This is going to be our last episode of the NBA season so we found it fitting to put a cap on it with a classic mailbag. In this clip, JJ Redick explains how Jaylen Brown secured the biggest bag in NBA history by signing a massive SUPERMAX with The Boston Celtics. He also examines the CBA and supermax and whether they are working as intended.
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With the super max eligibility being tied to all nba teams, will teams try to game the 65 game minimum to not have to pay players?
JJ. If a team is over the second apron they lose their midlevel. So no. The money isnt there. Thats a 10-12 million dollar player.
What you couldn’t tell Jaylen Brown ceiling as a player he has grown every season you don’t know where he’s going to make this season as far as the best players in the league he’s never had his all team but last year he’s average 26 points a game
first of all..
why would anybody be surprised or shocked JB signed the contract? someone offers you $300m to hoop, most likely you'll take it..
the issue is with the CBA and subsequently with the entire system of determining eligibility and possible contract values.. because it very obviously has an effect diametrically opposed to the League's approach regarding the Salary Cap System…
at the moment they are about to cap harder.. while at the same time, due to being tied to league revenue, enabling MAX/SUPERMAX contract values to continue their steep upward trajectory unhindered.. and that's just not going to work..
except for such players as are eligible, of course..
whose number is also constantly rising.. the slightly vague requirements are just one element among the extremely confusing issues regarding the NBA's contractual framework for salaries/trades.. should things just continue to go the way they are, everybody elses's salaries will end up even more dictated by the MAX/SM contracts.. and probably sooner or later will have to go down, so organizations stay within the now cap..
and the salary discrepancy in the NBA is already ridiculous to begin with..
so the issue is not whether JB "deserves" his contract due to his skill or whatever.. it comes down to a simple business calculation…
JB's contract is now eating up closer to 40% of the Celtics cap.. so does he contribute at a level, compared to his teammates, in the team's winning record that justifies the difference in their shares of the cap? probably not.. so he's overpaid.. and the Celtics about to hit a wall next year..
JB gets $60m, so offering Tatum anything under $65m (probably closer to $70m) will not cut it.. they also extended Porzingis for some $40ish million.. that's pretty much all she wrote for the cap.. effectively turning the 12 remaining roster spots into luxury items.. on minimum contracts.. that's completely and utterly absurd.. the stars were supposed to be luxury items not the role players..
the Suns basically already being at that point this season, should serve as evidence this is not some freak glitch.. or ownership/front office overspending.. it's a systemic issue rooted in the CBA… which concerns itself extensively with the issue of star player salaries, while neglecting everybody else..
Isn't 35% of the salary cap the most they can give the "best" player on an NBA team?
Since the cap keeps going up can they reduce to 30% and spread the wealth to other players on the roster?
It’s only a salary cap when filling out the roster …..
you can’t have 2/3 stars/superstars than have 4 spots on your roster filled with 4 other teams 3rd option …..
JJ R sir .. Ty for the insightful information on J Brown max deal ..
Does he deserve it? I say heck yea after reviewing this conversation…. I’m not angry @ all.. J Brown has been a great steward of the game & a gentleman as well .. I prefer a hard worker than a clout chaser !!! That’s one to grow on 😊
Good for JB & his entire family!!
Why does it feel like JJ got a snapchat filter on bruh
Brown isn't even a top 10 player
Tommy is asking some really good question as usual
Not even casual fans should really be shocked by this contract, really only fans that have zero grasp of how the league works.
It’s a bad deal
I'll be honest, ive been feeling like Jaylen Brown is that guy. I dont think tatum is the best player on the celtics. Im not surprised by the contract.
does JB still feel disrespected? 😊
This is a weird scenario for me. Boston is giving the biggest nba contract in history to an arguably top 10-15 player in the league. How is the Celtics going to retain the rest of the crew?
How would this affect the rest of the league moving forward? Does that mean that teams have a higher salary cap now?
It’s not to much, it’s just to much for Jaylen Brown.
I wish the nhl had personality like the nba does. I love both sports so much but hockey has no personality when it comes to the players. The game is fantastic but plain boring no personality people playing it
JJ please stop using that filter!!
We're a few years away, but the next generational guy that might leave his drafted franchise is Luka Doncic. There's a very real possibility the Mavericks don't even come close to a championship soon, and Luka might want out.
"I go back to Mike Conley"…a universally agreed upon terrible contract! I don't care about the sticker shock, I care about the lesser deal he almost definitely signs for that gives the Celtics more flexibility going forward beyond this year. Do you think Brown turns down the same length at 260 million and crosses his fingers he doesn't suffer a catastrophic injury this year? I'm pro player but I also think owners gotta start calling their bluffs.
Gotta love Coach Beard of the JJ Redick podcast.
One word
Inflation
Cost of tickets up
Cost of merchandise up
Cost of media contracts up
Cost of everything else up
As costs increase revenue increases
So players based on contract negotiations just get paid more.
Do they “deserve” this amount of money – debatable
To say the player has no choice is just silly
We live in a world where fringe “entertainers” are paid 10 times more in one year than hard-working Americans make in a lifetime. Historically, this level of inequality doesn’t end well.