11/25 Kobe SIGNS 2yr Extension!

[Loose]

It's good move by the Laker simply for the fact that this his LAST contract. A lot of money is gonna get made from Jersey Sales and Kobe is still by far the biggest draw in the league both at home and the road. Plus he's at that point in his career where he's gonna be breaking all kinds of records

Lakers are definitely not capable of signing TWO max players now though. I'd be shocked if Pau is brought back. Hopefully Nash retires and give us a bit more cap space.

Even with Kobe's contract being so big the team will still have way more flexibility than they have had the past 3 seasons.

could have signed kobe to 15 million per year and used the extra 10 million to spend on a reliable roll player. it's a awful contract but good for legacy reasonings.

 

[Big Boss]

I think the lakers paid him that much because kobe is a cash cow

 

[phillycavsfan]

http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports....s-it-is-no-accident-they-have-2014-cap-space/

You can't build a championship team purely through free agency with THAT Kobe contract on the books. A 37 year old Kobe whose defense is in rapid decline. It's impossible.

 

[Mic-Nificent]

Watch these idiots extend Pau to 35mil /2yrs.

If they do that they've officially given up and are on some farewell tour shyt.

 

[GreatestLaker]

 

[daboywonder2002]

refresh my memory. when shaq wanted an extension, lakers traded him. how much money did shaq want exactly??

 

[Regular_P]

How are they gonna sign others players now?

 

[Mic-Nificent]

I think the lakers paid him that much because kobe is a cash cow

That's exactly why he was paid that much...It fukks the cap situation up but business wise it's a sound move.

 

[CantStop]

a bunch of mad fakkits in here

Kobe not tap dancing for the white man

 

[Desirous]

 

[CanesMiamiLakers]

Kobe told y'all he wasn't taking no damn pay cut get that money bro we here LAKERS FOR LIFE

 

[Mic-Nificent]

could have signed kobe to 15 million per year and used the extra 10 million to spend on a reliable roll player. it's a awful contract but good for legacy reasonings.

Well obviously they couldn't have signed him to a 30 million dollar contract. If they could have they would have.

 

[who_better_than_me]

even id it is 24mil. that leaves the LAKERS with 26million in cap space over the summer

meanwhile wade/bosh/bron/ will all have to take paycuts to even be able to all be re-signed :

Don't y'all plan on resigning the yung dbl-dbl machine jordan hill. I don't think he taking minimum.

 

[ROFL_GUY]

You can't build a championship team purely through free agency with THAT Kobe contract on the books. A 37 year old Kobe whose defense is in rapid decline. It's impossible.

heat fans with the

face. reading this news about kobe laker cap space and MIA NON-EXISTENT CAP SPACE in 2014/15

Upcoming NBA tax threatens*dynasty in South Beach - Ian Thomsen - SI.com

CBA reality: Will the new tax pull apart Miami's Big Three? - NBA - Sporting News

http://miami.cbslocal.com/2013/06/24/cap-space-shrinks-again-for-heat/

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/20...06/sixth-man-nba-cba-nicolas-batum/index.html

As its payroll stands today, Miami is committed to seven players in 2014-15 at a total cost of $78.4 million. The bulk of that guaranteed money is scheduled to go to LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, who will be paid $61.4 million altogether that season.

It's important to note that Miami's payroll for 2014-15 does not yet include low-salaried players who are crucial to its championship hopes -- contributors like Ray Allen, Shane Battier, Mario Chalmers, James Jones and Rashard Lewis, each a member of the Heat's current team. Those five players are making a combined $14.9 million this season.

Let's say that Miami, in order to remain in title contention in 2014-15, will add $14.9 million in cost-efficient role players to the seven men already contracted for that season.

(The Heat may have to pay more than $14.9 million for similar complementary talent two seasons from now, but let's stick with that conservative figure for the sake of argument.) Here's what it means: If their ambitions remain high and they're able to keep costs as low as possible, then the Heat will be responsible for a payroll totaling $93.3 million -- and that's before the brutal impact of the repeater tax kicks in.

At the conclusion of 2014-15, the repeater tax will make its dreaded debut by punishing teams that have paid a luxury tax for four consecutive seasons. Miami is on a path to be hit with an enormous penalty in the summer of 2015.

As a repeat taxpayer, the Heat will be facing the highest incremental tax rates in NBA history. If, for example, the luxury-tax threshold is established at $75 million -- a highly optimistic gain of roughly $5 million from this season -- the Heat could be faced with a tax bill approaching $48 million. In total, they would be paying $141.3 million for 12 players.

Read More: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/20...ba-cba-nicolas-batum/index.html#ixzz2lEpcutoc

 

[mbewane]

I love Kobe threads