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It's insane them for the agent, if he wanted $2 million for one year and gets that offer to say, "So, you're willing to pay $4 million a year? How about $4 million for one year then?" If a GM wanted to sign the player to a one year contract he'd just have accepted the original offer.
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This is logical, and obviously where OOTP's contract negotiation logic and presentation is breaking down/could use refinement. I would just point out that in real life, GMs "overpay" good players all the time, even increasing their salaries while they are still only eligible for the minimum, on the theory that if you show them good will while they are under your control, they will be happier campers and maybe more amenable to extensions.
I don't think OOTP models things to that depth. Just offering it in case it helps with anyone's suspension of disbelief as they play with their fictional world. 
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Last edited by Cinnamon J. Scudworth; 03-29-2017 at 10:03 PM.
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