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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

That 5 year period allows a ton of flexibility and really, it's possible he did us a HUGE favor.

Look at it this way and as simple as possible (no roster bonus stuff): 5 yrs, $55 million. Let's say we gave him a $20 million signing bonus, which would be pretty damn massive. That essentially says that we have $4 million in signing bonus money on the cap every year and leaves us 5 years to cover the remaining $35 million.

So how about 1, 4, 8, 10, 12 as the first five years of the deal? Seems like a relatively reasonable breakdown, no?

So cap hits of $5, 8, 12, 14 and 16 million. If he's healthy, the first 3 years of that are relative bargains, especially given the way the cap is trending. You bail on the last year and eat $4 million in dead money.

He's guaranteed $33 million in the first 3 years of his deal (good for him) and if he's been productive in year 4, $14 million won't be prohibitive.

I believe he could've done substantially better than this on the market, especially in light of the actual cash spending mandated for a handful of teams in the league.

You didn't seem to be for this in draft planet a few days ago. I'm glad you've changed your tune though