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No, we gave him a 3 year extension because that's the most we could offer at the time.
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Ahhh you might be right in 11'?
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Couple things wrong with the "designated player" talk...
First, it's only for rookie scale extensions. So Dame is our "designated player" who can receive a 5-yr extension on his rookie scale contract for the max. So while Dame is in his contract, we can't have another rookie signed to a 5-year extension. (Meyers could only get 4, same with CJ, same with Plumlee). It's not for a contract signed after your contract ends, and you're RFA. Jimmy Butler, for example, is not going to be a "designated player" even though he's getting a 5yr contract coming off of rookie scale.
LMA's contract a) isn't an extension, and b) isn't coming off a rookie scale contract. So he could sign a 5yr contract today.
First, it's only for rookie scale extensions. So Dame is our "designated player" who can receive a 5-yr extension on his rookie scale contract for the max. So while Dame is in his contract, we can't have another rookie signed to a 5-year extension. (Meyers could only get 4, same with CJ, same with Plumlee). It's not for a contract signed after your contract ends, and you're RFA. Jimmy Butler, for example, is not going to be a "designated player" even though he's getting a 5yr contract coming off of rookie scale.
LMA's contract a) isn't an extension, and b) isn't coming off a rookie scale contract. So he could sign a 5yr contract today.
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Love this! Get it out of the way early, big contract for his prime.
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I think this is great. And a couple things Dame needs to improve are better defenders around him to cover, and someone who loves to take it hard to the hole. Al provides both, better D and rim offense. It's going to make Dame look much better next year. Also, getting Hibbert would be huge for Dame.