Bynum wants $17 mil a season.

[amenhotep04]

A player with 'entitlement' in his mindset at this stage of his career is a poison. It can only get worse, not better.  I'd do a sign and trade or something like that.  If he had just been drafted, then you break him down a bit and get his head straight.  At this stage, he's done.  Send him to the Knicks.

[Tradetime]

The guy has proven nothing, other than occasional flashes of being decent. He is the 3rd or 4th scoring option on his club currently. The Lakers gave it all they had against the Celts in the playoffs last year, and still came up well short.
I'd love to see LA shoot themselves in the foot and sign this guy for well more than he is worth, which to me would be for about 8 to 9 mil/per.
He was not touted the same as Oden was coming out of high school, and nowhere near where D. Howard was projected at either.

[Edgar]

[FanInTheSouth]

A player with 'entitlement' in his mindset at this stage of his career is a poison. It can only get worse, not better.  I'd do a sign and trade or something like that.  If he had just been drafted, then you break him down a bit and get his head straight.  At this stage, he's done.  Send him to the Knicks.

I'd be careful about making statements like that, as the story never says that Bynum is looking for $17 mil/year, it's his agent looking for that.  Bynum is still a young kid and if his agent is telling him he can get $17 mil then he's probably thinking "Cool". 

I'm not saying that Bynum isn't the one that said he wanted that much, but from what the story says it is the agent at this point.  Bynum makes a very good point by saying it will take care of itself if he plays well.  I guess we'll wait and see.

[guava_wrench]

It's contract negotiations. That's what they do in negotiations.

Relax already.

[Triboy16]

bynums surgery has gone to his brains. he is worth 10

[indeedproceed]

Bynum should sign a short (2-3 yr) contract first.

[Roy Hobbs]

It's contract negotiations. That's what they do in negotiations.

Relax already.

Exactly.  I'm pretty sure this is how the Big Al negotiations started, or the negotiations for any elite big man, for that matter.  Agents wouldn't do very well if they jumped at the first offer the team made.

I expect that ultimately, Bynum will settle for something in the 5 year, $65-$70 million range.

[jackson_34]

It's contract negotiations. That's what they do in negotiations.

Relax already.

Exactly.  I'm pretty sure this is how the Big Al negotiations started, or the negotiations for any elite big man, for that matter.  Agents wouldn't do very well if they jumped at the first offer the team made.

I expect that ultimately, Bynum will settle for something in the 5 year, $65-$70 million range.

I think we all understand that he will get no where near his asking price, I'm just stunned that a player coming off major knee surgery with less than half a solid (not spectacular) season would ask for a salary only around 15 other players in the league currently have. Lebron doesnt even earn that much! (according to hoopshype  )

[RebusRankin]

17 is too low, he should get 20 million a year. 

[Celtic]

Silly asking price for 30 good games, he's nowhere near elite now, and I'm not sure he ever will be. Just remember because a guy is that tall and able to move, a great center, that does not make.

I present exhibit A.



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