(10-01-2019, 06:03 AM)The Real Marty Wrote:

(09-29-2019, 10:20 PM)JackCity Wrote: did you get details on the structure, money at signing and fully guaranteed money in the end

If he blew off a reasonable offer, while he's spending another year at a 3rd round pick salary, then the two sides have to be very far apart.   

For example, if we had offered $18 million a year, and right now I'm assuming he's making less than a million a year, then he's blowing off $17 million.  Spread that over a hypothetical 4 year deal, and it's over $4 million a year.  So if everyone is thinking logically, then the two sides have to be over $4 million per year apart.  

For example, 18 + 18 + 18 + 18 = 72
                     1 + 20 + 20 + 20 = 61

I don't understand how he could have turned down a reasonable deal, when the alternative is to stay on his rookie contract for another year.

That's why all of those details above matter. For all we know the contract they offered was a 2 year deal with a team option and less favourable terms on the last year's. That'd be a good reason not to sign any deal. Or the money up front could have been awful, which would be fairly disrespectful in terms of contract talk.  

We don't actually have any idea if what he was offered was fair or not.

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