<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Tyson Chandler didn?t agree to contract terms during a face-to-face meeting with Bulls chairman Jerry Reinsdorf and general manager John Paxson on Tuesday in Pasadena, Calif. But Paxson remained optimistic that a long-term deal for the 7-foot-1 forward will get done. Chandler?s camp has asked for $75 million over six years, according to a team source. That?s well above the Bulls? offer, though they had to revise their thinking when Philadelphia re-signed center Sam Dalembert for what turned out to be $64 million over six years. Chandler posted better numbers than Dalembert last season. The Bulls are trying to convince Chandler and his agent Jeff Schwartz that players don?t get paid on potential and have offered to include incentives to raise the value of a new deal. ?In a perfect world, every player should have incentives in his contract to push toward,? Paxson said. ?But it?s a difficult thing to work through.?</div> Source
What I dont understand is this......If your a good player on a good young Team that is poised for championship run in a few years who cares about what the other guy gets paid. The players are letting their agents have too much control over their lives. If chandler waits unitil next season he will probably get less because most teams will be over or near the salary cap next year. When a players career is over no one talks about or brags about how big their contracts are, They brag about the chips. Look at Sir Charles, a great player whith no ring and it gets rubbed in his face constantly by players with less ability but have the hardware. You want to look back on your career and know that you played your best and enjoyed every moment of it. Look at Mike, the bulls payed him 35 million in 96/97, and 31 million in 97/98 (66 million in 2 years wow!). BUt you never hear any one talk about that, all you hear is 6 rings.
