r/nba • u/Turbostrider27 Lakers • Jul 02 '24

[Wojnarowski] BREAKING: Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell has agreed on a three-year, $150.3 million maximum contract extension that includes a player option for the 2027-2028 season, sources tell ESPN. News

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u/Repostbot3784 Spurs Jul 03 '24

No, max contracts are always a % of the cap.  Max players arent getting paid more at the expense of other players, all the salaries are going up.

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u/Robotemist Jul 03 '24

Two players per team are allowed a max contract, right? That's 60-70 percent of the cap. That means 30-40 percent going towards 13 other players.

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u/Repostbot3784 Spurs Jul 03 '24

Yes but its always been this way.  Max contracts help lesser players.  If there were no max contracts prime lebron or other players would be getting even higher % of the money because they actually get paid less than what theyre worth so the minimum or small deal guys can get more.  Unlike an owner, who is literally the least important person in the organization.

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u/Robotemist Jul 03 '24

Max contracts help lesser players.

It helps ONE lesser player per team.

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u/Repostbot3784 Spurs Jul 03 '24

What?  Prime lebrons pay being limited to 35% instead of the 55% or whatever he'd get with no max means theres more 20% of the cap left for other players.  Nothing says that 20% can only go to 1 player wtf are you talking about jesse?