Is Cp3's contract partially justified by his potential and ability to be a locker room leader?

def paying for leadership...

certainly not gonna be delivering 160M worth of on court production over the next 4 years...


...jus sayin...

 

Agree but ******* the contract is steep

 

Harden won’t be defering to cp3 in his current decline street state on the court and nor should he as he is right now by far the best offensive player in the league.Chris biggest value will be as the secondary ball handler when teams throw the kitchen sink at harden and not let Gordon make decisions with the ball. I’m comfortable with Eric taking a big shot but his decision making as a playmaker sometimes is suspect

 

2018 CP3 = 75% CP3 + 25% Yoda.

 

That’s the main thing he has going and it doesn’t justify his contract. Leadership comes from current ability and success more than past success. Harden won’t defer to him and players will defer to Harden over Paul because of his ability.

How many youngbloods do we have that we realistically expect to develop? In my opinion only Capela and House when he’s playing. We don’t have talented young players.

I appreciate the optimism but it’s impossible to justify the Paul contract.

 

No. 45 mil a year is for players who have both and then some.

 

Could have got him as an assistant coach for 1/30th his contract

 

Last year maybe. This year Harden has really stepped up into that leadership role and I’d be more than okay with him as the sole leader if it meant getting that money back.

 

Fa*kkk no. One of the most immovable contracts in the NBA by the start of his 3rd year. I pray to God that I am wrong.

 

Is that a genuine question? No.

 

Leaders often take pay cuts for the good of the team and winning a ring.

 

thinly-disguised we gave up too much for CP3 and are paying CP3 too much thread. Morey is a horrible gm.

 

maybe if he was getting 5mil not 40mil.