I honestly didnt watch the video (I probably will at some point) but no one will make me say he doesnt deserve it. As a human being alone he deserves it. I dont care if it hurts the franchise financially.
@BonesJones FYI 2:55 thru 5:35 music comes in blaring over the commentary, can't hear what else you said after that
Thanks for pointing that out. I tried putting it down to -25 but I guess it didnt register the -2 and instead turned it up 5. Reuploading shortly!
The NBA's current payroll trends can't be sustained. Pretty soon you will have a league where every team has 3 guys making $30-40 mil and 12 guys making league minimum. How do you build a team under that kind of structure? Dame is a good player and a nice guy, but hell no he doesn't deserve it. Wall, Westbrick, and Harden don't deserve their super-max deals either. At most, this is the kind of deal that only a Jordan or Duncan should be getting. Hate on me all you want, but until the salary cap system is changed no merely good player should be eating up 20% or more of the payroll.
I know this...Dame will probably spend and invest a lot of his dolla's in the state of Oregon...he likes to be home, hates to take vacations..that contract will benefit the city in a variety of ways...it's not like he's in New York City shopping...he's in Portland shopping..I like that our superstar will continue to spend in Oregon for years to come.