Exactly this was my first impression of the podcast and will be last if this is a accurate representation of it. Basically no basketball analysis just a little of basketball contract talk then REALITY SHOWS?!?! Beyond lame
I couldn’t agree more with Alex’s take on Jalen Green. I think that giving a 2+1 to a guy who you’re hoping will develop into a consistent volume scorer and your lead guard is a really weird choice, and it aligns so badly with this team’s timeline. The Rockets are best described now as an interesting collection of young talent that doesn’t have a ton of identity and hierarchy yet. Three years from now is when they’re hoping to become a real playoff team again. If they had given Green the rookie max, best case for Green’s development they have him locked up for a few years past when their core comes together, worst case scenario it’s only a 2024 rookie max which will hardly be an albatross by that point. Instead they risk having to choose between young players when the time comes.
It's fair to say that Jamal Murray is overpaid now because he's struggling, but it's kind of understandable. MPJ? Not at all. He got that contract despite having multiple back surgeries, and even though he overcame that and is a solid player, he is an inconsistent 3pt shooter mainly and not much else.
Hot Take: LeBron James has brought a championship to EVERY City he’s played for and appeared in 10finals. Jordan couldn’t and didn’t. Therefore LeBron James is more of a winning player than Jordan
Yes, LeBron did do that, but he has been on the losing side of 6 of those 10 Finals appearances overall while Jordan never was. LeBron also did not step up in a few of those Finals appearances, and he has played with a lot more high-level talent than Jordan did, which makes it worse that he has a losing Finals record.
This should go to being daily on weekdays or multiple per week. And add livechat for members like PC (that way you could generate revenue from memberships, superchats, and adds).
I cant remember who's nba player said, the league they made 100M contract looks small? I certainly sure there is a commission for agents and taxes? Right?
AG isn’t overpaid, he’s just not on a team friendly deal, it just feels like an overpay cause with so many others on the team making so much, they’re so close to the 2nd apron right now, but he signed 3 years 34 mill per year and was eligible for 3 year 54 million dollar contract. 2/3rds of a max is about what he’s worth
Talk about if contracts are becoming outrageous and how we should look at them in relation to ourselves, the franchise income, the cap room, and the player market
I don't get this dude Jalen Greens contract is great not only because it helps getting rid of him if he doesn't pan out... but this gives the team more room to sign their other young players. This is not a max contract and if proven worthy the rockets could give two more max and sign Jalen as well
All of their young players are not gonna pan out to the same extent, and if they do, then you pull an OKC and flip the ones you don't want into picks and assets. I think they wanted to sign Green to a similar contract to Sengun, but Green wants to bet on himself. I think that the Rockets feel deep in their hearts that Green is a Julius Randle/Brandon Ingram type of player. A good player that thinks he is a great player. And if you sign those to maxes, you get in trouble. Look at Cade, Barnes, Franz, Suggs, and how these guys talked about their contracts. No brainer. Green has not separated himself enough from the pack to warrant going all in. And the Rockets have a ton of young guys who could pan out. So why go all in on Green, when there is competition for that Franchise guy position?
As for Lebrons post, I think there’s a big difference between bill cosby and Deshaun Watson Bill Cosby raped women Deshaun Watson paid women for weird sexual favors. Which you can feel however you want about his “kinks” but those women did consent and took the money. He didn’t sexually assault anyone.
@@urbaindelva7869 I’m not saying you have to like him, I’m just saying what he did was not sexual assault and to compare him to a convicted rapist who drugged and raped women is slander. You can’t just throw that accusation around, you the women either consented or they didn’t, and that’s what defines rape. The facts do matter, even if you don’t like the person.
5:03 the rockets have way too much talent and signing jalen green to a longer bigger contract means they have little to no flexibility and will struggle to pay everyone else. Amen thompson, cam whitemore, jalen green, reed shepherd, alperen sengun, jabari smith, etc. why spend all the money on jalen green, who hasn’t shown he’s a real star, only turns it on at certain points, and fell out of the starting lineup last year before sengun got hurt.if jalen green turns into a star, then extend him and trade young talent because you’re competing now. If green does not get there, you don’t want the bigger contract.
I remember when OKC traded James Harden, everyone thought it was stupid. Compare that to now, I think most people don't have a problem with Green's extension. And if you put a gun to their head, I think most people would want to move on from Green vs giving Green the max, at this point in his career.
It's Detroit. It doesn't matter! Cadre is best player in the team so pay him. Jalen green us overrated but rockets don't have much options with no star talent unless they want to try and get picks, Rudy Robert is overrated while being a defensive anchor who is highly paid and doesn't do much else!
1st: STOP talking about $$$ and START talking about % of the cap. 30 mio, 40 mio, 50 mio is meaningless today. Cause the cap rises so fast, that it makes no real sense. In 2015/16 the cap was 70 mio, in 2025/26 it will most likely be 155 mio, in 2026/27 over 170 mio. Means a 30% Max started at 21 mio in 2015, next year it will start at 46.5... 10 years later! A good 3rd option 2 way starter earned 12-15 mio not even 10 years ago, thats now 30-35 mio. SAME % OF THE CAP! In 2005/06 the cap was 53 mio, in 2015/16 70 mio, in 2025/26 probably 155 mio... So back just 2 decades ago the yearly rise was about 2.8%, now its 8.3 ON AVERAGE. Times have changed, and so should the way we talk about sport contracts. Cunningham: Fairly payed, cause he has the talent to be a good 1st option and has All NBA talent. Nuff said. Green: Fairly payed, cause he is a young 2nd option with still more room to grow. The contract is good as well. IF the becomes a true star, the Rockets will pay him. IF he is still an inefficient volume shooter, they can retool the guard rotation in 2-3 years. Wagner/Barnes/Mobley. All slightly overpayed for me. BUT because of age and talent... they had to do it! Btw, right now Barnes looks like the worst of those 3. Cause I just dont see any real offensive upside anymore. Suggs. Fairly payed, cause he isnt a 1st option, he isnt a 2nd option, he is a 2ndary playmaker for others at best, and he is an elite defender. So 30 mio is ok. So everything around 15%-20% of the cap for an All Defense level defenser who is also usable on offense is a good deal. Johnson: Underpayed, cause he is clearly in the possible Allstar/All NBA conversation like Wagner/Barnes/Mobley. So this deal is really good for Atlanta. Only problem is his health. Hence why Johnson signed the deal in my opinion. Kispert: underpayed, I didnt think a young, high level shooter, who also isnt lost on defense could be signed to a contract like this anymore. This could be one of the best trade assets in the league right now. Sengun: Underpayed, cause he is in the Wagner/Mobley/Barnes group if it comes to talent. He has the biggest offensive upside of that group, but is probably the worst defender as well. But he is still an All NBA level talent.
@@urbaindelva7869 Has he? I dont think so. 20 PPG and 5 APG is pretty much what I expect him to average going forward. I just dont think he will ever be more. Mobley has the problem that he can not play his natural position. His stats look way better playing without Allen (thats also true the other way around btw). With him it will depend how long he will share the court with a non shooting big. Defensively the 2 are a real force. But offensively they hinder each other. And Wagner had a complete down year from 3. Not sure why. But he got better at basically every other aspect of offense and right now he hits 3's again and looks like a true offensive force. Will it stay that way? Lets wait and see.
Technically, every player is underpaid compared to what they draw for the league. If they were properly paid, guys like Lebron and Steph would be making billions per year because that's what they generate for the league.
@@si_chrizen It's not even that. Because of the max, you got guys like Lebron and Steph in their primes getting paid the same as guys who are not on their level. I think the NBA and players understand that just as much money is made off the court though.
@@shorewallwarriors should just tank at the point. The west is stacked with young talent and competitive playoff teams. 36 year old stephen curry and 34 year old draymond green and some role players is not getting you a championship in 2025
@@shorewallWell, that does not mean much right now because Draymond is no longer the defender he used to be, and his attitude and on-court behavior are consistent problems for them.
I love basketball but these salaries are ridiculous. I’m talking about all professional sports. It’s completely morally depraved. No one should make that kind of money. I mean no one. Ever. But that’s just the mad world we live in. Anyway I’m not going to play any part in this farce. It disgusts me.
I kind of agree, but they are just the tip of the iceberg. Because their salaries are so public. But they are only paid a percentage of the cap, so it's because the NBA is making so much money. We don't really hear about actors' salaries, and we wouldn't care. The main reason we care about player's salaries is because of the salary cap, and because it's so public, and it keeps going up so quickly, while the rest of us suffer.
Why shouldnt they? People pay to watch them play, so they deserve every last penny. I have no problem with anyone earning money, no matter how much. Millions, billions, trillions... as long as those people dont force others to get rich. Sport stars dont, music stars dont, movie stars dont... never heared that any sports league forced people at gun point to watch them... You should ask why normal people who do not have a secure future pay so much of their hard earned money to watch people play sports. But for some reason that question is never asked... Just boooo those rich sport stars earning so much. How dare they!
this just screams i’m broke af and disgruntled they are paid what they are paid because it directly correlates to what they generate. 450 players who are solely responsible for generating billions of dollars should be paid handsomely for doing so
@@Smido83it kind of makes you realize there's plenty of money to share ngl, why would anyone need that kind of money ever when there are millions of people suffering and scraping for food, shit makes 0 sense. I'm not saying they don't deserve the money considering they dedicated their life to the sport, but earning life changing money in like 2 months is what's wrong with the world now tbh. You can't convince me someone actually needs $50m/year or should make that kind of money for that matter.
@@mort996 Because they have a talent people want to pay for, worked hard all their lifes and people pay them. Are there people who have way less? Yes. But its not the job of individuals to solve societal problems. Do they NEED this money? No, they dont. Do they DESERVE this money? Yes they do. So they can also decide what to do with it. Buy 50 houses and 100 cars? Give it all to charity? Its their decision and NOONE is allowed to judge them. Not you, not me, noone. And once more. Its not their fault they get payed. Its the fault of all the millions of fans who pay thousands and thousands of $ every year to watch them play.
I think Alex has the wrong opinion about Jalen. He thinks Jalen deserves a max. Jalen does not deserve a max. It is one thing to be Detroit and have little outside of Cade to even want to pay. The Rockets have a wealth of young talent, and Green has not proven himself to be head and shoulders above the rest. I think the Rockets, who know Jalen better than anyone, are giving us clues about how their view Jalen. But it also the fact that they have a ton of young guys, who are fighting it out to prove themselves.
3:30 ok idk who this guy is but hes super dumb. the rockets had two choices either pay him max money now with alot of years or the smart thing pay him way less on a prove it deal. if he outplays that contract great pay him a max. if he doesnt you can just let him go. its a great contract for the rockets.
I agree. I think it comes from doubt. If Green was seen as the guy, they would have paid him. I think it speaks to the doubt in the Rockets organization that Green is THE GUY. I actually think the Rockets might have wanted to sign Green to a similar deal to Sengun, but Green wanted to bet on himself. I think that Green is a Zach Lavine/Randle/Ingram type of player, a good player that thinks they are great. They want the max, but it would hurt the team a lot to give them the max.
@@willstout5988 in relative to the context of the NBA yes they are underpaid. In relative to a regular joe like us (I'm assuming you are one) no they aren't. It's similar to Zeke Nnaji being a "trash" NBA player but put him against regular joes he will smoke them.
What specifically are you calling wrong? Because in your comment where you say “Players get an escalating contract to account for the cap increase”, that is not true. Some players get front-loaded contracts where they make less money per year as the contract goes on. It depends entirely on how it’s structured. Not every contract is back-loaded, and I’m confused where you’re drawing your information from. Could you elaborate further?
They increase too fast, which throws out our frame of reference. But that just means that the NBA is making that much more money. I think inflation also pays a part.
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Not complaining, but cutting a 1h54min podcast down to 34 min and leaving 7 minutes of love is blind talk in is crazy.
That part was lit wym
@@the9thinning1 again, not complaining
^ What he said, but I am complaining 😂
Exactly this was my first impression of the podcast and will be last if this is a accurate representation of it.
Basically no basketball analysis just a little of basketball contract talk then REALITY SHOWS?!?! Beyond lame
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Maxey dropping 45 on haliburtons head and rusty relasing at the same time what a wonderful day to be alive
Maxey is Donovan Mitchell 2.0
It’s too bad both of them are better passers/playmakers because they would be top 5 PGs
@@MrBubblecakeDonovan Mitchell last year became a very good passer with garland out
Felt especially good since Hali sold in ot , shoutout Maxey he got his groove back
21:00 Jacob to that point, Miles Bridges being anywhere near a professional sport still fucks me right off.
Mamba mentality fighting through the sickness lfg rusty💪😂
I couldn’t agree more with Alex’s take on Jalen Green. I think that giving a 2+1 to a guy who you’re hoping will develop into a consistent volume scorer and your lead guard is a really weird choice, and it aligns so badly with this team’s timeline. The Rockets are best described now as an interesting collection of young talent that doesn’t have a ton of identity and hierarchy yet. Three years from now is when they’re hoping to become a real playoff team again. If they had given Green the rookie max, best case for Green’s development they have him locked up for a few years past when their core comes together, worst case scenario it’s only a 2024 rookie max which will hardly be an albatross by that point. Instead they risk having to choose between young players when the time comes.
That clip at the end was beautiful.
The Nuggets roster, substantially over paid. Outside of Jokic and Aaron Gordon.
Agreed...
It's fair to say that Jamal Murray is overpaid now because he's struggling, but it's kind of understandable. MPJ? Not at all. He got that contract despite having multiple back surgeries, and even though he overcame that and is a solid player, he is an inconsistent 3pt shooter mainly and not much else.
Is the podcast going to go live again? I understand the cuts but I really enjoyed watching live.
Only on special occasions -Rudy
man that’s sad :( all the unedited lives are still being uploaded to youtube though, right? i rly like the long episodes
Yah. Give us fiends what we want.
Hot Take: LeBron James has brought a championship to EVERY City he’s played for and appeared in 10finals. Jordan couldn’t and didn’t. Therefore LeBron James is more of a winning player than Jordan
Yes, LeBron did do that, but he has been on the losing side of 6 of those 10 Finals appearances overall while Jordan never was. LeBron also did not step up in a few of those Finals appearances, and he has played with a lot more high-level talent than Jordan did, which makes it worse that he has a losing Finals record.
@@urbaindelva7869jordan didn’t face the greatest team of all time 3 times in a row
The difference in utilization for Mobley already the first 4 games says good things for his development
You are a trooper for shooting when sick.
Get well soon, and I hope you get a good nights sleep!
This should go to being daily on weekdays or multiple per week. And add livechat for members like PC (that way you could generate revenue from memberships, superchats, and adds).
Love is Blind comes up, Rusty BUCKETS and AlexHOOPS don't give a
Thank god
When they start talkin bout love is blind I realized this isn’t a pod for me lemme go watch it is what it is
Same
I cant remember who's nba player said, the league they made 100M contract looks small? I certainly sure there is a commission for agents and taxes? Right?
This is all before other costs the player has
Basically, anybody on the nuggets except the rookies and Jokic are overpaid af
AG isn’t overpaid, he’s just not on a team friendly deal, it just feels like an overpay cause with so many others on the team making so much, they’re so close to the 2nd apron right now, but he signed 3 years 34 mill per year and was eligible for 3 year 54 million dollar contract. 2/3rds of a max is about what he’s worth
Loved the inglorious basterds line haha
Defending Groper Cleveland is wild
insane pocket watching 😭
Leaving the love is blind conversation is so fucking funny
AlexHoops has Rainbolt energy
What?
I want Jacob to start getting back active making content about media lol. I know it’s prolly cause the views made it not worth it but I miss that
Talk about if contracts are becoming outrageous and how we should look at them in relation to ourselves, the franchise income, the cap room, and the player market
Hope you algd Rusty.. pull through young king .. the bulls look good.. ish.. maybe this can give you some strength ?
Rudy you could’ve just said Alex’s 1st round pick 😂
Is it weird that Jrue Holiday is probably my favorite player? I mean, he’s fucking awesome.
Yo can we start a go fund me to get Rudy a haircut?
Oh Kobe DID that too
Tf is the gonzaga hate for?
I don't get this dude Jalen Greens contract is great not only because it helps getting rid of him if he doesn't pan out... but this gives the team more room to sign their other young players. This is not a max contract and if proven worthy the rockets could give two more max and sign Jalen as well
All of their young players are not gonna pan out to the same extent, and if they do, then you pull an OKC and flip the ones you don't want into picks and assets.
I think they wanted to sign Green to a similar contract to Sengun, but Green wants to bet on himself. I think that the Rockets feel deep in their hearts that Green is a Julius Randle/Brandon Ingram type of player. A good player that thinks he is a great player. And if you sign those to maxes, you get in trouble.
Look at Cade, Barnes, Franz, Suggs, and how these guys talked about their contracts. No brainer. Green has not separated himself enough from the pack to warrant going all in. And the Rockets have a ton of young guys who could pan out. So why go all in on Green, when there is competition for that Franchise guy position?
Jamal overpay
As for Lebrons post, I think there’s a big difference between bill cosby and Deshaun Watson
Bill Cosby raped women
Deshaun Watson paid women for weird sexual favors. Which you can feel however you want about his “kinks” but those women did consent and took the money. He didn’t sexually assault anyone.
That's still not a good look.
@@urbaindelva7869 I’m not saying you have to like him, I’m just saying what he did was not sexual assault and to compare him to a convicted rapist who drugged and raped women is slander. You can’t just throw that accusation around, you the women either consented or they didn’t, and that’s what defines rape. The facts do matter, even if you don’t like the person.
5:03 the rockets have way too much talent and signing jalen green to a longer bigger contract means they have little to no flexibility and will struggle to pay everyone else.
Amen thompson, cam whitemore, jalen green, reed shepherd, alperen sengun, jabari smith, etc. why spend all the money on jalen green, who hasn’t shown he’s a real star, only turns it on at certain points, and fell out of the starting lineup last year before sengun got hurt.if jalen green turns into a star, then extend him and trade young talent because you’re competing now. If green does not get there, you don’t want the bigger contract.
That was my thinking too. Doesn't make sense to make a long term investment in a guy who you don't even know is the #1 option
I remember when OKC traded James Harden, everyone thought it was stupid.
Compare that to now, I think most people don't have a problem with Green's extension. And if you put a gun to their head, I think most people would want to move on from Green vs giving Green the max, at this point in his career.
It's Detroit. It doesn't matter! Cadre is best player in the team so pay him. Jalen green us overrated but rockets don't have much options with no star talent unless they want to try and get picks, Rudy Robert is overrated while being a defensive anchor who is highly paid and doesn't do much else!
1st: STOP talking about $$$ and START talking about % of the cap. 30 mio, 40 mio, 50 mio is meaningless today. Cause the cap rises so fast, that it makes no real sense. In 2015/16 the cap was 70 mio, in 2025/26 it will most likely be 155 mio, in 2026/27 over 170 mio. Means a 30% Max started at 21 mio in 2015, next year it will start at 46.5... 10 years later! A good 3rd option 2 way starter earned 12-15 mio not even 10 years ago, thats now 30-35 mio. SAME % OF THE CAP! In 2005/06 the cap was 53 mio, in 2015/16 70 mio, in 2025/26 probably 155 mio... So back just 2 decades ago the yearly rise was about 2.8%, now its 8.3 ON AVERAGE. Times have changed, and so should the way we talk about sport contracts.
Cunningham: Fairly payed, cause he has the talent to be a good 1st option and has All NBA talent. Nuff said.
Green: Fairly payed, cause he is a young 2nd option with still more room to grow. The contract is good as well. IF the becomes a true star, the Rockets will pay him. IF he is still an inefficient volume shooter, they can retool the guard rotation in 2-3 years.
Wagner/Barnes/Mobley. All slightly overpayed for me. BUT because of age and talent... they had to do it! Btw, right now Barnes looks like the worst of those 3. Cause I just dont see any real offensive upside anymore.
Suggs. Fairly payed, cause he isnt a 1st option, he isnt a 2nd option, he is a 2ndary playmaker for others at best, and he is an elite defender. So 30 mio is ok. So everything around 15%-20% of the cap for an All Defense level defenser who is also usable on offense is a good deal.
Johnson: Underpayed, cause he is clearly in the possible Allstar/All NBA conversation like Wagner/Barnes/Mobley. So this deal is really good for Atlanta. Only problem is his health. Hence why Johnson signed the deal in my opinion.
Kispert: underpayed, I didnt think a young, high level shooter, who also isnt lost on defense could be signed to a contract like this anymore. This could be one of the best trade assets in the league right now.
Sengun: Underpayed, cause he is in the Wagner/Mobley/Barnes group if it comes to talent. He has the biggest offensive upside of that group, but is probably the worst defender as well. But he is still an All NBA level talent.
How is Barnes the worst? He has shown more offensive upside than Mobley and arguably Wagner.
@@urbaindelva7869 Has he? I dont think so. 20 PPG and 5 APG is pretty much what I expect him to average going forward. I just dont think he will ever be more.
Mobley has the problem that he can not play his natural position. His stats look way better playing without Allen (thats also true the other way around btw). With him it will depend how long he will share the court with a non shooting big. Defensively the 2 are a real force. But offensively they hinder each other.
And Wagner had a complete down year from 3. Not sure why. But he got better at basically every other aspect of offense and right now he hits 3's again and looks like a true offensive force. Will it stay that way? Lets wait and see.
Technically, every player is underpaid compared to what they draw for the league.
If they were properly paid, guys like Lebron and Steph would be making billions per year because that's what they generate for the league.
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No shit ofc they wouldn’t get paid what they generate for the league. It’s a business at the end of the day
@@si_chrizen It's not even that. Because of the max, you got guys like Lebron and Steph in their primes getting paid the same as guys who are not on their level. I think the NBA and players understand that just as much money is made off the court though.
just bench draymond make him 6th man or whatever!
The problem is that Draymond is crazy. He also is the backbone of their defense, which Kuminga cannot replicate.
@@shorewallwarriors should just tank at the point. The west is stacked with young talent and competitive playoff teams. 36 year old stephen curry and 34 year old draymond green and some role players is not getting you a championship in 2025
@@shorewallWell, that does not mean much right now because Draymond is no longer the defender he used to be, and his attitude and on-court behavior are consistent problems for them.
@@shorewall naaaa right now draymond is more a distraction than anything else
I love basketball but these salaries are ridiculous. I’m talking about all professional sports. It’s completely morally depraved. No one should make that kind of money. I mean no one. Ever. But that’s just the mad world we live in. Anyway I’m not going to play any part in this farce. It disgusts me.
I kind of agree, but they are just the tip of the iceberg. Because their salaries are so public. But they are only paid a percentage of the cap, so it's because the NBA is making so much money. We don't really hear about actors' salaries, and we wouldn't care. The main reason we care about player's salaries is because of the salary cap, and because it's so public, and it keeps going up so quickly, while the rest of us suffer.
Why shouldnt they? People pay to watch them play, so they deserve every last penny. I have no problem with anyone earning money, no matter how much. Millions, billions, trillions... as long as those people dont force others to get rich. Sport stars dont, music stars dont, movie stars dont... never heared that any sports league forced people at gun point to watch them...
You should ask why normal people who do not have a secure future pay so much of their hard earned money to watch people play sports. But for some reason that question is never asked... Just boooo those rich sport stars earning so much. How dare they!
this just screams i’m broke af and disgruntled they are paid what they are paid because it directly correlates to what they generate. 450 players who are solely responsible for generating billions of dollars should be paid handsomely for doing so
@@Smido83it kind of makes you realize there's plenty of money to share ngl, why would anyone need that kind of money ever when there are millions of people suffering and scraping for food, shit makes 0 sense. I'm not saying they don't deserve the money considering they dedicated their life to the sport, but earning life changing money in like 2 months is what's wrong with the world now tbh. You can't convince me someone actually needs $50m/year or should make that kind of money for that matter.
@@mort996 Because they have a talent people want to pay for, worked hard all their lifes and people pay them. Are there people who have way less? Yes. But its not the job of individuals to solve societal problems.
Do they NEED this money? No, they dont. Do they DESERVE this money? Yes they do. So they can also decide what to do with it. Buy 50 houses and 100 cars? Give it all to charity? Its their decision and NOONE is allowed to judge them. Not you, not me, noone.
And once more. Its not their fault they get payed. Its the fault of all the millions of fans who pay thousands and thousands of $ every year to watch them play.
ngl a lot of HORRIBLE takes about the rockets contracts by alex
I think Alex had the dumbest opinion about Jalen😂 he basically told Jacob "you're right, but only because your argument made sense"
I think Alex has the wrong opinion about Jalen. He thinks Jalen deserves a max. Jalen does not deserve a max.
It is one thing to be Detroit and have little outside of Cade to even want to pay. The Rockets have a wealth of young talent, and Green has not proven himself to be head and shoulders above the rest. I think the Rockets, who know Jalen better than anyone, are giving us clues about how their view Jalen. But it also the fact that they have a ton of young guys, who are fighting it out to prove themselves.
I'm with Nick, Love is Blind is best when its car crash television.
3:30 ok idk who this guy is but hes super dumb. the rockets had two choices either pay him max money now with alot of years or the smart thing pay him way less on a prove it deal. if he outplays that contract great pay him a max. if he doesnt you can just let him go. its a great contract for the rockets.
I agree. I think it comes from doubt. If Green was seen as the guy, they would have paid him. I think it speaks to the doubt in the Rockets organization that Green is THE GUY. I actually think the Rockets might have wanted to sign Green to a similar deal to Sengun, but Green wanted to bet on himself.
I think that Green is a Zach Lavine/Randle/Ingram type of player, a good player that thinks they are great. They want the max, but it would hurt the team a lot to give them the max.
before i watch this, calling anybody making tens of millions of dollars a year “underpaid” is hilarious
Relative to what they produce for the league and their cities, they're way underpaid
@@BaithNamaking more in a year than most make in a lifetime is not being underpaid to any honest person, sorry.
@@willstout5988 You're still underpaid, sorry.
@@shamsielshahar120 you’re damn right I am lmao, but someone making millions a year ain’t
@@willstout5988 in relative to the context of the NBA yes they are underpaid. In relative to a regular joe like us (I'm assuming you are one) no they aren't. It's similar to Zeke Nnaji being a "trash" NBA player but put him against regular joes he will smoke them.
The cap analysis at the beginning is wrong.
Players get an escalating contract to account for the cap increase.
What specifically are you calling wrong? Because in your comment where you say “Players get an escalating contract to account for the cap increase”, that is not true. Some players get front-loaded contracts where they make less money per year as the contract goes on. It depends entirely on how it’s structured. Not every contract is back-loaded, and I’m confused where you’re drawing your information from. Could you elaborate further?
I can't wrap my head around the new NBA contracts. The numbers are too big. 🫠
They increase too fast, which throws out our frame of reference. But that just means that the NBA is making that much more money.
I think inflation also pays a part.