Banni
Rejoint: juin 2018
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I think players lose when they sign a bridge deal. It's only something done if you think you can earn more later by improving play.
If Point signs a 3 year deal he's 25 when it ends. +8 puts him at 33-34. His age, declining play, he's done. He'll never get another mega deal at that age.
If he signs a 7-8 year deal now he's 29-30 at it's end. People will pay up for him at that age if his play is still high level. They will hope they can get 5 years out of him but his agent will look for that 7-8 year deal and he'll get a couple extra years of good pay on the back end for his services. Cost of signing him. If he stays that good, it will be worth it to some team.