NBA free agency began on July 1, and boy has it been crazy so far. The big story of the first 24 hours is how much money is being doled out. Fans have been shouting on Twitter as to how overpaid some of these players may be.
The Memphis Grizzlies and Mike Conley agreed to a five-year, $153 million deal. That’s the biggest deal in NBA history. Yes, Mike Conley got a bigger deal than Lebron James ever got.
Conley isn’t the only player in the middle tier to get paid elite money. Timofey Mozgov received a four-year, $64 million deal from the Lakers.