I don't like him after this. The contract is ********. He earned the contract and the Jazz earned some respect from him for putting him in a great position to succeed from day 1. That contract is nothing but a middle finger to the franchise and fanbase.
It is. It has a player option, and a trade clause, of which no team is trading for him where he doesn't agree to waive that. You also won't trade for him if he doesn't waive it because obviously he's not re-signing with you. The contract is a middle finger at the franchise that helped make him who he is and hurts his value even in a trade.
What are you talking about? We're talking about Donovan Mitchell and We're the Utah Jazz. We attract nobody in free agency. We draft a star. (The only way we'll acquire talent of his caliber). He literally is not just our star player, he's the face of our franchise and our only chance of pursuing other star talent. You give him what he wants. This is a Christmas present to all Jazz fans!
There is no negotiation. You need to understand this. We are Utah. Who the hell is going to sign with us? Nobody. If you disagree, than why haven't we had big signings before? We get talent through the draft. We got lucky with Spida. And with Gobert. A star player isn't paid for just his stats. He's paid on his potential and likeness. The Utah Jazz and every team in the NBA is not just a city/state and a name. Its a brand. You build that brand through players. That player promotes your brand bringing...........?
back seat coaching and management.
Yes. One of only 2 players ever? And? Someone else's mistake doesn't change the Jazz horrible mistake here. It's inexcusable to give the PO. Here's what John Hollinger of the Athletic had to say. Donovan is a star. That does not mean he is Lebron or that the Jazz couldn't have just said "no player option". They were agreeing to a 15% trade kicker, giving the deal a year early, and 30% supermax clause for ANY all NBA team. That player option, that contract, is the worst rookie extension from a team standpoint EVER handed out under the current CBA. You CANNOT allow the PO as a team based in SLC. You basically just gave up your star a year earlier than you had to with it.
While this is true, this is on Zanick and Lindsey. Absolutely ridiculous of them to give in on the player option when they absolutely did not have to. New Orleans is a smaller market than Utah, yet BI signs the full 5 year max like every other player ever and we get one of the two player options ever given in this situation. Zanick and Lindsey should be fired for it. Oh not to mention the 15% trade kicker Zanick and Lindsey also gave to Donovan. So trade him somewhere he doesn’t want to go, and the Jazz will also be paying him 15% more of his salary at the time. Donovan’s contract is disastrous negotiating, or as Hollinger puts it, not negotiating but capitulation.
Sorry I’m right? Lebron would blush at this contract.
You realize LeBron's extension after his rookie contract was only for 3 years--something a bunch of players did at the time?
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Oneye the Stormcrow, who rise up from the deepest darkness to deliver his obscure and gloomy message.
NOT UNDER THE CURRENT CBA THAT'S LITERALLY WHY THEY FIXED IT IN 2017 AND NO PLAYER OFFERED THE 5 YEAR MAX HAS DONE ANYTHING BUT SIGN THE FULL 5 YEAR MAX NO OPTIONS UNTIL TATUM AND MITCHELL. That was the exact point of the reason they re-worked it in the CBA to heavily favor teams on these extensions. So they could retain the stars they drafted for as long as possible. There is zero reason they should have given in on it.
Again, do you care about the context of the contracts? Because Donovan and Tatum are the first players to get a PO on their rookie extensions since 2017. It is not common at all under these circumstances when they are a RFA. The league literally fixed the CBA in 2017 to give the team the leverage and the incentive to NOT allow for player options so that smaller markets could keep their stars longer. The Jazz just threw their leverage away.It appears player options are pretty common.
NBA player option predictions: Nine players who might opt out despite a depressed free-agent market
Expect very few players to decline their player options this offseason
