Obviously, his play deserves it. He's playing like a top-10 pick, at least, but his contract's on a team option for barely a mil for the next two seasons. From Hoopshype: Chandler Parsons $888,250 $926,500 $964,750 If I were him, I'd be pretty upset if the team picked up the option. It's business and it's in the contract but the performance out of that contract would be far, far from anything fair. He's already 24. He doesn't have the window most guys who went into the league early have of getting another contract before they hit their primes. I honestly wouldn't mind eating into the cap space to give him a raise.
I understand the respect aspect of giving him more, but the longer we have him for super cheap, the better.
Sorry, Mrs. Parsons, your son signed the damn contract and have to live with it. He is a big boy now and must wear big boy pants whether you need the money to support your meth habit or not. You think Kobe was upset when the Lakers picked up the 3rd and 4th yr rookie scale team options instead of giving him a raise that he "deserves"? ***** please.
This is all you really need to know. It is, as you said, in his contract, and it is perfectly within the Rockets right to do this. Can they give him a raise and renegotiate his contract? Sure. But will they? I'd be surprised. Parsons is a great player, and he'll be in line for a big pay day when his contract is done, but he has to honor this first contract before he can sign his second one. The Rockets gave him more money to begin with than most second rounders receive as well.
I just don't want the risk it'd be hanging over his head. His production deserves it anyway. @Carl Kobe came into the league straight outta HS. Like I said, Chandler doesn't have that window.
I'm pretty sure you're more worried about this than Parsons. $500k a year to play ball?? Hmm that's a tough one.
Shouldn't have signed the contract if he thought he was worth more. The Knicks didn't get to stop paying Eddy Curry just because he sucked.
Im under the impression that if the Rockets DID NOT pick up Parson's options for the next two years, he will become an unrestricted free agent as early as next year. Plus they do not even have an early qualifying offer on the table to allow themselves the ability to match offers. This is exactly what the Rockets DO NOT want. If the Rockets somehow didn't pick up his option, he is free to sign with ANY TEAM he wants to for however much he wants. So would you rather have two years more with Chandler Parsons after this year, and then try to sign him in free agency, or would you rather risk losing him after this season like the Knicks lost Lin, and the Bulls lost Asik from teams like Houston that pouched their players in free agency??? Any team would just extend him out until they absolutely have to come to the negotiation table. If the Rockets did not pick up his option this year, its his agents job to start looking for the best possible deal out there on the market to compete with Houston's offer... not a smart move. Some crazy team like the Kings could up and offer him way too much money(structure with... cough, cough a poison pill) and put the Rockets in a bad position to overpay in a certain year of the deal. More than likely, Chandler is well informed about this business side of the game, and isn't taking it personally. Im sure that his agent, and the Rockets staff have hinted that when his contract is up, they are going to give him his due, and he will be a rich man unless he gets injured or majorly declines, but they cant risk losing him now. If the Rockets pick up his options, he is not as limited in the amount he can receive in free agency (see Lin and Asik), so there is that little wrinkle there that could actually work in his favor. He can actually earn MORE in his second contract for more years by playing more with more years guaranteed than if his option was not picked up after less than 2 years on his rookie scale contract.
He's making nearly a million a year. The guy can live comfortably with plenty to spare. He'll get his chance. I bet he makes $10M+ a year on his RFA contract.
