Comments on: The Coming Contract Crisis of Greg Oden http://howtowatchsports.com/2010/01/the-coming-contract-crisis-of-greg-oden/ Unnecessarily in-depth sports analysis Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:56:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: mookie http://howtowatchsports.com/2010/01/the-coming-contract-crisis-of-greg-oden/comment-page-1/#comment-3700 mookie Sun, 11 Apr 2010 23:51:07 +0000 http://howtowatchsports.com/?p=1923#comment-3700 Nice contribution, champ. Nice contribution, champ.

]]> By: Bust http://howtowatchsports.com/2010/01/the-coming-contract-crisis-of-greg-oden/comment-page-1/#comment-3698 Bust Sun, 11 Apr 2010 20:56:33 +0000 http://howtowatchsports.com/?p=1923#comment-3698 Trade his ass. Trade his ass.

]]> By: mookie http://howtowatchsports.com/2010/01/the-coming-contract-crisis-of-greg-oden/comment-page-1/#comment-780 mookie Mon, 18 Jan 2010 04:56:21 +0000 http://howtowatchsports.com/?p=1923#comment-780 I think performance-based clauses are going to form a large part of this young behemoth's contract. It makes sense to negotiate things that way given his injury woes to date. As for the magnitude of the deal? There's no way he'll get max money. Around Aldridge's level makes sense. I think performance-based clauses are going to form a large part of this young behemoth’s contract. It makes sense to negotiate things that way given his injury woes to date.

As for the magnitude of the deal? There’s no way he’ll get max money. Around Aldridge’s level makes sense.

]]> By: Joseph http://howtowatchsports.com/2010/01/the-coming-contract-crisis-of-greg-oden/comment-page-1/#comment-778 Joseph Mon, 18 Jan 2010 01:11:27 +0000 http://howtowatchsports.com/?p=1923#comment-778 You could max him out at the same pay as Aldridge (90% league max), with much of that contingent upon performance-based goals. Both Aldridge's and Roy's contracts have provisions that they must (for example) play in a certain number of games per season, get to the Western Conference Finals, and/or achieve any of a number of other performance-based goals to lock-in the maximum amount of their contracts. Do the same with Oden. Tell him he'll get 90% of league max if he plays in 60+ games for the first three seasons of his new deal or if he can take the team to the Finals. You can get pretty creative with these contracts, and Kevin Pritchard is fully aware of this fact. You could max him out at the same pay as Aldridge (90% league max), with much of that contingent upon performance-based goals. Both Aldridge’s and Roy’s contracts have provisions that they must (for example) play in a certain number of games per season, get to the Western Conference Finals, and/or achieve any of a number of other performance-based goals to lock-in the maximum amount of their contracts. Do the same with Oden. Tell him he’ll get 90% of league max if he plays in 60+ games for the first three seasons of his new deal or if he can take the team to the Finals. You can get pretty creative with these contracts, and Kevin Pritchard is fully aware of this fact.

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