Bron is fukking ruthless, breh
Nikka drained the Cavs of assets, loaded them up with untradeable contracts, and dipped as soon as he saw it wasn't gonna work
And in the process of doing so, made sure to get his friends & Klutch clients paid as much as humanly possible
What did you think last year and this year's KCP contracts were for?
$20mm last year to KCP to show Bron that the Lakers were serious about doing business. KCP a Klutch client, and Rich Paul fukked up his contract situation in Detroit something serious (advised KCP to turn down the $80mm that Detroit had on the table for him). Lakers stepped in on some "we'll fix that for you Bron, no problem" type shyt. Hell of a quid pro quo.
Another $12mm this year to bring dude close to halfway - again a huge overpay (KCP
might have gotten $6 million from any other team in the league).
But really, the Cavs paid for all of this - by taking on Clarkson's bad contract.
And Bron laughed all the way to the bank (and Los Angeles)