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Originally Posted by rujasu
That's not even close to a valid description of what's going on. We're talking about a guy demanding something like $9M/yr for 6 years, when the going market for that type of player is much lower. Then a team offers him $6M/yr for 3 years, he tells that team to stick it, and then 2 months later he signs with a different team at $4M for 2 years. Where's the collusion?
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Player B: "So nobody is willing to pay me the 10 years, $250 million dollar contract I wanted, huh?"
Agent: "Doesn't look like it. Sorry, buddy."
Player B: "Oh well. At least someone offered a 5 year, $100 million dollar contract. That's still pretty good, I should accept that!"
Agent: "... I don't remember."
Player B: "Wait, what? You don't remember?"
Agent: "It seemed silly at the time so I didn't write it down."
Player B: "Jesus... well, what's the best current offer out there?"
Agent: "Uh... looks like, 2 years for $12 million."
Player B: "And you DIDN'T WRITE THE OTHER OFFER DOWN?!"
Agent: "Look, it seemed so small in comparison to the other offer that I didn't even bother to make mention of it! But you should sign this 2 x 12 deal. That's an awesome deal."