<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">The Portland Trail Blazers will sign forward Zach Randolph to a six-year, $83 million contract extension Monday, league sources told ESPN Insider Chad Ford. The Blazers had called an afternoon press conference to announce the agreement. Paying Randolph the $83 million was a big concession for the Blazers, who on Oct. 29 were offering $72 million. However, the Blazers are deferring 30 percent of his contract ($25 million), which will be paid out over six years beginning in 2012.</div> Full Story Well if he's going to be the teams franchise player, he's worth the money. He wanted the max, but he didn't get it. However, his contract is pretty close to the max, so I think things will work out for both sides in this deal.
