01-08-2026, 05:25 PM
As bad as the 2 1/2 years left on his current contract are, I honestly have to say any FO that extends AD right now is beyond stupid.
Lazy, injury prone, mediocre offensively and he´s asking for a virtual four year contract at age 33 at an average salary of $50M (if we assume a "modest" 40M p.a. in the two year extension). If Rich Paul insists on any "modest" contract extension by the trade partner, I´m shocked there is even one. Take the extension off the table and it´s a little different discussion.
If AD was a true professional, you could probably ignore the extension demand, since he still has 2 1/2 years left on his current contract, but I think we can all agree that AD is completely able to pout, tool down and go on golf vacation for 2 1/2 years.
That´s sadly everything you have to factor in, if we were honest with ourselves.
The true value of AD´s contract, at the time of the Luka trade, has never been properly discussed, since the trade was so beyond dumb that nobody ever looked at the contract in isolation.
Lazy, injury prone, mediocre offensively and he´s asking for a virtual four year contract at age 33 at an average salary of $50M (if we assume a "modest" 40M p.a. in the two year extension). If Rich Paul insists on any "modest" contract extension by the trade partner, I´m shocked there is even one. Take the extension off the table and it´s a little different discussion.
If AD was a true professional, you could probably ignore the extension demand, since he still has 2 1/2 years left on his current contract, but I think we can all agree that AD is completely able to pout, tool down and go on golf vacation for 2 1/2 years.
That´s sadly everything you have to factor in, if we were honest with ourselves.
The true value of AD´s contract, at the time of the Luka trade, has never been properly discussed, since the trade was so beyond dumb that nobody ever looked at the contract in isolation.