1. 01-21-11 10:51 PM #1
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    Luke Walton: $5,300,000/yr



    shooting 33% the past 2 seasons. plays about 8 minutes a night. nepotism?





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  2. 01-21-11 10:53 PM #2
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    Imagine how much better the lakers could even be w/o this bullshit contract. They might have been able to keep Ariza AND sign Artest two season ago if it wasn't for Pukes contract. Instead, they have Puke riding pine and Artest getting old.
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  3. 01-21-11 10:54 PM #3
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    Thanks Dad.
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  4. 01-21-11 10:54 PM #4
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    That's a great bargain for the Lakers... you'd think the most skilled player in the league would command more than that
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  5. 01-21-11 10:55 PM #5
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    Bill Walton looks like the Wolfman lol.
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  6. 01-21-11 10:55 PM #6
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    Wow, that worthless bum really gets paid that much. I'll warm the bench and get dominated on the court for much less than that.
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  7. 01-21-11 11:00 PM #7
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    No, he played over his head in his contract year, and the Lakers paid thinking he would continue to play like that.
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    I wish I was Luke Walton getting paid that much lol
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  9. 01-21-11 11:03 PM #9
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    He can rebound pretty good.
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  10. 01-21-11 11:03 PM #10
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    I find it shocking that any sports star is paid over 3 mill no matter who they are.
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  11. 01-21-11 11:03 PM #11
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    He makes more a year than we see in or lifetime lol
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    Thats is why the NBA is going broke the lockout is on it's way
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  13. 01-21-11 11:05 PM #13
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    This is why the Lakers haven't been able to trade him. He has one of the worst contracts (organizational standpoints) in the league. He got paid because his Dad mingled.
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  14. 01-21-11 11:07 PM #14
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    Quote Originally Posted by guitarjosh View Post
    No, he played over his head in his contract year, and the Lakers paid thinking he would continue to play like that.
    No, they paid him thinking he would be better the next season, and then better after that, and continue to improve. Not only has he not improved, he's actually regressed.
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  15. 01-21-11 11:11 PM #15
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    16,000,000+ for a 6pt a night kenyon martin
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  16. 01-21-11 11:11 PM #16
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    yeah walton is a bum lol
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  17. 01-21-11 11:12 PM #17
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    Luke Smokes too much.
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  18. 01-21-11 11:14 PM #18
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    i thought he got that money cause he started for the payton/malone lakers
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  19. 01-21-11 11:15 PM #19
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    this was the 3rd option of the lakers back then and kobe haters are blaming him for wanting to be traded
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    luke is a bum and a thief
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    luke doesnt smoke enough.
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  22. 01-21-11 11:18 PM #22
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    Quote Originally Posted by brxbmbers42 View Post
    16,000,000+ for a 6pt a night kenyon martin
    At least there was a time when kenyon actually was a very valuable piece on a really good team. Especially on defense.

    Not worth 16, but still.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tree Rollins View Post

    No, they paid him thinking he would be better the next season, and then better after that, and continue to improve. Not only has he not improved, he's actually regressed.
    Regressed as in being totally useless. I love the commentators...
    "Luke has a very high basketball IQ"
    "Luke understands the triangle offense better than anyone"...

    too bad he lacks the skills to play it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tree Rollins View Post
    At least there was a time when kenyon actually was a very valuable piece on a really good team. Especially on defense.

    Not worth 16, but still.
    true but that time is long gone. nba contracts are out of control. i could name 50 guys who dont even get on the court pulling down 5 mill+
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  25. 01-21-11 11:21 PM #25
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    Quote Originally Posted by compaqDikk View Post
    luke is a bum and a thief
    This. If i worked for the LA County DA, Luke would be watching the game at pelican bay, halfway through a 10 year sentence for grand larceny.
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  26. 01-21-11 11:21 PM #26
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    Quote Originally Posted by brxbmbers42 View Post
    true but that time is long gone. nba contracts are out of control. i could name 50 guys who dont even get on the court pulling down 5 mill+
    No doubt man. Can't argue with that.
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  27. 01-21-11 11:22 PM #27
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    There has to be a better reason why he is staying for that amount.
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  28. 01-21-11 11:23 PM #28
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    Quote Originally Posted by JOHON8 View Post
    There has to be a better reason why he is staying for that amount.
    They have no choice. They can't cut him. They can't trade him. There's literally nothing they can do unless some team gets desperate and they can dump his salary as part of a bigger deal.
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    This wouldn't even make the top 10 worst contracts in the NBA.
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    he really shouldnt be in the league at all. if his name was Luke Smith would he even make it in europe? seems unfair in general that he is taking a spot in the NBA. this is the only pro league where this would fly, more theatre than sport........i bet he finishes his career as a Celtic pulling in about $4m per season
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  31. 01-21-11 11:33 PM #31
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    Quote Originally Posted by CJAretired View Post
    he really shouldnt be in the league at all. if his name was Luke Smith would he even make it in europe? seems unfair in general that he is taking a spot in the NBA. this is the only pro league where this would fly, more theatre than sport........i bet he finishes his career as a Celtic pulling in about $4m per season


    I could probably name 50 current NBA players who are nowhere near as GOOD as Walton at basketball. Give it a break eh.
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  32. 01-21-11 11:36 PM #32
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    Quote Originally Posted by demens View Post


    I could probably name 50 current NBA players who are nowhere near as GOOD as Walton at basketball. Give it a break eh.
    OK name 2 players who are worse that make more money.
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    Quote Originally Posted by demens View Post
    This wouldn't even make the top 10 worst contracts in the NBA.
    I don't know. If you're talking dollar for production, it'd be up there. Luke Walton basically hasn't played, at all, for 2 straight seasons. His back is so bad that he has considered retirement the last few seasons. So they've basically paid out a good portion of this contract for nothing, i mean, almost absolutely nothing. It's hard to find guys who have produced literally 0 for this type of money outside of ming and oden. but they aren't as bad of contracts b/c they are actually worth the money they're being paid when healthy. Puke at his best ever, isn't worth half of what he's making.
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    Quote Originally Posted by demens View Post


    I could probably name 50 current NBA players who are nowhere near as GOOD as Walton at basketball. Give it a break eh.
    walton is horrible. every shot he takes is an open 14 footer yet he shoots 30%. he is undersized, cant play D, cant jump, and is a subpar athlete. and this in what should be the prime of his career. you could take thousands of NCAA players the past 5 years (now jobless) and with the opportunities he has recieved, they would play much much better than this guy.....$5.3/yr, thats worthy of an NBA starter, imagine walton started on an NBA team ....most of his numbers are put up in trash time and they still stink. no one here is defending walton, you simply cant. 50 players worse that make more than him, ya right
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    Quote Originally Posted by tonyp0387 View Post
    OK name 2 players who are worse that make more money.
    Easy, Eddy Curry, Sagana Diop.There are probably many more if you care to research.
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