Pelicans plan to offer Anthony Davis 5 year $140 million extension

[kinglio21093]

NEW ORLEANS -- With star forward Anthony Davis eligible for a contract extension this summer, Pelicans officials plan to be aggressive as possible in presenting him with a maximum five-year deal that could approach $140 million, according to league sources.

The exact figures will depend on how much the NBA salary cap deal actually rises, but sources told ESPN.com that the Pelicans indeed intend to present Davis with the biggest offer they can once the window for negotiations opens July 1.

The Pelicans would then have until Oct. 31 to convince Davis to sign a five-year deal that makes him their Designated Player.

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And thanks to the league's most recent salary cap projections -- which will spike dramatically when money starts flowing in from the NBA's new nine-year, $24 billion TV deal that kicks in starting with the 2016-17 season, Davis can thus be presented with a five-year pact that will eventually top $30 million annually and potentially approach $140 million in total value.

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/12...s-maximum-deal

Wowzas.

I mean, I want to do whatever to keep AD here, so if this is what it takes then so be it. But these salary cap increases are absolutely ridiculous.

[All Metro]

Worth every penny but I don't know how we can field a championship Caliber team in this market with someone making that much.


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[LOLLakers]

Worth every penny but I don't know how we can field a championship Caliber team in this market with someone making that much.


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It's not that much. It is essentially the current Derrick Rose rule contract in the future cap market.

The reason it seems like so much is because we are accustomed to contracts with today's cap. The Pels will be giving him 30 percent of the 2016 cap and given how much the cap is supposed to increase the following two years as well it will be a bargain.

[rt0307]

how does this play w/ the new money about to come up?

[TPDG22]

AD will be worth every penny. Pay him Demps!

I want AD to go into this offseason with a positive mindset to learn from the battles and bruises he took over the course of this year. Everybody counted us out, but we won and got in. All AD needs to do this summer is put on some more weight and develop a low-post game.

[rt0307]

[SaintPelican225]

AD will be worth every penny. Pay him Demps!

I want AD to go into this offseason with a positive mindset to learn from the battles and bruises he took over the course of this year. Everybody counted us out, but we won and got in. All AD needs to do this summer is put on some more weight and develop a low-post game.

Agreed.....With his contract out the way...he can recruit guys to NOLA to play with him.....

[rt0307]

A five-year deal starting at $24.97M with 7.5% raises is: 1) $24.97, 2) $26.84275, 3) $28.7155, 4) $30.58825, 5) $32.461 @NBACapAnalyst

— Larry Coon (@LarryCoon) April 26, 2015

[SaintPelican225]

A five-year deal starting at $24.97M with 7.5% raises is: 1) $24.97, 2) $26.84275, 3) $28.7155, 4) $30.58825, 5) $32.461 @NBACapAnalyst

— Larry Coon (@LarryCoon) April 26, 2015

He's the Special Man...."Let him have it"

[rt0307]

He's the Special Man...."Let him have it"

WITH NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO PROBLEM

[MichaelMcNamara]

All the details were written here about 9 months ago.

http://www.bourbonstreetshots.com/20...oving-forward/

[da ThRONe]

With his production and most importantly his growth over these 3 season this deal is a no brainer. He has made me a believer. I finally see a player that can consistently dominant a game based on his own offensives skill set.

[UNO Gracias]

It's certainly not the Spurs model (their players buy into taking power contracts for the betterment of the team), but you can certainly win with giving out max contracts (Lakers, and Celtics have recently done it).

I have no problem with this deal.

[Eman5805]

With his production and most importantly his growth over these 3 season this deal is a no brainer. He has made me a believer. I finally see a player that can consistently dominant a game based on his own offensives skill set.

He's still got a ways to go in the finer points of offense. But better believe he can be dominate.


He is totally worth every penny of that.

[Rafa Brazil]

Season Team Lg Salary
1997-98 San Antonio Spurs NBA $2,967,840
1998-99 San Antonio Spurs NBA $3,413,000
1999-00 San Antonio Spurs NBA $3,858,240
2000-01 San Antonio Spurs NBA $9,660,000
2001-02 San Antonio Spurs NBA $10,865,250
2002-03 San Antonio Spurs NBA $12,072,500
2003-04 San Antonio Spurs NBA $12,676,125
2004-05 San Antonio Spurs NBA $14,260,641
2005-06 San Antonio Spurs NBA $15,845,156
2006-07 San Antonio Spurs NBA $17,429,672
2007-08 San Antonio Spurs NBA $19,014,188
2008-09 San Antonio Spurs NBA $20,598,704
2009-10 San Antonio Spurs NBA $22,183,220
2010-11 San Antonio Spurs NBA $18,700,000
2011-12 San Antonio Spurs NBA $21,164,619
2012-13 San Antonio Spurs NBA $9,638,554
2013-14 San Antonio Spurs NBA $10,361,446
Career (may be incomplete) $224,709,155


Yeah, not the Spurs model...

[Mythrol]

Coulda just bumped the thread from a year ago when MM said the exact same thing.

At least this ESPN article isn't floating the idea of AD turning it down and walking to LAL.

[da ThRONe]

It's certainly not the Spurs model (their players buy into taking power contracts for the betterment of the team), but you can certainly win with giving out max contracts (Lakers, and Celtics have recently done it).

I have no problem with this deal.

You mean the Spurs player do it now that they aren't in their primes anymore. Trust Leonard is going to accept nothing less than the well deserved max.

[Soundwave]

It's not that much. It is essentially the current Derrick Rose rule contract in the future cap market.

The reason it seems like so much is because we are accustomed to contracts with today's cap. The Pels will be giving him 30 percent of the 2016 cap and given how much the cap is supposed to increase the following two years as well it will be a bargain.

Is it 2016 or 2017 that his new salary would take effect?

[UNO Gracias]

You mean the Spurs player do it now that they aren't in their primes anymore. Trust Leonard is going to accept nothing less than the well deserved max.

There is no doubt that Leonard is going to demand the max, and depending on if they want LMA they will go max there as well, but over the last few years Manu, TP, and Duncan have all taken less money to keep winning. Doesn't mean they don't give out mad deals, but they don't go crazy with deals either.

It doesn't have to be the Spurs model either though. You aren't going to win much if your are replicating somebody else's system while that somebody else is still doing their thing. It's like Jay Z said, "Hove's a living legend and I'll tell you why, everybody wants to be Hove, but Hove is still alive." There can only be one Highlander, go your own way.

[UNO Gracias]

Is anyone else just glad that this deal will mean that Tyreke Evans isn't the highest paid player on this team.

[Hornets2013]

Makes sense, and was expected.

[Mythrol]

Is anyone else just glad that this deal will mean that Tyreke Evans isn't the highest paid player on this team.

Um. He's never been our highest paid player.

[UNO Gracias]

Um. He's never been our highest paid player.

Sorry, meant largest guaranteed contract.
http://www.basketball-reference.com/contracts/NOP.html

[HoustonPelicans]

All the details were written here about 9 months ago.

http://www.bourbonstreetshots.com/20...oving-forward/

Its flat out amazing how ahead of the national media you are sometimes

[IVAN_NOH]

I just can't blame davis if he turns that down.What the organization can offer him to guarantee a future contending team? evans? gordon? jrue?