Kings: 200+ million for Cousins?!?

[tenbeersbold]

Lmfao,Saccy deserves that dumpstafire
http://basketball.realgm.com/nba/news

[djohn2oo8]

today's NBA

[Clipper Nation]

In yesterday's NBA, a fat, drugged-up, unmotivated Shawn Kemp got paid $107 million. When adjusted for inflation, that's over $160 million in today's dollars. Not too far off from what Cousins - an elite big man in his prime - stands to get this offseason.

The same year Kemp got that big payday, known cancer Vin Baker got paid $86.7 million. That's over $130 million in today's dollars.

A couple years later, Antonio Davis got a huge payday at age 31 after his first and only All-Star Game appearance () - $60 million, or $87 million in today's dollars. The year before he got paid, he averaged 10 rebounds per game. He never sniffed 10 rebounds per game before that season and never did it again.

Even Brian ing Grant managed to steal $86 million - $120 million in today's dollars - from the Heat. Was Riley on crack?

All of yesterday's NBA fan's arguments are re ed, but the obsession with contracts is their most re ed argument yet. Bad contracts have always been a thing in all sports since pro athletes started making big money.

[djohn2oo8]

declared as the best big man in the NBA
can't even make half his damn shots with no legit centers remaining
barely worth 5 wins a year
can't even make his teammates better
don't even have to make the playoffs to get 200 million dollars
that's beyond some Kobe level
can't even lead his team to a .500 record
Booger Cousins

[ducks]

http://nba.nbcsports.com/2017/01/07/...bcs&yptr=yahoo

[Mal]

Sacramento is ed. 200 mil or trade and rebuild from to the beginning.

Donaghy

[Spurs9]

declared as the best big man in the NBA
can't even make half his damn shots with no legit centers remaining
barely worth 5 wins a year
can't even make his teammates better
don't even have to make the playoffs to get 200 million dollars
that's beyond some Kobe level
can't even lead his team to a .500 record
Booger Cousins

His en lement is going to get inflated that much more.
Mental toughness of a Epic Dampier and Metta World Peace

[Clipper Nation]

declared as the best big man in the NBA
can't even make half his damn shots with no legit centers remaining
barely worth 5 wins a year
can't even make his teammates better
don't even have to make the playoffs to get 200 million dollars
that's beyond some Kobe level
can't even lead his team to a .500 record
Booger Cousins

Who's declaring Boogie as the clear-cut, inarguable best big in the NBA? He's an elite big man, just like Davis, Marc Gasol, Blake, Drummond, Jokic, Gobert, Whiteside, etc. Bigs, especially elite ones, have always been paid the big bucks compared to their peers because you can't teach size. That's how the NBA works.

I don't like Cousins, but it's understandable why he's going to get a load of money. Bigs with offensive games like his are a rare commodity. It's not like they're handing out hundreds of millions of dollars to Brian Grant, Antonio Davis, Jerome James, or one of the many other role-playing bigs who got overpaid in yesterday's NBA - or modern equivalents like DeContract Jordan, Timofey Mozgov and washed-up Joakim Noah. Cousins would still be in line for one of the biggest contracts in the league right now in all other eras of basketball.

[djohn2oo8]

Who's declaring Boogie as the clear-cut, inarguable best big in the NBA? He's an elite big man, just like Davis, Marc Gasol, Blake, Drummond, Jokic, Gobert, Whiteside, etc. Bigs, especially elite ones, have always been paid the big bucks compared to their peers because you can't teach size. That's how the NBA works.

I don't like Cousins, but it's understandable why he's going to get a load of money. Bigs with offensive games like his are a rare commodity. It's not like they're handing out hundreds of millions of dollars to Brian Grant, Antonio Davis, Jerome James, or one of the many other role-playing bigs who got overpaid in yesterday's NBA - or modern equivalents like DeContract Jordan, Timofey Mozgov and washed-up Joakim Noah. Cousins would still be in line for one of the biggest contracts in the league right now in all other eras of basketball.

And you have plenty of people in the media saying he is the best.

[HarlemHeat37]

No-brainer, tbh..he has one of the worst supporting casts in NBA history, so Sacramento will probably never surround him with anything notable, but you have to hold on to him..

I've never seen a big man with a combination of post/face-up/shooting/ball-handling/passing like Cous, tbh..imagine he had a decent coach or guard to set him up, too..

[Clipper Nation]

And you have plenty of people in the media saying he is the best.

Wow, Boogie's own team - who's trying to keep him from leaving in free agency - is hyping him up? You don't say!

[tenbeersbold]

Elite my ass,he's another Dwight Howard lmfao.
Dude will never win anything,he's such a little on the court.He's broken and ya can't fix stupid

[Gummi Clutch]

In yesterday's NBA, a fat, drugged-up, unmotivated Shawn Kemp got paid $107 million. When adjusted for inflation, that's over $160 million in today's dollars. Not too far off from what Cousins - an elite big man in his prime - stands to get this offseason.

The same year Kemp got that big payday, known cancer Vin Baker got paid $86.7 million. That's over $130 million in today's dollars.

A couple years later, Antonio Davis got a huge payday at age 31 after his first and only All-Star Game appearance () - $60 million, or $87 million in today's dollars. The year before he got paid, he averaged 10 rebounds per game. He never sniffed 10 rebounds per game before that season and never did it again.

Even Brian ing Grant managed to steal $86 million - $120 million in today's dollars - from the Heat. Was Riley on crack?

All of yesterday's NBA fan's arguments are re ed, but the obsession with contracts is their most re ed argument yet. Bad contracts have always been a thing in all sports since pro athletes started making big money.

Having to write a thesis to defend today's NBA...

[Clipper Nation]

Having to write a thesis to defend today's NBA...

Five short paragraphs = a "thesis"
Today's education system

[K...]

um, hes worth it?

[Gummi Clutch]

Five short paragraphs = a "thesis"
Today's education system

"Wasting space = making a point"
My alma mater ting on yours

[Chris]

today's NBA

[Clipper Nation]

"Wasting space = making a point"
My alma mater ting on yours

Pointing out several examples of yesterday's players getting overpaid = "wasting space"
If I only included one example, you'd have called it an outlier
Declaring victory because of your own lack of an attention span

[Gummi Clutch]

Clitoras, idk wtf you're blabbing about...stop trying so hard

[TimDunkem]

Elite my ass,he's another Dwight Howard lmfao.

Tbh, this is going a little too far. Pathetic Dwert Pedo Manchild Howard still hasn't developed an elite post game or ability to hit freethrows consistently.

[spurraider21]

In yesterday's NBA, a fat, drugged-up, unmotivated Shawn Kemp got paid $107 million. When adjusted for inflation, that's over $160 million in today's dollars. Not too far off from what Cousins - an elite big man in his prime - stands to get this offseason.

The same year Kemp got that big payday, known cancer Vin Baker got paid $86.7 million. That's over $130 million in today's dollars.

A couple years later, Antonio Davis got a huge payday at age 31 after his first and only All-Star Game appearance () - $60 million, or $87 million in today's dollars. The year before he got paid, he averaged 10 rebounds per game. He never sniffed 10 rebounds per game before that season and never did it again.

Even Brian ing Grant managed to steal $86 million - $120 million in today's dollars - from the Heat. Was Riley on crack?

All of yesterday's NBA fan's arguments are re ed, but the obsession with contracts is their most re ed argument yet. Bad contracts have always been a thing in all sports since pro athletes started making big money.

[apalisoc_9]

I like boogie...

I'd ship aldridge and Porker combined to get him...of course not possible but just showing you how much I like him.

[resistanze]

Who cares about the dollar amount? It's a max contract - and what Cousins would be getting in any era.

[daslicer]

If Demarcus doesn't get kicked out of the league then he's going to end up with a career trajectory similar to Shareef Abdur Rahim.

[Kawhitstorm]

I've never seen a big man with a combination of post/face-up/shooting/ball-handling/passing like Cous, tbh

I guess you have never heard of 90s star Derrick Coleman: