Front heavy long term contracts are popular?

[Isaiah Bradley]

Homies and I were debating this...

Contracts that pay out most of the total during the earlier years of the contract, are they popular among certain team leagues than others? why or why not?

Strategically, paying a productive player his value, then paying less as his productivity dwindles seems to be logical and a win for both sides of the negotiation table. The player would feel like he is being taken care of, and the franchise won't feel like they are be taken advantage of

In the later years, his contract would still be valuable because of the low cost for a role player and it could be used to help complete multi-player trades by helping to make the numbers work

As an owner, why would you want a back heavy long term contract?
As a player, I don't think you would care so much whether it is a front or back heavy long term contract, as long as it is a long term high paying contract

 

[Big Blue]

This was a huge problem in the NHL. Teams would give players 15 year contract because the cap hit was based on the average contract value (Years/Total Money). Brehs would get 15 million a year, but only have a 7 million dollar cap hit. They got rid of that in their past CBA.

 

[Costanza]

contracts usually are backloaded for big players... e.g. carmelo, joe johnson....

teams do this to give themselves a period around year 2-3 where they can sign other superstars...

i think teams also figure they might be able to trade away the most expensive/least productive years... to a contending team... so no point in paying a player all their money at the beginning of contract

 

[Isaiah Bradley]

contracts usually are backloaded for big players... e.g. carmelo, joe johnson....

teams do this to give themselves a period around year 2-3 where they can sign other superstars...

i think teams also figure they might be able to trade away the most expensive/least productive years... to a contending team... so no point in paying a player all their money at the beginning of contract

This approach applies regardless of whether the league has a cap or not?
EDIT: Wouldn't a contender be more willing to want to trade for a former superstar, now role playerr, with a lower contract due to a frontload contract, than the same with a backloaded contract?

 

[WOAHMYGOODNESS]

This approach applies regardless of whether the league has a cap or not?
EDIT: Wouldn't a contender be more willing to want to trade for a former superstar, now role playerr, with a lower contract due to a frontload contract, than the same with a backloaded contract?

Possibly but by have a veteren who could in essence contribute newr the end of their contract where they ge tpaid a lot of money the team sending him away can leverage his contract money and garner back assetts
I.e. if joe johnson wa sonly worth 5 million instead of 20+ million, atlanta might not have bene so adamantly trying tk trade him as a bait contract in the form of a quick rebuild and sending him to brooklyn

Plus bakcloaded contracts ar eusually built thatcway because usually its assumed the star will be in or just ending their prime years around the end.

 

[Isaiah Bradley]

Possibly but by have a veteren who could in essence contribute newr the end of their contract where they ge tpaid a lot of money the team sending him away can leverage his contract money and garner back assetts
I.e. if joe johnson wa sonly worth 5 million instead of 20+ million, atlanta might not have bene so adamantly trying tk trade him as a bait contract in the form of a quick rebuild and sending him to brooklyn

Plus bakcloaded contracts ar eusually built thatcway because usually its assumed the star will be in or just ending their prime years around the end.

oh I get wha cha saying

Interestingly enough, would Atlanta feel as desperate to get rid of a 5mill Joe Cool? then the pressure and possible desperation would be on the contending team Brooklyn, needing that final piece. who/what would Brooklyn have giving up

 

[WOAHMYGOODNESS]

oh I get wha cha saying

Interestingly enough, would Atlanta feel as desperate to get rid of a 5mill Joe Cool? then the pressure and possible desperation would be on the contending team Brooklyn, needing that final piece. who/what would Brooklyn have giving up

Joe johnson at five million woulf still br a great player and a valuablr contract. Every team in the leauge could use a 5 million ioe johnson

Another example is josh smith...pistons waive hkm because previous gm paid him too much and have the option to break his contract up over five years. Houston and clippers sign him for the minimum while hes technically still a 63 million dollar player