Will LMA demand a max deal??

But a fair bit does not likely mean a max contract. He’s not one of the 20 best players in the NBA (which is about how many get Max deals) as much as I love him.

but I´d give him a 55 mil contract with a lot of incentives that would put him very near the max if he made an All NBA team for example, other incentives could be going to the ASG, averaging double digit rebounds.

$70/5 years with an opt out in year 5.

Not much discussion on the subject, but this is a contract year for GO as well. Of course a lot will depend on his production next season, but even with just moderate improvement, say 10-12ppg 9-10rbg 1.5blocks and 24-30 min, he could/should ask for somewhere around 10 million a year (less than Bynum’s contract).

cmon if he really wants to be a part of the blazers for long he should accept a deal wwould be adequate for him and also help the team out. that being said i think he wont be a pain in the butt

Not after going public a couple of times earlier this year saying that he doesn’t expect the max.

That being said, he might get closer to the max than most think. Brandon’s max deal will not, in all likelihood be $82 million (the max this season for 5 years) but will probably be closer to the $75-78 million range due to falling revenues. The deal that LMA signs today won’t likewise decrease – unless somehow the max is lower than the dollar figure that LMA signs for.

So let’s say that LMA negotiates for ‘$12 million less than Roy’ or $70 million for 5 years. Sounds reasonable – each year Aldridge will make about $2 million less than Brandon. But if Brandon’s deal drops to $75 million, that difference between the two is cut by more than half.

I still expect a deal to be done, and I expect LMA will make a lot of money. But something tells me that his deal (given the projections of falling revenue) will be closer to $65 million than $75 million.

The problem is that it’s not about what we think he deserves, or really what he deserves at all, it’s about what he can get. Players have agents and LMA’s agent is going to try to get as much money as he can, which unfortunately might be a max size deal. LMA’s resume isn’t max worthy yet, but it’s more about if his future is max worthy and there are people, and maybe teams, that think it will be. On the MSP today, they both thought he definitely was max worthy. I don’t agree because he definitely has played like a max deal star yet, but I do agree there’s a good chance he could become one. A 5+ year all-star is more than possible with his skill set, age, and size. He’s still only getting better. Not too mention, if we lose him then that championship dream dies I think. I can’t see us maxing him out, but we just might have to.

It up to the market, will he want max money… yes? will other teams want to give him max money? we’ll just have to wait and see.

I dont see why a team wouldnt want a guy like him on their team. But in this economy, giving him max money might be too big of a risk for other teams.

Roy got his. Bargnani got his. I believe Aldridge will get his. That’s it, unless something comes out of left field before October.

Gavin was doing what radio guys do to drive ratings, his take was “LMA is going to be an all-star during the next 5 years so he should be asking for the max”

blah, blah, blah

Roy got paid for what he has done, as well as what he will accomplish. LMA is a nice complimentary player, but he’s not in Roy’s league and he knows it. (Dawson knows it as well, he’s been calling LMA “soft” for years, but this is August and he has ratings to drive…)

I think if “The Champ” really wants to stir up a little controversy, he should ask a question like this: given the Vulcan’s desire for the Blazers to be a near “break-even” enterprise going forward, and keeping in mind that Oden will be receiving a near-max extension in the next 12-24 months, if you have to choose which two of Roy, LMA or Oden to keep around to make the championship run, which two would you choose?

And saying that Paul Allen can afford all three is not one of the choices

If LMA cant get this from the Blazers, he needs a new agent. Portland needs LMA way more than LMA needs Portland.

I think 10 mil per is pretty close for LaMarcus. He barely improved at all over his 2nd year, even with two extra minutes and a supposedly more established role. It will be interesting to see how his contributions change with Miller on the team. He could get better, but we might already be looking at the player LaMarcus will become: an 18pt, 8rbd player who likes to take jumpers more than mix it up inside. He is not worth the max right now, nor do I believe he’s shown that he WILL be a max player. 12 mil per is the absolute highest I would go for him.

Now, if that’s not good enough and he tests RFA next summer, then I would match an offer no matter what, but hopefully it won’t get to that point.

and nobody would give him a max deal. From what I gather reading national NBA news, he’s valued much more highly here than anywhere else.

It’s funny, just when the hysteria about Brandon Roy dies down there’s some new ‘crisis’ that pops up. How come you guys can’t just stop worrying and get ready to enjoy the season?