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@Dame_Lillard: Thank you so much to @PaulGAllen and the @Trailblazers organization I'll be in #RipCity 6 more years! Oakland to Ogden to Oregon..TO STAY [emoji440]
 
Hopefully this huge contract won't hurt his trade value.
 
I love Dame what a way to send a dig at the other dude
 
Tunchi said:
I love Dame what a way to send a dig at the other dude
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How is that a dig? LMA signed the same type of deal during his rookie contract.

When Lillard is here for 9 years he might feel the same way LMA does.
 
I remember a quote by LA last year that has been stuck in my head the past few days and now it all makes sense. It was about being the best blazer of all time and breaking the records to which he responded "Even if I do I've got a guy next to me saying he's just gonna break them when I retire". Aldridge knows it's true, and it is.

Dame is the freaking man, all hail.
 
$125 +$100 shoe deal make $225 mil.
Say he lives for 60 more years, or about 21915 days.
That $10,267/day to spend every day for the rest of his life.
 
Strenuus said:
You don't see that too often in sports anymore. I can't remember the last 4-5 year deal that's been with no player options.

Dude's rolling in it, now. ALl guaranteed. Damn.
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Kyrie had no options.

Glad to hear Damians doesn't have options either!
 
C'mon, folks - a little reality check here. Lillard didn;t sign that extention out of loyalty or love, but the fact that the Blazers offered him a contract that has him set for life, and he will be - perhaps momentarily - the highest paid guard in the NBA. (Cue Curry's agent). Does Lillard like to be here? I'd imagine so, but remember that public relations is a huge part in marketing sports, so the Blazers are making every effort to swaddle this baby in terms of the aforementioned love & loyalty, especially since the Blazers are shipping off 95% of the fan favorites NOT named Lillard.
 
KCinPDX said:
C'mon, folks - a little reality check here. Lillard didn;t sign that extention out of loyalty or love, but the fact that the Blazers offered him a contract that has him set for life, and he will be - perhaps momentarily - the highest paid guard in the NBA. (Cue Curry's agent). Does Lillard like to be here? I'd imagine so, but remember that public relations is a huge part in marketing sports, so the Blazers are making every effort to swaddle this baby in terms of the aforementioned love & loyalty, especially since the Blazers are shipping off 95% of the fan favorites NOT named Lillard.
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Everything you said can be applied to every max contract handed out after a rookoe deal, as an extension and not a RFA contract.
 
Strenuus said:
Okay, quick, what's the thread titles gonna look like in 5 years when his contract is up? :ghoti:
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When we offer him a max extension in 2020 and he says no, we can assume that we should tread carefully before letting him get to UFA. 3/39.
 
Rhal said:
Everything you said can be applied to every max contract handed out after a rookoe deal, as an extension and not a RFA contract.
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Not quite. Limiting your parameters to post rookie max contracts is a pretty exclusive group anyway, but the reality is that Lillard is more than quintupling his pay, and that's hardly chump change. What does make this deal unique is that it makes him the highest paid NBA guard ever... for now. There's no doubt that a young all star should be rewarded with a contract that leaves the rookie numbers in the dust, but $25 mill is $25 mill and Lillard has just signed on to one sweet deal. He gets great money, stays in an area he likes where he knows that the fans love him, and most importantly, the ink on this contract ensures that the Blazers are his team.

I am hoping he can step up to the cerebral demands of that position. Fandom in its blind idolatry may label this as blasphemy, but Lillard needs to rise to the greatness for which this contract is pre-paying him. The great ones have off nights in which their exemplary physical skills are a little askew. They become great ones because they use the muscle between their ears to help engineer wins even when their shooting is south of 30%. There were games during the regular season where Lillard clearly showed he could do this - now that he will soon alone hold the title of be Mr. Blazer, I look forward to a more mature Damian Lillard who can not only make insane shots, but can make the rest of his team look and function better.
 
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