02-23-2021, 11:59 AM
(02-22-2021, 01:37 PM)XenoMorph Wrote: i just ment most players when signing an extension want a raise now... Now if the signing bonus fills that fix then awesome. But you are right that we like to front load as much as possible to open up options later in the contract.
The primary reason players want an immediate raise is to guarantee the money/maximize their chance of receiving as much of that contract as possible.
They don't want to sign a 4 year $50m deal where $40m of that comes in the 4th year and the team can just cut them and it turns into a 3 year $10m deal. That way the player will play 3 years at below market value and then be cut. When they get paid is far less important than ensuring that they do get paid.
Hence signing bonuses that ensure the player gets paid but allows franchises to spread the cost out across the length of the contract.
