According to Storyteller, the Most LMA can Get is $100m/5 Years from Portland

The number 127 million is based on an anticipated rise in the salary cap.

 

Much ado about nothing. Paul Allen is a billionaire. He could carry a 300 million salary load plus the luxury tax without blinking an eye. If he really wanted to win a title, the salary cap would not be a consideration.

 

I love LA. But I do not think he is worth the max. Unfortunately, that's what we'll offer because that'll be the market for him. But I think by the end of that contract it puts us back a couple years, IMO.

 

if the Blazers trade Aldridge for Draft picks one can logically deem it sets the Blazers back a couple years also... Unless some one believes the Blazers would make the 2nd round of the playoffs with a rookie next year. Henceforth according to the trade LA logic the Blazers are damned if they do, and damned if they don't.

 

Why isnt he worth the max? His game isnt like Randolphs or Shaqs where when they fall off there going to fall off HARD its not exactly but more like Dirks/Duncans. LMA game doesnt require freak athletism so I don't think he is going to be worth the last year of his deal he will certainly still be a great player.

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If we are forced to overspend $4 million a year on Aldridge its not that big of a problem. But we will need to be careful with the rest of our roster. I'd look at extending Rolo and Wes this summer so we don't get stuck overpaying them too. Overpaying one guy won't be an issue, if we overpay three it could start to really limit roster flexibility.

 

Bump.

I still haven't seen Storyteller's numbers refuted, and now Cleveland says they're going to offer Kyrie Irving 5/$90m.

Knowing this, how can anybody legitimately say that LMA isn't worth 5/$100-104m? Seems like a no-brainer to me.

 

Probably easy for people who also don't think Kyrie Irving is worth close to that amount. Both have won the exact same number of titles as well.

 

I said originally that 5 yr/100M was more than fair for LMA and still think that. Still not for sure how that 127M came into existance.

The difference though is age, upside, and accomplishment. You would be getting a player over six years younger, cheaper, and with more supposed upside with Irving. With LMA, you get a player that has two All-NBA selections. People will value those differently.

On the back end of those contracts, would you rather have 34yr old LMA or 28yr old Irving?

 

As I said, much ado about NOTHING.

 

Uh, because Irving's better, and on a good team would contribute more than Aldridge.

Why does everything always seem like a no-brainer to you? Is it because you have...aw, too easy.

 

Yes, it takes little-to-no brains to make that statement.

 

Durant has won as many titles as LMA. Chris Paul. James Harden. Dwight Howard. Russell Westbrook. Etc. etc.

Apparently Portland shouldn't pay their star players the market rate, and will somehow win a title by trading All-Star/All-NBA players for a draft pick.

Wash.
Rinse.
Repeat.