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It wasn’t considered a bad contract at the time either - he was seen as a major injury risk and also not a star (he wouldn’t make his first all-star team until 2013-14, the second season after signing it). People were discussing it in the same breath as the contract Ty Lawson got.
It just so happened that the contract coincided with him making the leap to star and then another leap to all-time great at the exact same time the team took a big jump overall which turned a good contract into a historically great one.
A Great contract for everyone (Fans, GMs, Owners) is a bad contract for a player( if we take out factors outside the court).
Yes Curry was okay with that considering his injuries but in a vacuum, any of us would put his money per stats/awards ratio and see it is among the lowest, that he was underpaid for these seasons and thus it was “bad” from a player’s perspective.
In a similar way, Brunson did take a paycut but but he frequently and openly jokes about where “his money” showing he did take a" bad contract" for the Good of the team.
It wasn’t considered a bad contract at the time either - he was seen as a major injury risk and also not a star (he wouldn’t make his first all-star team until 2013-14, the second season after signing it). People were discussing it in the same breath as the contract Ty Lawson got.
It just so happened that the contract coincided with him making the leap to star and then another leap to all-time great at the exact same time the team took a big jump overall which turned a good contract into a historically great one.
He is saying it from a players perspective.
A Great contract for everyone (Fans, GMs, Owners) is a bad contract for a player( if we take out factors outside the court).
Yes Curry was okay with that considering his injuries but in a vacuum, any of us would put his money per stats/awards ratio and see it is among the lowest, that he was underpaid for these seasons and thus it was “bad” from a player’s perspective.
In a similar way, Brunson did take a paycut but but he frequently and openly jokes about where “his money” showing he did take a" bad contract" for the Good of the team.