Kyrie Irving: we already named a city after him!

[SleepingHero]

I think the other important ‘learning’ from this is the offer was sub-$40mm and essentially two years.  Some national commentators have said 3 years gets this done.  I mentioned this weekend how much taking even Luka money ($40mm instead of $47mm) would help this team manage its Apron exposure.

It sounds like 3 years with a starting number of $40mm might get this done.  That could prove to be quite helpful this summer.

I think offering anything less than the max is the quickest way to get Kyrie's ire and something this team should actively avoid. 

I'd rather be closer to the apron and have Kyrie trying his best not to nuke the franchise than to save some dollars and potentially risk the guy forcing his way to a team just because.