Who recently said:
"I'm an actual genius when it comes to this game."
Okay, so it was Kyrie. Weird guy.
Without KZ, I'm left hoping we get two max stars, I guess.
I'd rather watch Kemba plays his ass off, than the more talented Kyrie mope and show up half the time. Because the only guarantee is valKyrie will be moody and somewhat unhappy. There's recent minor chatter that Kyrie prefers BKY, which I see as a better landing spot for KD as well.
Not sure exactly why but I can see Durant returning to GS (say 60%), but I think Kyrie has one foot out the door and is likely leaving Beantown (30% return). Though the reports are Durant is the one half-gone and likely coming to NYC. And a BOS run to the Finals could alter the calculus. Kyrie a hoops genius so he's using differentials to decide . . .
So who is a max player?
I saw an article that expected Tobias and Middleton to both get max deals. I'm a Middleguy fan, have been for a few years, but a max contract? Yee-ikes. Tobias isn't that level.
Of course a max contract varies based on years, ranging form something like starting at around $26M up to $36M for a 10 year player. So I wish they attached numbers instead of using a sliding scale term like max contract.