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Brian Windhorst

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
1872 total appearances

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The Bill Simmons Podcast
The NBA Playoffs Mega-Preview. Plus, Awards Picks With Rob Mahoney, Chris Ryan, and Brian Windhorst

We didn't have a good year. But forget about that. My point is, is that the max contracts are headed towards $75 million a year. Not in 2035. I'm talking about if Devin gets the max this summer, which quite frankly, I don't know how they're going to get away with not paying him. Because if you don't pay him, then what sort of message are you sending?

The Bill Simmons Podcast
The NBA Playoffs Mega-Preview. Plus, Awards Picks With Rob Mahoney, Chris Ryan, and Brian Windhorst

We didn't have a good year. But forget about that. My point is, is that the max contracts are headed towards $75 million a year. Not in 2035. I'm talking about if Devin gets the max this summer, which quite frankly, I don't know how they're going to get away with not paying him. Because if you don't pay him, then what sort of message are you sending?

The Bill Simmons Podcast
The NBA Playoffs Mega-Preview. Plus, Awards Picks With Rob Mahoney, Chris Ryan, and Brian Windhorst

Well, that's true. Devin's 28, though. He's not 34. Yeah.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
The NBA Playoffs Mega-Preview. Plus, Awards Picks With Rob Mahoney, Chris Ryan, and Brian Windhorst

Well, that's true. Devin's 28, though. He's not 34. Yeah.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
The NBA Playoffs Mega-Preview. Plus, Awards Picks With Rob Mahoney, Chris Ryan, and Brian Windhorst

Well, that's true. Devin's 28, though. He's not 34. Yeah.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
The NBA Playoffs Mega-Preview. Plus, Awards Picks With Rob Mahoney, Chris Ryan, and Brian Windhorst

And I don't think the union realizes that. I think the Clippers are ahead of the, the Clippers were targeted. Perfect. The Clippers figured this out first. Number one, when they negotiated with Kawhi, he didn't get the max. He got close to the max. This was, in my view, this was going to be the new normal. The idea that these guys mid-career, oh, it's time for a contract extension.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
The NBA Playoffs Mega-Preview. Plus, Awards Picks With Rob Mahoney, Chris Ryan, and Brian Windhorst

And I don't think the union realizes that. I think the Clippers are ahead of the, the Clippers were targeted. Perfect. The Clippers figured this out first. Number one, when they negotiated with Kawhi, he didn't get the max. He got close to the max. This was, in my view, this was going to be the new normal. The idea that these guys mid-career, oh, it's time for a contract extension.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
The NBA Playoffs Mega-Preview. Plus, Awards Picks With Rob Mahoney, Chris Ryan, and Brian Windhorst

And I don't think the union realizes that. I think the Clippers are ahead of the, the Clippers were targeted. Perfect. The Clippers figured this out first. Number one, when they negotiated with Kawhi, he didn't get the max. He got close to the max. This was, in my view, this was going to be the new normal. The idea that these guys mid-career, oh, it's time for a contract extension.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
The NBA Playoffs Mega-Preview. Plus, Awards Picks With Rob Mahoney, Chris Ryan, and Brian Windhorst

You want the max? Here you go. they're going to get extended, but they're not going to get, they're not just going to be assumption. You're not going to, how many max, how many guys right now are making the max contract? Now I'm not talking about their max because this is a thing the agents play and we help them with it in the media.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
The NBA Playoffs Mega-Preview. Plus, Awards Picks With Rob Mahoney, Chris Ryan, and Brian Windhorst

You want the max? Here you go. they're going to get extended, but they're not going to get, they're not just going to be assumption. You're not going to, how many max, how many guys right now are making the max contract? Now I'm not talking about their max because this is a thing the agents play and we help them with it in the media.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
The NBA Playoffs Mega-Preview. Plus, Awards Picks With Rob Mahoney, Chris Ryan, and Brian Windhorst

You want the max? Here you go. they're going to get extended, but they're not going to get, they're not just going to be assumption. You're not going to, how many max, how many guys right now are making the max contract? Now I'm not talking about their max because this is a thing the agents play and we help them with it in the media.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
The NBA Playoffs Mega-Preview. Plus, Awards Picks With Rob Mahoney, Chris Ryan, and Brian Windhorst

I'm not looking to, but like a player's max is the most he can get versus the actual max. How many guys right now in the league are making the quote unquote max? There's dozens. Three years from now, I think there's going to be a third of that amount.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
The NBA Playoffs Mega-Preview. Plus, Awards Picks With Rob Mahoney, Chris Ryan, and Brian Windhorst

I'm not looking to, but like a player's max is the most he can get versus the actual max. How many guys right now in the league are making the quote unquote max? There's dozens. Three years from now, I think there's going to be a third of that amount.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
The NBA Playoffs Mega-Preview. Plus, Awards Picks With Rob Mahoney, Chris Ryan, and Brian Windhorst

I'm not looking to, but like a player's max is the most he can get versus the actual max. How many guys right now in the league are making the quote unquote max? There's dozens. Three years from now, I think there's going to be a third of that amount.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
The NBA Playoffs Mega-Preview. Plus, Awards Picks With Rob Mahoney, Chris Ryan, and Brian Windhorst

I think in a situation with Jalen Brunson, there's teams that are going to... I think he's still signed for less than he could have got. The teams are going to... They're going to give him... They're going to get hundreds of millions, but they're not going to all of us just get the max. You're not going to get, okay, mid-career all-star player. You're not getting 35% of that.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
The NBA Playoffs Mega-Preview. Plus, Awards Picks With Rob Mahoney, Chris Ryan, and Brian Windhorst

I think in a situation with Jalen Brunson, there's teams that are going to... I think he's still signed for less than he could have got. The teams are going to... They're going to give him... They're going to get hundreds of millions, but they're not going to all of us just get the max. You're not going to get, okay, mid-career all-star player. You're not getting 35% of that.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
The NBA Playoffs Mega-Preview. Plus, Awards Picks With Rob Mahoney, Chris Ryan, and Brian Windhorst

I think in a situation with Jalen Brunson, there's teams that are going to... I think he's still signed for less than he could have got. The teams are going to... They're going to give him... They're going to get hundreds of millions, but they're not going to all of us just get the max. You're not going to get, okay, mid-career all-star player. You're not getting 35% of that.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
The NBA Playoffs Mega-Preview. Plus, Awards Picks With Rob Mahoney, Chris Ryan, and Brian Windhorst

That would be a good thing is to put in a little canister, you know, for the future. When is the next no trade clause? Well, I know LeBron will get it when he opts out and re-ops this year with the Lakers. But when is the next new no trade clause coming?

The Bill Simmons Podcast
The NBA Playoffs Mega-Preview. Plus, Awards Picks With Rob Mahoney, Chris Ryan, and Brian Windhorst

That would be a good thing is to put in a little canister, you know, for the future. When is the next no trade clause? Well, I know LeBron will get it when he opts out and re-ops this year with the Lakers. But when is the next new no trade clause coming?

The Bill Simmons Podcast
The NBA Playoffs Mega-Preview. Plus, Awards Picks With Rob Mahoney, Chris Ryan, and Brian Windhorst

That would be a good thing is to put in a little canister, you know, for the future. When is the next no trade clause? Well, I know LeBron will get it when he opts out and re-ops this year with the Lakers. But when is the next new no trade clause coming?