2697070, I will say that it's wack that how much a player can make...
Posted by mrhood75, Fri May-24-19 05:07 PM
...is up to the fans and/or media.
That was the subtext of Lillard whining all the time that he wasn't an all-star or first team all-NBA or whatever. He signed an incentive-ized contract that rewarded him if he was an All-Star or on the All-NBA team. So part of this max deal is Portland rewarding him with the money that he missed out before.
At least the players have **some** say on All-Star voting. It's just the media who decides the All-NBA/DPOY/MVP/etc.. If the league is stuck on tying to supermax eligibility to those awards, they should remedy that.
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