05-07-2021, 06:42 PM
(05-07-2021, 06:22 PM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: So, this kind of thinking (which I term “what I would do if I were a pro athlete and already had millions”) happens a lot on message boards. But, it isn’t how players (and especially agents) think. If you have to ask why (in the world) someone would lock in $189 million and not risk being the next DeMarcus Cousins, you are thinking WAY too much like a fan and not at all like a player. There is no greater priority for LaVine and Duffy this summer.
OK, Dan ...
Are you telling me that professional basketball players (and their agents) actually place a high priority on ... (dare I say it?) ... filthy lucre??? OMG!!!
I wonder if that is why Anthony Davis [for example] signed a 5-year contract extension with the New Orleans Pelicans on July 9, 2015. And now he's worrying himself sick about the possibility of a play-in situation, with the shitshow Lakers having won only nine of their last 25 games.