Pelicans offer Anthony Davis 5 Years, 143 Million

[Darth_Pelican]

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on-basketball/25229247/report-pelicans-to-offer-anthony-davis-a-5-year-143-million-extension?FTAG=YHF7e3228e

[Koolaid_Man]

I wouldn't take it...not if I can get 5 yrs 220 million with the new TV deal coming up...

[Darth_Pelican]

In my non-biased opinion, I think he takes the deal and is a Pelican for the next 4-5 years. If (and most likely, when) those 5 years pass, and the Pelicans aren't title contenders, he will split and look or greener pastures. He would be 27 years old at that time, and in his prime. He might even look to push himself out of the door after year 4.

[whitemamba]

Worth every fucking penny.

[Robz4000]

Worth every fucking penny.

This. Also, :lol finally got bolded eh?

[spurraider21]

In my non-biased opinion, I think he takes the deal and is a Pelican for the next 4-5 years. If (and most likely, when) those 5 years pass, and the Pelicans aren't title contenders, he will split and look or greener pastures. He would be 27 years old at that time, and in his prime. He might even look to push himself out of the door after year 4.
:lol

[Killakobe81]

Worth every fucking penny.

Could not agree more.
But I would take a short deal ...

[Darth_Pelican]

:lol

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[Raven]

he'll sign the qualifying offer

[Darth_Pelican]

Could not agree more.
But I would take a short deal ...

Anything shorter than 4 years would be a major disappointment for the Pelicans. If you're 22 and are about to become the highest paid player in the NBA over the next 5 years, that's hard to pass up.

[whitemamba]

This. Also, :lol finally got bolded eh?
I'm black, but fuck it. :toast

Could not agree more.
But I would take a short deal ...
I wouldn't give him 15 years 700 million , he's a beast. And the future best player in the league.

[Darth_Pelican]

Anthony Davis' contract extension options


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John Reid, NOLA.com | The Times Picayune (http://connect.nola.com/staff/jsreid/posts.html)
June 30, 2015 at 3:30 PM, updated June 30, 2015 at 3:32 PM

After only three seasons, New Orleans Pelicans (http://www.nola.com/pelicans/) power forward Anthony Davis (http://www.nola.com/pelicans/index.ssf/2015/06/pelicans_most_critical_move_in.html) is already considered one of the top five players in the NBA.
If Davis, 22, accepts the Pelicans' five-year contract extension, he also would become one of the highest-paid.
The Pelicans are determined to keep Davis around with a long-term deal.
Starting at 11:01 p.m. central time Tuesday, Pelicans general manager Dell Demps will have until Oct. 31 to get Davis to accept a five-year, $143 million contract extension that would not begin until 2016-17.
If an agreement is not reached by Oct. 31, which appears unlikely, the Pelicans would have to wait until after the 2015-16 season is over to extend Davis a qualifying offer. At that point,the Pelicans could sign Davis to a new contract or match any offer he receives as a restricted free agent.
Pelicans want to avoid any possibility of Davis pursuing free agency, even as a restricted free agent.
The Pelicans are able to offer a Davis a maximum-money contract without fear of having to pay a luxury tax penality because the NBA's salary cap is expected to increase significantly starting with the 2016-17 season when the NBA's new nine-year, $24 billion TV deal begins.
The salary cap for the 2014-15 season was $63.1 million and teams with payrolls above $76.8 million had to pay the luxury tax penalty. But when the influx of TV revenue kicks in, the projected salary cap of $67.1 million for next season is expected to jump to $89 million in 2016-17 before soaring to $108 million in 2017-18. The luxury tax threshold is expected to jump to $108 million for the 2016-17 season.
Also in their favor, the Pelicans have the ability to offer one player, like Davis, coming off his rookie contract - a five-year ''Designated Player'' contract extension. If it happens, the Pelicans would not be allowed to designate another player as long as Davis remains on the roster under his extension contract.
As a designated player, it would guarantee that Davis can start his extension at 30 percent of the league's salary cap instead of 25 percent provided that he is voted again as a starter in the NBA All-Star Game or the All-NBA team this upcoming season.
For a designated player to be eligible for a 30 percent of the salary cap, he has to be voted to start in two All-Star games or be named to the All-NBA team twice or be named league MVP. Davis was a first-team All-NBA selection this past season.
Davis has a year remaining on his existing rookie-scaled contract that will pay him $7 million this upcoming season but if he accepts the maximum-money extension his annual salary would increase to near $30 million, starting in 2016-17.
Davis also can agree to a contract extension that's shorter than five years. There is also the likelihood the Pelicans will include a player option on the final year of his five-year deal that would allow him more flexibility to re-sign or enter free agency.

[Koolaid_Man]

Worth every fucking penny.


No man is worth that much to run around and jump up and down with a ball...if them niggas left it up to me all they'd be getting per year is 50k max....and they would need to get a second job like cops and fire fighters....

[Koolaid_Man]

I would make exceptions for the truly great players like Kobe to max out at 250k..

Tickets and food at the games would be anywhere from 25-75 cents...all under a dollar....we live in a fucked up society..I'd make us righteous again

[Beaverfuzz]

Take the short deal unibrow!

[whitemamba]

No man is worth that much to run around and jump up and down with a ball...if them niggas left it up to me all they'd be getting per year is 50k max....and they would need to get a second job like cops and fire fighters....

I know that KAM, but we talking NBA here, its the nature of the business. Like those fat baseball players getting 350 million dollar contracts, that shit is absurd.

[Franklin]

Given their talent level, if they had a coach as good as Pop they would've won championship within 3 years tbh.

[Koolaid_Man]

AD would be a gotdam fool to take that money

[Cry Havoc]

No man is worth that much to run around and jump up and down with a ball...if them niggas left it up to me all they'd be getting per year is 50k max....and they would need to get a second job like cops and fire fighters....

:lmao Thinking police and firefighters aren't well paid. :lmao

[Buddy Mignon]

In my non-biased opinion, I think he takes the deal and is a Pelican for the next 4-5 years. If (and most likely, when) those 5 years pass, and the Pelicans aren't title contenders, he will split and look or greener pastures. He would be 27 years old at that time, and in his prime. He might even look to push himself out of the door after year 4.

Just saying...

[Buddy Mignon]

:lmao Thinking police and firefighters aren't well paid. :lmao

They aren't. Both have to work crazy overtime to make up the difference for shitty pay. Firefighters do ok due o being allowed to work 24 hour shifts, but who wants to get waken up with alarms at 2am. I'd rather be in some pussy.

[Koolaid_Man]

They aren't. Both have to work crazy overtime to make up the difference for shitty pay. Firefighters do ok due o being allowed to work 24 hour shifts, but who wants to get waken up with alarms at 2am. I'd rather be in some pussy.
:lol

That's why they kicked that nigga in NY off the force...he was running from fires and shit and faking like he ran outta oxygen....i dont blame that nigga...:lmao

[Budkin]

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[Killakobe81]

Good for him and the Pelicans ...

[TDMVPDPOY]

i understand rose rule, by making all these allnba/d teams u can negotiate for 30% of the teams cap as starting salary

but wasnt he drafted a few seasons after kawhi?
how is he gettin 145/5, while kawhi is +90/5?....thats a huge +50m difference

[Silver&Black]

Congrats OP...

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[Banzai]

Lots of money

[Malik Hairston]

Davis is an ugly-ass nigga, tbh..

[whitemamba]

good move by the NOLA FO.

[spurraider21]

easy move for NO

[TDMVPDPOY]

good money for him

but i see his career ending up like KG, a 1 man team cause u took the max and team has no money t o surround u with talent

but dont worry ur fans will do the sugarcoating and blame it on management then u for accepting a max

[Pelicans78]

good money for him

but i see his career ending up like KG, a 1 man team cause u took the max and team has no money t o surround u with talent

but dont worry ur fans will do the sugarcoating and blame it on management then u for accepting a max

They have plenty of cap room in the next few years. It's not gonna be AD's fault if the team doesn't build a strong roster around him. The cap is going up to 80+ million in a couple of seasons.

[Darth_Pelican]

Congrats OP...

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Thanks breh. We get him for 5 years.

[Franklin]

That's close to 30m/yr on average. Nigga is good but even Kobe didn't get that much just finishing his rookie contract tbh. Also, does it mean he's gonna replace Kobe next season as the highest paid player in NBA?

[TDMVPDPOY]

how is he gettin more then kawhi who is just off his rookie contract also

thats a huge 55m difference

[Franklin]

Nigga was drafted #1 bro, he earned more on his rookie contract than Kawhi.

[Killakobe81]

One of my favorite young guys. One of the guys from Fantasy football league is from NOLA huge saints and Pelicans fan ...I remember after his rookie year offering Wiggins (if we drafted him) for Davis straight up before he blew up. (kinda like I wanted to trade Shaq for tim in his rookie year). he told me he would only trade Lebron for him and he wasnt even sure of that because of age .. I said smart man.

I'll make a bold statement no one from the past 10 or so nba drafts or the next couple will be better than unibrow if he stays healthy. and that includes DRussel, steph, Blake etc. who i really like.

[Pelicans78]

how is he gettin more then kawhi who is just off his rookie contract also

thats a huge 55m difference

Leonard was a year before Davis so he can't take advantage of the new cap which is why Davis is getting so much more.

[Raven]

how is he gettin more then kawhi who is just off his rookie contract also

thats a huge 55m difference
i think is because he was drafted higher and went to an all star.. could be wrong though

[Pelicans78]

i think is because he was drafted higher and went to an all star.. could be wrong though

No its because Leonard was drafted a year before so he can't advantage of the new cap.