Lu Dort has the worst contract in the NBA

[Miggs]

Y’all Coli armchair revisionist are hilarious

Thinking undrafted players are gonna turn down a million a year guaranteed for 5 years when the VAST MAJORITY of undrafted players dont even make a roster.

Talking bout “bet on himself” when an injury or bad situation would certainly have had him badly holding on in the G League or overseas.

I know y’all used to basic NBA players being overpaid but it still ain’t like that for everyone.

Probably not but then once you realize ur value ur gonna be resentful...knowing they fukked you over for 4 years simply cuz they can...

 

[jwinfield]

Probably not but then once you realize ur value ur gonna be resentful...knowing they fukked you over for 4 years simply cuz they can...

How did they fukk him over?

No one forced him to sign that.

 

[MikelArteta]

His contract is not guaranteed tho. Every year his salary is non-guaranteed and the final year is a team option

2020-21 is fully guaranteed at $1.517m; 21-22 is at $1.782m ($300k guaranteed); 22-23 is at $1.930m ($325k guaranteed)

even if he sucked and was waived he would have still made over 2 mill

look at the 2016 draft, in the top 14 picks - bender, chrisss, maker , papagiannis are already out of the nba

as well in the first round laibissiere, jones, brice johnson, malachai richardson, hnery ellenson, wade baldwin, yabusele out of the nba

11/30 picks drafted in the first round just 5 years ago already out of the nba
cutthroat league

 

[Goat poster]

Probably not but then once you realize ur value ur gonna be resentful...knowing they fukked you over for 4 years simply cuz they can...

They didnt fukk him over, he was an undrafted prospect who they were taking a chance on.

he is just outplaying his contract.

Hopefully he gets his big payday when he becomes a FA

 

[Big Blue]

An undrafted GLeague player not in much of a position to negotiate

And ppl act like he Tony Allen...dude had 1 good series in which he made Harden work a lil harder than usual....kinda weird to crown him now esp when he provides almost nothing offensively

It's not so much as the salary as it is the length for me.

 

[Thavoiceofthevoiceless]

It's not so much as the salary as it is the length for me.

He’ll 25 when he’s a free agent which is the same age Christian Wood was when he got his deal from Houston.

 

[Miggs]

How did they fukk him over?

No one forced him to sign that.

He had to sign it to get his foot in the door....

 

[Miggs]

They didnt fukk him over, he was an undrafted prospect who they were taking a chance on.

he is just outplaying his contract.

Hopefully he gets his big payday when he becomes a FA

Of course they are because they can because he was undrafted...they get to steal 4 years of his earnings...Because hes undrafted an unkown and needed to get his foot in the door they were able to sign him to any deal they wanted....LIke i said i understand why you fukk a player in that position but i dont feel bad when the player doesnt resign...

 

[Goat poster]

Of course they are because they can because he was undrafted...they get to steal 4 years of his earnings...Because hes undrafted an unkown and needed to get his foot in the door they were able to sign him to any deal they wanted....LIke i said i understand why you fukk a player in that position but i dont feel bad when the player doesnt resign...

I'm not understanding what your trying to get at?

are you saying the team is wrong for taking a chance on him and him playing better than most people would have thought he could?

What is the remedy for them "fukking him over" ?

Restructure his contract immediately?

When does that ever happen? and how much do you think he should get?

 

[Miggs]

I'm not understanding what your trying to get at?

are you saying the team is wrong for taking a chance on him and him playing better than most people would have thought he could?

What is the remedy for them "fukking him over" ?

Restructure his contract immediately?

When does that ever happen? and how much do you think he should get?

Team is not taking a chance...its a 4 year 5 million dollar deal and could waive him at anytime...Every team in the league signs these guys they are of no consequence if they dont turn out...Im sure he didnt have to sign it but i dont know what his options were its possible OKC was his only option to get into the league therefroe had to take it....Im just saying if i were him id be resentful for taking away so many earning years.

 

[dontreadthis]

He had to sign it to get his foot in the door....

so what should they have signed him for, knowing only what they knew back then??

 

[Miggs]

so what should they have signed him for, knowing only what they knew back then??

They got what they wanted because he didnt have options.They did what was right for them and Dort isnt wrong for resenting them and leaving when the deal is up...

 

[jwinfield]

They got what they wanted because he didnt have options.

Did Dort get what he wanted?

 

[Miggs]

Look at what the Raptors did with Van Vleet as to how you sign and undrafted player with "potential"

2 yrs/2 yrs then let him get his bag..

 

[Miggs]

Did Dort get what he wanted?

He got his foot in the door but now he reazlies instead of getting 4/60 next year hes stuck in this contract for 3 more years simply because the team had leverage...Short term win for OKC but in the long run they will lose because hes gonna walk...