sport.

holfresh wrote:

dk7th wrote:

F500ONE wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:It's a gamble but I'd offer him the max. Don't forget, it's more of a mini-max. It's barely half of what Melo's contract is.

Yeah Butler's Max is not a Kobe Max, Melo Max, Bosh Max etc etc

It's the Max which he's entitled to probably somewhere around 25% of cap

next cba they have to lower the max contract amount or the nba will continue to circle the drain as a professional sport.

U do know that some one just paid $2 billion for an NBA team, right??...

nixluva wrote:

holfresh wrote:

dk7th wrote:

F500ONE wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:It's a gamble but I'd offer him the max. Don't forget, it's more of a mini-max. It's barely half of what Melo's contract is.

Yeah Butler's Max is not a Kobe Max, Melo Max, Bosh Max etc etc

It's the Max which he's entitled to probably somewhere around 25% of cap

next cba they have to lower the max contract amount or the nba will continue to circle the drain as a professional sport.

U do know that some one just paid $2 billion for an NBA team, right??...

Not to mention just signing a TV deal of about 2.7 billion!!! The NBA is going to be FLUSH with cash.

nixluva wrote:

holfresh wrote:

dk7th wrote:

F500ONE wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:It's a gamble but I'd offer him the max. Don't forget, it's more of a mini-max. It's barely half of what Melo's contract is.

Yeah Butler's Max is not a Kobe Max, Melo Max, Bosh Max etc etc

It's the Max which he's entitled to probably somewhere around 25% of cap

next cba they have to lower the max contract amount or the nba will continue to circle the drain as a professional sport.

U do know that some one just paid $2 billion for an NBA team, right??...

Not to mention just signing a TV deal of about 2.7 billion!!! The NBA is going to be FLUSH with cash.

Did you get wet when you typed that?