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Old 06-27-2024, 12:34 AM   #67
Bend it like Bourgeois
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Originally Posted by butterfly View Post
I guess. If I had that much money already in the bank and that much talent, I'd be out to maximize future earnings, not minimize risk.

I could see the Turcotte deal working for both sides - it's a huge deal to go from nothing to $2.325M. If you already have 8 figures in the bank you can afford to be way more aggressive.
Frontload the contract and dictate the bonuses and he gets both - the cash and the term. Which he probably will.
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