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The Philadelphia 76ers are looking forward to the next two seasons, as they have built a roster that will be a legitimate championship contender. Philadelphia did great by going out and getting Jaylen Brown from the Boston Celtics in what was a surprising move.
The 76ers making the move was great, as Brown and the Celtics had a diminishing relationship. Then, Philadelphia signed LeBron James.
“LeBron James is signing with the Philadelphia 76ers for his final run at another NBA championship, he announced Friday," ESPN's Dave McMenamin wrote. "James, 41, is signing a two-year, $8 million contract with a player option, Klutch Sports Group CEO Rich Paul told ESPN's Shams Charania."
James is making $4 million a year at 41 years of age. He set an NBA record once again by taking the largest pay cut in history when signing with the 76ers.
“LeBron took the largest pay cut EVER to join the 76ers. The King just wants to win," Bleacher Report posted.
Some have been on James, saying that he will be able to make the money back that he lost with his new contract. Golden State Warriors' Draymond Green recently went off on his podcast, explaining that endorsements and sponsorships don't bring that money back.
“There’s this common misconception like, oh well, like for instance, we’ll use LeBron James as an example. LeBron took a $4 million deal. He can go make the 40 million somewhere else. No the fu*k he can’t. He can go make 40 somewhere else, but it ain’t that same 40 that he just gave up. Like, so say next year, all right, that 40 takes him in total for a year 60 million make on a year. Well, the other 40 would have taken him to 100. Like, you don’t just go make that money up somewhere else,” Green said.
Green has been around the league long enough to know how these things work. It is just amazing that James is taking that big of a pay cut to continue playing, knowing that he isn't viewed the way he used to be.
James and Green have been great friends, and they have been involved in so many great showdowns throughout their careers. The four-time NBA champion took a legitimate pay cut, and hopefully Green has made that very clear now.
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