http://www.spotrac.com/nba/portland-trail-blazers/lamarcus-aldridge/ I am a premium member and it gives a full transaction breakdown of any player. It also rates the "Worth it or not" side. Here is an example using LMA Contract:5 yr(s) / $65,000,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $13,000,000 Now here is the rankings: NBA: #34, ranked among PF: #12, Western Conference: #15, Northwest: #6 Here is the list of all transactions with LMA... Oct 21 2009 - Signed a 5 year $67.5 million rookie scale extension with Portland (POR) Oct 25 2008 - Portland (POR) exercised a $5.84 million option for 2009-2010 Oct 29 2007 - Portland (POR) exercised a $4.6 million option for 2008-2009 Jul 4 2006 - Signed a 2 year $8.36 million contract with Portland (POR) Jun 28 2006 - Drafted by Chicago (CHI): Round 1 (#2 overall) Jun 26 2006 Traded to Portland (POR) from Chicago (CHI) with a 2007 2nd round pick for Viktor Khryapa and Tyrus Thomas And here is the 2012 cap hits for the Blazers http://www.spotrac.com/nba/portland-trail-blazers/cap-hit/
I'm not entirely sure mags isn't stuck in a Brewster's Millions situation where he has to spend $10,000,000 dollars in a year in order to get $100 million.
How are players like Tim Ohlbrect that are picked up for the remainder of the season paid? Are they paid based on a game or time based rate, and what's the league minimum for that?
