NBA / Oct 30, 2008 / 6:30 pm
Jason Maxiell Got Paid Too
Mean muggin’ his way to a cool $20MAfter we told you earlier about Andrew Bynum’s extension, Jason Maxiell decided to re-up with the Pistons for $20 million over four years.
The deadline for him to reach an agreement was today, but word out of Detroit was that the 25-year-old was going to decline the offer and see if he could get a better deal next summer.
At only $5 million a year, the Pistons got a steal. Although he lost the starting spot to Amir Johnson, look for Maxiell to play a vital role for Detroit this year.
If you were Maxiell, would you have held out to get a better deal next summer?
Source: The Detroit News
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October 30th, 2008 at 6:44 pm
sans says:
not at 6’4″…though 7 milli seems more reasonable.
October 30th, 2008 at 6:48 pm
Peter Robert Casey says:
Cha-ching. Given the volatility in the economy and decline in discretionary income – leading to lower ticket sales, etc. – I laud his decision.
October 30th, 2008 at 6:48 pm
Coop says:
If you think the mid-level is about 6 then that amount is about right really.
October 30th, 2008 at 7:28 pm
kdog says:
Detroit originally offered him 3 yrs at 15 mill and he turned that down. Turns out, he doesn’t have to wait until next summer to get that extra year at the same 5 mill/yr rate. Good pick up for Detroit as he is a solid role player and will have value in future trades (if any).
October 30th, 2008 at 10:47 pm
tim says:
whats up with all these gray backdrop photos…i’m guessing that’s what they use for all the media player shots on ESPN and stuff?
October 30th, 2008 at 10:50 pm
tim says:
Jason Maxiell > Leon Powe…just wanted to throw that out there.
October 31st, 2008 at 7:30 am
Dave says:
The Pistons were under the cap for next season and just spent $9mil on Kwame Brown (why two years?) and Maxiell. Wouldn’t it be better to go out and try to get a top player? Imagine Carlos Boozer moving to Detroit, you pass that up for role players? I’m not wild about that strategy, especially with Rasheed aging.
It’s a fair contract for Maxiell. Next offseason he could have gotten one more year but I’m not sure how much more per annum he could have gotten. With the Pistons having 5 legit bigs it’ll be hard for Maxiell to break out well enough to demand a larger deal. Maxiell did well. In terms of the contract it’s a solid deal for Detroit too, although I’m not sold it was their best play.
October 31st, 2008 at 10:35 am
doc says:
Good signing and nothing wrong with taking a dub.Im sure somebody told him he wasnt getting no big deal next year since everybody waiting for the Lebron sweepstakes.