AROUND the NBA: Pat Bev Suspended 4 Games Next Season| PHX Fires Vogel

[SleepingHero]

I did not know this.  I am now officially worried.  If they can retain Reaves and give Kyrie $30 million...

A deal for Kyrie starting at 30 million would be around 4/135. 4 yr deal with the Mavs is 4/209. So you're asking Kyrie to take a 74 million discount to sign with the Lakers. On top of increased taxes. 

For the entirety of Mavs free agency in the last decade we hoped a star would take a discount to come team up with Dirk because the situation would be SO much better. What happened every time? The star ALWAYS took the money. Always. And if the rare star did take a discount to go somewhere he really liked, it was like a 5-10 mil difference. Not nearly a 100 million.

I think any scenario where Kyrie takes a "discount" to sign with the Lakers is incredibly unrealistic to the point that it's laughable.