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DO LAKERS WANT LEBRON TO REQUEST TRADE?

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Lakers and LeBron need a win-win trade right now!

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Stupid CBA

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Aloha,

Well it seems the entire league has ground to a halt as everyone waits on the Bradley Beal situation. It’s funny how one guy can stop everything in the NBA.

The Suns are a cautionary tale for teams over spending in the new CBA world. Boston did get a ring but most of those moves happened before the agreement.

The Bucks stretched Lillard adding 20 mil a year to the cap and now the Suns maybe doing the same thing with Beal. To top it off the Suns just gave Booker the riches contract extension in league history. He is a very good player but 75 mil in his last year? At 33?

I will never understand why the rank and file NBA players continue to vote for deals that benefit a handful of players and screw everyone else.

Booker is a good example. He is still under his old contract and will be paid 61 mil next year. We know Austin is under paid but his projected salary next year is in the 30 mil range. In 4 more minutes a game Booker scored 25 points to Austin’s 20 but to be fair Austin was the 3rd option. Booker had 7.1 assists to Austin’s 5.8. Austin had a half a rebound more. Booker shot 33% from 3, while Austin shot 37%. Booker has become a better defender over the years but he is far from a stopper. And they both play with the same desire and determination.

I’m not saying Austin is as good as Booker but for my money I would take Austin every time. To me 5 points and an extra assist is not worth 30 mil. That can buy you a quality player or two.

Perhaps someday the rank and file NBA players will wake up and vote for a more even pay scale. Until then we will continue to see 75 mil over pays like the one for Booker.