Kevin Durant (OKC-SF) RFA - Type B

Bids Remaining: 3
Age:25
NBA Years: 7
Contract Years:5
Total Contract: 50
Option: no
Structure:
1) $12M 2) $11M 3) $10M 
4) $9M 5) $8M

Seems like a legit contract

Xezus wrote:Just be ready for your cash to be tied up for 72 hours. 24 hrs. To win the bid and 48  more til I "decide" 

Trust me, this doesn't stop people from bidding lol I tried it last year with Aldridge

lol there is so much money in the league

Durant is gonna get maxed. Foolish to expect otherwise.

DmanofGod1 wrote:lol there is so much money in the league

Durant is gonna get maxed.  Foolish to expect otherwise.

Yup. be ready for the 5 years $125, but if anyone worth it, it's Durant.

If he were slick, he'd have done like 5/100 just to try seeing if he could get a mini discount.

This bid he did ensures that people have to raise n jeopardize their cash being tied up.

Had he done, 20 per, or 21/22ish, then maybe people feel like they don't want their cash tied up.

Eh, I think a lot of the RFA qualifying offers have been ridiculous. 

Greg Monroe was crap last year but I gave him 6 mil a year cuz he's still young and maybe might get away from Detroit some day.

But the 5 mil offers for John Wall, James Harden, Ty Lawson and Cousins...genuine top 25, top 50 players are insulting and will only encourage everyone to bid on them.

Imagine OKC telling Durant, "So yea, here's this $50mil/5 year offer. If you get something else, we'll match. Otherwise, you're ours for 50/5."

The fans, the media, and ESPN would continually make fun of them!

On an unrelated note, it's funny that Under Armor may pay Durant nearly $30mil a year to endorse their gear, while OKC pays him around $20 or so to play for them. He's more beholden to UA than OKC!

There's a limit to what OKC can pay him but there's no limit to what UA can pay him.

DmanofGod1 wrote:Eh, I think a lot of the RFA qualifying offers have been ridiculous. 

Greg Monroe was crap last year but I gave him 6 mil a year cuz he's still young and maybe might get away from Detroit some day.

But the 5 mil offers for John Wall, James Harden, Ty Lawson and Cousins...genuine top 25, top 50 players are insulting and will only encourage everyone to bid on them.

HA HA HA, i figure when my cash is tied up on other RFA bid, why not tie up other GM $$$, love playing this game!

MistaDuMa wrote:There's a limit to what OKC can pay him but there's no limit to what UA can pay him.

True. I just think it's funny. 

Durant def going to Wash when he's a FA in 2 yrs.

Is the UA deal done? If so then I would raise the odds of him coming here from 25% to 50%. The UA executives are going to be in his ear all the time.

Dalpsar wrote:Is the UA deal done? If so then I would raise the odds of him coming here from 25% to 50%. The UA executives are going to be in his ear all the time.

Not done deal Nike has a certain amount of time to Macth UA offer sheet.

and saying he going to WASH because of the UA deal (UA Based in WASH) is like say every Nike Guy will be going to play in Portland. BHAAAAAAAA.

unless there some under the table shady CHET WINK WINK we give you this much for the promise that you will sign with the such team.

Oh yeah? Tell me how many NBA players are from Portland that can get shoe endorsement deals? Of those, how many of them get a contract so large that the shoe company actually pays them more than their NBA salary? Thai, please feel to chime in, but I think the answer is close to zero. 

Also, I never said he is going to Washington. I say the odds just went up, if he signs with UA. 50% doesn't mean he is going IMO, it is a split. Maybe I made those odds too high, but if you think that his odds aren't higher because he signs with UA, then I suggest reading some articles about this deal on the web.

Well I am saying Washington. Not just for UA. But, he's one of those guys who always talks about his home. I can see him following Lebron's lead to 'go back home' albeit under diff circumstances since LBJ played in CLE before, etc.

But, I believe he has the Nats logo tatted on his stomach/chest if I saw that pic right in an article.

So yea, strong pull to Wash. Especially if OKC doesn't win in the next two years. They avoided the tax n moved Harden, so that kinda stuff has to factor in, imo.

He may think like Lebron as well in regards to winning. If he wins one for OKC, he may think ok I did my job here, time to go home. It can go either way. 

Also, although Westbrook is a better player than Wall. Wall is a better fit for Durant. Wall doesn't hog the ball. He is a pure PG. Saying that, I think Washington with Durant is better than OKC with Durant. The downside with Washington is the management.

Can't a Phoenix shoe company just offer him 35m! Come on! Or an Aussie shoe brand and he can come play for the Sydney kings and average 50! Lol.

I think UA have done great. Even if they lose him to Nike now the publicity they've got is phenomenal and its a good deal sure to make them much more money than they are paying. I had never even heard of UA until now and I play ball still and buy shoes to play regularly. I know them now and may buy.

As far as where he's going I'm sure he will stay if OKC builds a contender and likely if they don't and keep being cheap and making no moves I'm sure he will leave.

As always it comes down to making your star happy. And at the moment OKC have a pretty poor track record with this. They made a great profit last season and more than many other clubs but still skimp on money and making big moves. They shoulda gone all out on someone like Monroe or paid Meeks to start a SG and hit open 3s, instead they just lost players and not much else. That may change or may not but I reckon that will directly say what Durant does.

Integrity wrote:

So yea, strong pull to Wash. Especially if OKC doesn't win in the next two years. They avoided the tax n moved Harden, so that kinda stuff has to factor in, imo.

Yes this is more of a fact on why he could go to WASH, then him sign a deal with UA

Joel Embiid will get Durant to sign with Philly via twitter messages....

MCW, Durant, Saric, Noel, Embiid.... lets go! hahaha  and whatever other high pick we get next year.

HELLFISH wrote:

Integrity wrote:

So yea, strong pull to Wash. Especially if OKC doesn't win in the next two years. They avoided the tax n moved Harden, so that kinda stuff has to factor in, imo.

Yes this is more of a fact on why he could go to WASH, then him sign a deal with UA

Well, yea. He's only going to UA for the $$$$$$$$$$.

Bids Remaining: 2
Age:25
NBA Years: 7
Contract Years:5
Total Contract: 125
Option: N
Structure:
1) $25M 2) $25M 3) $25M
4) $25M 5) $25M

Bids Remaining: 2
Age:25
NBA Years: 7
Contract Years:5
Total Contract: 125
Option: N
Structure:
1) $25M 2) $25M 3) $25M
4) $25M 5) $25M

I will match, and give Canton his 25 mil back for more bidding =)

I receive a discount of 5% which is 1.25 mil off of every year.
23.75/23.75/23.75/23.75/23.75

I would like to restructure that to 25/23.75/23.75/23.75/22.5

Thanks