There’s more than $1.7 billion committed so far in free agency, and though you might think that the DeRozan contract is high, check out some of the deals that have been going down. DeRozan still gets a healthy $19.5M raise starting next season (good for fourth highest so far), he’s only 16th when it comes to a percentage raise.
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Get used to the modern NBA and don’t ever make the mistake of comparing these contracts from yesteryear, because that’s not how economics work. The cap next year is going to be even bigger, so in a year there’s a chance you might even look at these contracts as “steals”.
