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Originally Posted by Matata
Matthews is basically 26, at 30 he'll have a lot of good options for another big one, at 34 he might be broken down and going right into "show me what you got" contracts. He's gambling on himself, but odds are good he'll make tens of millions more this this route.
These high-$ low-term contracts are pretty common with NBA star players, may be the start of a trend. The average career length in the NBA & NHL are both 4.5 years.
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That's because the NBA contract lengths are capped at 4 years.
Something the NHL needs to get in the next lockout.