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Originally Posted by theslymonkey
I disagree. His job is to get his client the max contract possible in this situation. I don't think he cared about how it would affect the start because that would be after the contract had been signed. That's just collateral damage and year one of a long term deal. The players performance really doesn't matter after the contract is signed, at least not until later in the contract when the player is being showcased for the next contract.
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That's a very narrow view of the agent's job and also a failure of basic math. A loss of $6-7M for a year, when his rights will still be held by Toronto and his next contract negotiation will be harder after that is not "getting the max contract".
Agents advise players on every aspect of their career, not just signing a contract. They advise players of the long term consequences of a particular contract (bridge versus medium term versus max). There are examples of players getting rid of agents because the advice wasn't good, even though they got a contract that superficially looked good.