Brook Lopez

[Andrei Kirilenko]

Brook Lopez has agreed to the following deal with the Denver Nuggets:

Year 1: $15,500,000
Year 2: $17,205,000
Year 3: $19,097,550
Year 4: $21,198,281
Year 5: $23,530,091
Total: $96,530,922

Brook was very close to walking away from Denver after initial negotiations broke down, but the Nuggets really stepped up their offer and Brook is excited to be going back to such a young and exciting team.

[Walt Frazier]

Same thoughts, even though I put up a similar offer for Brook. I was pretty sure I wouldn't get him so I didn't mind putting it up, but yea.

This is Brook's real life contract over the next 3 seasons

$14,693,906 $15,719,062 $16,744,218

He's making a pretty big amount more in this league, plus he still gets huge raises for two more years after that. I just think this is unrealistic but whatever.

[Deleted]

Great signing Barber!

[Kevin Ware]

Aug 11, 2013 16:03:02 GMT Walt Frazier said:

Same thoughts, even though I put up a similar offer for Brook. I was pretty sure I wouldn't get him so I didn't mind putting it up, but yea.

This is Brook's real life contract over the next 3 seasons

$14,693,906 $15,719,062 $16,744,218

He's making a pretty big amount more in this league, plus he still gets huge raises for two more years after that. I just think this is unrealistic but whatever.

We wouldn't have this problem if we just created a standard 5 year max offer like the actual NBA has. According to this, bleacherreport.com/articles/833716-50-fattest-contracts-in-nba-history/page/34, the biggest 5 year contract ever was for 100 million dollars. By adding a standard max offer it seems to me it would be a lot easier for the committee to focus just on the offers themselves instead of whether an offer is realistic or not.

This offer in particular is somewhat believable considering all the teams that have cap space. However, in other cases, like with Dwight Howard, Vlade offered him 150 million. That is 36 million more than what he got in Golden State. I just find it hard to believe that Howard would turn down 36 million dollars regardless of the situation. I understand at that point the contracts had met the imaginary limit where money is no longer a factor but I just see no reason not to try and make things a little more realistic by adding a standard max contract.

[Alex English]

Man, I don't know what the other offers were but I was getting squeezed for every penny I have. After a while I was starting to get outbid for both Lopez and Smith. I couldn't let Brook walk though, so I guess Vlade succeeded in keeping them both off my team since I assume he sent very large offers to both players.

Anyways, forget all that. Welcome back to Denver! We are one step closer to building a dynasty.

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Aug 11, 2013 17:45:42 GMT Alex English said:

Man, I don't know what the other offers were but I was getting squeezed for every penny I have. After a while I was starting to get outbid for both Lopez and Smith. I couldn't let Brook walk though, so I guess Vlade succeeded in keeping them both off my team since I assume he sent very large offers to both players.

Anyways, forget all that. Welcome back to Denver! We are one step closer to building a dynasty.

You assumed wrong! I never offered on nor did I want Brook Lopez, but I guess other people took my idea. However, I am thrilled about this because I think my chances to get Josh Smith went up exponentially.

[Glenn Robinson]

Aug 11, 2013 17:24:05 GMT Kevin Ware said:

Aug 11, 2013 16:03:02 GMT Walt Frazier said:

Same thoughts, even though I put up a similar offer for Brook. I was pretty sure I wouldn't get him so I didn't mind putting it up, but yea.

This is Brook's real life contract over the next 3 seasons

$14,693,906 $15,719,062 $16,744,218

He's making a pretty big amount more in this league, plus he still gets huge raises for two more years after that. I just think this is unrealistic but whatever.

We wouldn't have this problem if we just created a standard 5 year max offer like the actual NBA has. According to this, bleacherreport.com/articles/833716-50-fattest-contracts-in-nba-history/page/34, the biggest 5 year contract ever was for 100 million dollars. By adding a standard max offer it seems to me it would be a lot easier for the committee to focus just on the offers themselves instead of whether an offer is realistic or not.

This offer in particular is somewhat believable considering all the teams that have cap space. However, in other cases, like with Dwight Howard, Vlade offered him 150 million. That is 36 million more than what he got in Golden State. I just find it hard to believe that Howard would turn down 36 million dollars regardless of the situation. I understand at that point the contracts had met the imaginary limit where money is no longer a factor but I just see no reason not to try and make things a little more realistic by adding a standard max contract.

Isn't there a rule about the first year maxing out at 20 million anyways? I don't think Vlade's offer for Dwight would even be legal considering the rules.

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Aug 11, 2013 19:19:06 GMT Glenn Robinson said:

Aug 11, 2013 17:24:05 GMT Kevin Ware said:

We wouldn't have this problem if we just created a standard 5 year max offer like the actual NBA has. According to this, bleacherreport.com/articles/833716-50-fattest-contracts-in-nba-history/page/34, the biggest 5 year contract ever was for 100 million dollars. By adding a standard max offer it seems to me it would be a lot easier for the committee to focus just on the offers themselves instead of whether an offer is realistic or not.

This offer in particular is somewhat believable considering all the teams that have cap space. However, in other cases, like with Dwight Howard, Vlade offered him 150 million. That is 36 million more than what he got in Golden State. I just find it hard to believe that Howard would turn down 36 million dollars regardless of the situation. I understand at that point the contracts had met the imaginary limit where money is no longer a factor but I just see no reason not to try and make things a little more realistic by adding a standard max contract.

Isn't there a rule about the first year maxing out at 20 million anyways? I don't think Vlade's offer for Dwight would even be legal considering the rules.

I really thought so as well, but I could not find it in our rules. Honestly, I think it use to be an NBA Rule but they got rid of it or something.

[Mike Krzyzewski]

I thought we had a $20M 1st year max offer as well.

[Ian Noble]

Aug 11, 2013 19:36:47 GMT Mike Krzyzewski said:

I thought we had a $20M 1st year max offer as well.

Nope!

[Glenn Robinson]

When did this happen?

[Kevin Ware]

It seems it would make sense to at least have a first year max offer. John Wall just signed a 5 year "max offer" for 80 million and Vlade's offer nearly doubled that. I'm not going to do the math right now but if we had a first year limit of say 18 million, a 10% increase would give us a standard max offer while keeping contracts more realistic.

[Ian Noble]

I guess we should follow these rules if we want to be super-realistic.

I think we're doing ok though. Players with 10+ years experience can sign a contract worth $20,315,400 in the first year, so our contracts aren't that bad.