Lakers sign Timofey Mozgov to a 4 year, $64M contract

[illmatic99]

Am I the only one who doesn't have a problem with this?

16 mil is the new normal salary for a starting quality C. This is a guy who is one year removed from starting and playing really well in the NBA finals.

 

[Sinobas]

Am I the only one who doesn't have a problem with this?

16 mil is the new normal salary for a starting quality C. This is a guy who is one year removed from starting and playing really well in the NBA finals.

Well, the cap went up 25%, so subtract 25% to put it in perspective of what you're used to seeing over the past few years. That would be 12 mil....seems high to me for a fairly average center.

 

[illmatic99]

Well, the cap went up 25%, so subtract 25% to put it in perspective of what you're used to seeing over the past few years. That would be 12 mil....seems high to me for a fairly average center.

Pekovic made that kind of money. Omer Asik got a 5 yr, 60 mil contract last year, etc etc.

This isn't too egregious. If Timo can start 65 games and put up 12/8, he's worth 16 mil in the current landscape. LA still needs to hit that salary floor anyway, so they had to pay someone.

 

[Sinobas]

Pekovic made that kind of money. Omer Asik got a 5 yr, 60 mil contract last year, etc etc.

This isn't too egregious. If Timo can start 65 games and put up 12/8, he's worth 16 mil in the current landscape. LA still needs to hit that salary floor anyway, so they had to pay someone.

Yeah, and those teams really want to be rid of their contracts.

 

[Blazers Roy]

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