Comments on: Russell Westbrook Inks 5-year, $80 Million Extension, So Forget About the Thunder Trading Him

By: YYSA

YYSA — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:38:06 +0000

Some may be. Kobe or LeBron making about 25 million a year seems about right IMO.

Well Lebron makes 15. Kobe is fairly paid. Next year he will be drastically overpaid.

By: YYSA

YYSA — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:37:04 +0000

Rondo signed a dumb contract. He is grossly underpaid. If you use Rondo as your benchmark for a fair contract, you’ll never be able to sign anyone.

He signed a team friendly contract. Like Steve Nash.

By: matt-

matt- — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:47:37 +0000

bitch you wasn’t with me shooting in the gym

By: VladimirCrouton

VladimirCrouton — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:45:28 +0000

The true superstars are probably underpaid.

Some may be. Kobe or LeBron making about 25 million a year seems about right IMO.

By: Dr. Tom

Dr. Tom — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:44:37 +0000

NBA players make way too much money. Of course the true superstars deserve what they get (Kobe, LeBron, Durant, but the rest are way overpaid.

There’s no middle class which is a side effect of the salary cap and max contracts. I believe there are more players in the NBA that make $10MM+/year than make between $5MM and $10MM.

By: José Ovechkin

José Ovechkin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:42:17 +0000

NBA players make way too much money. Of course the true superstars deserve what they get (Kobe, LeBron, Durant, but the rest are way overpaid.

The true superstars are probably underpaid. Westbrook’s deal is fine, It’s the Amir Johnson’s, Charlie V’s and Ben Gordon’s of the world that are really fucking shit up.

By: Rusty

Rusty — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:34:46 +0000

They just need a new coach next.

By: Dr. Tom

Dr. Tom — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:33:43 +0000

Don’t hate this. Trading him for another pg and etc., would have really been splitting hairs anyway. They have a core that teams die for now. As soon as he and Durant can find some balance…

I’m not a huge fan of Westbrook (though I think he is really talented) but I agree with Jersey. Trading for another PG who might be slightly better doesn’t make a whole lot of sense. I would pursue a trade for Howard but there’s no way Dwight agrees to play in OKC. Other than that, there really isn’t a deal that makes a lot of sense with how their roster is built.

By: VladimirCrouton

VladimirCrouton — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:33:00 +0000

NBA players make way too much money. Of course the true superstars deserve what they get (Kobe, LeBron, Durant, but the rest are way overpaid.

By: payaso

payaso — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:30:09 +0000

Alright, at least it’s out of the way. Just need to find a way to extend Beard and Iblocka Flocka Flame.

By: Senator Jersey

Senator Jersey — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:28:29 +0000

Don’t hate this. Trading him for another pg and etc., would have really been splitting hairs anyway. They have a core that teams die for now. As soon as he and Durant can find some balance…

By: HtownHacker

HtownHacker — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:22:01 +0000

I think too much was made of the early season “kerfuffle”.

Me too. But I like the word kerfuffle.

By: Mantis Toboggan

Mantis Toboggan — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:20:22 +0000

Anyone but the Spurs or Heat.

By: vezina

vezina — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:12:37 +0000

whew

By: Dr. Tom

Dr. Tom — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:11:39 +0000

Not that I think they will…

By: Dr. Tom

Dr. Tom — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:11:18 +0000

I’m still confused as to why they can’t trade him now.

By: Rusty

Rusty — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:09:29 +0000

#7: Meant TBL asks if he’s worth more…

By: Rusty

Rusty — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:08:11 +0000

On twitter, Westbrook asks if he’s worth $25 million more than Rondo.

The answer is of course no, but you can’t compare the two players like that. Rondo signed a dumb contract. He is grossly underpaid. If you use Rondo as your benchmark for a fair contract, you’ll never be able to sign anyone.

By: Babar 2.0

Babar 2.0 — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:07:02 +0000

I think too much was made of the early season “kerfuffle”. This type of shit happens all the time.

By: KingGrizz

KingGrizz — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:06:58 +0000

I’m confident a team would trade for Russel Westbrook with a max contract. Wouldn’t the trading team have assumed thet would sign him to that anyways?