Devin Booker re-signs with Suns.

[desjardins]

Every generation feels this way. Thats life. Hating doesnt change anything or make them anymore money.

Right, this can be applied to every industry
Someone was just telling me exec admin assistants make $140K at her job, I'm sure assistants in the 80s probably made like $30K at most
My first software job was $65K which was ballin amongst my non tech peers at the time but would be completely laughable insult offer in 2025
On top of that these salaries are directly tied to innovations and ways of generating money that just didn't exist before (ie: streaming)

 

[Panther]

So will Book be getting the same "He doesn't want to win" treatment as Dame did before leaving Portland or do y'all think the situations are different

He might get more of a pass because he went to the finals

Suns will probably trade him at some point anyway to start the rebuild

 

[FTBS]

Right, this can be applied to every industry
Someone was just telling me exec admin assistants make $140K at her job, I'm sure assistants in the 80s probably made like $30K at most
My first software job was $65K which was ballin amongst my non tech peers at the time but would be completely laughable insult offer in 2025
On top of that these salaries are directly tied to innovations and ways of generating money that just didn't exist before (ie: streaming)

Gotta consider cost of living as well. While obviously this isnt as much of an issue for a pro athlete, everything is more expensive now. Teachers are known for being underpaid. They making $60, 70K now. 30 years ago thats ballin. Now you can barely support a spouse, let alone a family on that.

 

[Megadeus]

......72 M's a year

Yeah the ring could wait. I'll hop on a contender later on in my career, please and thank you

 

[FTBS]

So will Book be getting the same "He doesn't want to win" treatment as Dame did before leaving Portland or do y'all think the situations are different

Nope its the same. A result of cheap/ and/or incompetent owners creating a choice between winning and getting your money. A choice that only exists in sports. Any other industry, if you are the best and you work for the best you get paid like it, you dont have to choose. Thats why I had no smoke for Dame and have none for Book.

 

[duckbutta]

The money in the NBA is out of control. I just know there's a lot of dudes from the previous era SICK they were born too early.

Nah. Imagine some nba player in the 80's and 90's doing coke and all types of wild shyt that you never heard about because their was no social media back then. They'd be banned now. Like OJ Mayo and Tyreke Evans. Both were "reinstated". Both never played in the nba again after getting suspended for drugs.

 

[Miggs]

Where is he gonna go to get a ring? Nobody in contention has cap space like that. My only question is why didnt he hit em up for more money for even longer?

My point who cares about a ring...get the money.Fans/media care more about rings than the players...

 

[Harry B]

Ishbia might be the first person to lose money from owning an nba team