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Originally Posted by Mathgod
His and Robertson's contracts are looking like absolute larceny. Sweetheart deals that will last for a long time. Excellent work by Adams & Nill.
Lindy's contract may have been even better though. Insane value for under $5M/year for 6 years. Ditto Ras contract.
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Robertson't deal only lasts 4 years. Dallas couldn't afford the cap of a longer term deal, so will have to really cough up a ton of money in 4 years and sign him to an 8 year deal which likely will cover some less productive years. Signing his to a deal which walks him to UFA leverage, solves the immediate cap crunch, but really kicks that can down the road.
It's why teams are signing what many think are risky deals for young players to 8 year contracts. As long as the player pans out (and most, but not all, do), it becomes a great contract in terms of cap and especially term.
Biting the cap bullet early in signing elite players to 8 years deals covers basically all of their prime years. When that contract ends, the player has less leverage due to his age.