To my eyes Gio has been playing at an elite level for the past two seasons while getting a 4 million annual salary, which he'll get this season as well. Combine that with his new contract and Mark gets around 5.8 million average annually over nine years. I won't be pulling my hair out and decrying this signing if he isn't elite during the last two seasons of his new deal. And yes, in some cases I do agree with paying someone a little extra for past accomplishments, especially in this case.
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