I had similar experience - except that he would only renew one year at a time, each time increasing the $ he wanted.
This all changed quite suddenly after he had a 10-month injury. Then the only contract he would accept was 10-year and stupid high money. $39M per year kind of stupid high.
I took it as a feature - one I didn't like since he was a great player, but still a feature of the game.
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