As Eric Griffith wrote about this morning, Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard is getting on the runway for max contract negotiations between now and the Summer of 2021, when his current deal expires. In a moment of serendipity, Alex Kennedy of HoopsHype published an article today discussing contract negotiations for NBA mega-stars. Kennedy talked to executives and agents to get a feel for what the league’s high-dollar bidding wars feel like.
Kennedy quotes former agent Matt Babcock on max-level deals:
“In most cases, a player who’s able to generate a max offer from their team can most likely generate a max deal from several other teams as well,” Babcock said.