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It’s not about “what he can get on the market” it’s about him saying “If I leave, I create a huge hole for your roster that you can’t replace easily, if at all.”
There is also a level of reasonableness that both sides would need to negotiate with.
DLo isn’t getting max money. Nobody thinks he will including him. But the Lakers also won’t be able to offer him pennies on the dollar. The likelihood is somewhere around what he’s getting now. Possibly slightly more should he really flirt with leaving and take money elsewhere even if it’s less AAV within a mil or 2, but more years.
The reports regarding last year’s negotiation was Lakers wanted a 2 year guaranteed deal. DLo asked for the opt out. In return DLo waived his no trade.
There’s a bunch of contracts throughout the NBA where guys bleed a few million a year extra from a team because they run out of resources.
and if he’s going to whoever pays the most money, that’s your few million in his direction.
That's fair. But this is assuming other teams will want him. What team is looking at him for an amount he will accept? His value is in the gutter in my opinion. He has leverage if another team is willing to offer him a contract for a substantial amount of money.
But I do agree. The contract he is on now is a fair rate for him. I just don't think you can ultimately win it all with him as a starter on your team and paying him 18-20 million. We will agree to disagree on that front. That's why if the Lakers do keep him (meaning they couldn't get anyone better than him), it's as a possible asset, but more likely trade filler/salary filler.