On Numbers On The Board, Darrick, Pierre, Mike and Kenny Beecham discuss contract negotiations around the NBA diving into Aaron Gordon’s situation with the Denver Nuggets.
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Why are you guys discussing another man’s money. Who cares what you think.
I bet Aaron Gordon will end up making something like four years, $140 million.
Yes. No Aaron Gordon = no championship. Pay Aaron before MPJ.
Kenny cut the braids off?
Aaron Gordon is not a max player BUT he might be worth close to that to the Nuggets he's still just 29 years old and right in the middle of his prime. But he probably has the most replaceable skillset.
But my dude has a ring…he's not gunna be in the HOF he needs to go get his money.
These guys won’t get that money in the free agent market. I guarantee you!
WOWWWWWW no one on this show mentioned how Gordon had his moments in the NBA finals where he gave Jimmy Buckets a very rough go.. Even locked on heat podcast gave Gordon his props for slowing down Jimmy to a standstill in those finals!
The CBAs rules to get a max or supermax contract are too attainable.
1. rework the CBA so that there are more tiers to contracts.
And more importantly,
2. No contract can go for more than 3 years.
This way, the players benefit because they can negotiate for more, more frequently when they are playing well AND the owners can get off “bad contracts” when someone loses their form or is injured year on year, making room to sign more in form players.
AG isn't a max guy, but the max they can pay him is like 160 for 4 years. And he's probably worth like 140 for 4 years and no way they offer him that. Imagine how much the Pistons would love a guy with title experience like AG. He gonna leave unless they dump MPJ this year
They letting all they’re key championship players walk frfr 😂
I appreciate getting four regular dudes on a show, but none of them understands the cap. There are more than one max. There is a 30% max, there is 35% super max, then there are the max available contract for those that signed non-max deals in the past. AG is asking for a Max deal that averages like 35 million a year. That is very different than the super max deal that Jokic has that pays him up to 60m a year. Thats a big difference. Get someone on the show that understands these figures or they will just look dumb saying "a max is too much" and "AG cant be top five paid NBA player" when that isn't even close to the case
Ag so underrated two time dunk winners gotta keep Gordon I think close to max him & mpj need to get there money
Signing guys like Aaron Gordon to max contracts is why teams ebb and flow from great to not so good. There's NO WAY I'd give him max contract money, trade him if you can't walk him down 40 million or so
jokic carrying no matter what
If AG L next season Nuggets no FINALS CONTENDER 💯
It costs to win. Simple.
Chemistry costs money.
It’s up to the owners now.
AG is instrumental when they won the championship. He deserves the bag. Jamal and MPjr is not consistent. Jokic needs AG. Somebody who can leap and grab the ball.
Lmao @ESPN…who are these random foos? ESPN going down the crapper
Jared Vanderbilt could play good D as a wing, but AG can guard PF and C. Also, AG a super important lob threat that helps Jokic do what he does. Vanderbilt doesn't bring those things. It wouldn't work. It easier replacing MPJ with another shooter – even if they aren't as big as he is.
This gone ruin the league. Very high turnarounds. Either you not it or we gone draft, and somebody else can pay you not you counting on rookies to come in with high expectations and they never develop
Jalen Suggs just signed a five year, $150.5 million extension with Orlando. That's just over $30 million a year. 😂
Ownership lied and said they had to let KCP walk to sign Gordon and now they won’t sign him Nuggets really do have the worst owners in sports
Gordon is Jokic best weapon, you have to bring him back
Kenny is so insanely wrong, denver needs to resign AG, and if he gets resigned, the window opens even more, denver only has like the 7th highest cap while being a top 2-3 team, resigning AG would only help that
These guys all have insanely horrible takes
4yr 133. Left some room
Yal trippin AG was a huge part of winning the chip.