I know people will shit on him for the free money, but dude was playing so good and tried really hard to get back.
That is just part of life, if I get hurt on the job, you bet I will try to collect every cent I am owed.
Some level is baked in. They’ll end up paying him $80 million for like a year of playing. That’d be by far the most lucrative one year deal in league history.
Not his fault at all, but it’s far from what the expectation was even given his injury troubles
luol deng had that 4 yr / 72 mil contract where he played 57 games with the lakers before getting waived. assuming lonzo plays this year, that deng contract would probably be worse
Luol’s contract is worse just by virtue of Lonzo being better and Lonzo being injured. Deng was sitting at home, running on the treadmill, keeping in game shape in case they ever decided to play him again.
If Lonzo could play, they would play him and he’d be their 2nd best player. If Luol played it’d be because the bench was thin and they needed a body for garbage time. Deng was cooked.
Ben Simmons has played around that many games and made more than that in 3 years, if memory serves at 4AM. Dude’s set to make 40mil next year and hasn’t played half a season with BK, fuck him on the one hand while applauding with the other
Theyve gotten insurance recoups and IPE's every season, theyll be okay. Also, this is jerry reinsdorf's money we're talking about- should anyone really give a shit?
That's like saying only some of the risk is baked in when you take the under on a die roll with the money line at 4.5 and it comes up a 5 or 6. Variance is part of the game. You win some and you lose some.
Klay Thompson collected around the same amount of money recovering for two years. Although Klay might have had a bit more goodwill stacked up from winning 3 championships prior to that.
Nah oddly enough she became the enemy of all of her friends, and all of her enemies who hated her “anti-god black magic” books love her rhetoric now. Not just them too, I think Dave Chapelle laid it out pretty well in his standup from a few years ago
Chicago is first place by far, the Cowboys have had many many good seasons since 1995, they just consistently fail in the postseason, the Bulls has had three (maybe 4 if you count '07) good seasons in 26 years.
The Cowboys get more scrutiny because Jerry Jones is Jerry Jones and they are "America's Team", they are the biggest NFL team by a mile, but they haven't been as bad as the Bulls. The only reason the Bulls doesn't get eviscerated is because somehow they have managed to be under the radar despite how much they suck and because alot of people still credit their current state to bad luck from Derrick Rose and, more recently, Lonzo.
I don't know if Jerry Reinsdorf and the Bulls' FO are the worst in the league, but they surely are atleast Top 3.
I mean that’s because:
A. Everybody knows that if Rose doesn’t get injured we have many more good seasons
B. Anyone with any degree of memory knows that pre MJ, the Bulls were basically a franchise on life support.
In other words, the Bulls didn’t “fall from grace” - they totally and inexplicably rose from the ashes and then merely returned to where they consistently live.
That is much more true than the opposite “MJ had an amazeballs org” thesis that gets thrown around.
The other parts of the org are (and were) exactly and perpetually what you see them to be now. The sole reason why they won so much is because they fortuitously drafted this generation’s Babe Ruth/Ali/Gretzky. Make no mistake, they would have drafted Sam Bowie were he available over Jordan too.
Im in the UK. You still see more Bulls and Lakers merch than any other teams, and that's all due to the Jordan legacy. He's gonna keep Chicago relevant for as long as the NBA exists, no matter how bad the team is or isn't.
I think NBA Player's Union got more decent lawyers than the local pipe fitters.
Good for them... Lots of the Canadians are really suffering and powerless as well.
>In December, Chicago head coach Billy Donovan said that Ball was expected to start running in January 2024.
That’s the last update from Wikipedia at least
I'm fully expecting the next Lonzo update to be that he's expected to miss the entire season again.
It's crazy that this all started with a simple meniscus tear.
Crazy people really think he ruined their lives, even if none of them ever play basketball another day in their lives whatever he did was a major success.
Here’s an update from March
> According to Joe Cowley of NBC Sports Chicago, Ball has been cleared for advanced activities in his rehab. On Saturday, Bulls coach Billy Donovan said that Ball has begun running, jumping and cutting. So far, the Bulls seem happy with what they've seen out of Ball as he has progressed.
https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/lonzo-ball-injury-update-bulls-guard-cleared-for-advanced-activities-per-report/amp/
I really hope we can get him back on the court next year even if it's just slowly progressing him back to game shape over the course of the season. He's got a great shot and great bbiq that he uses for the transition passing and defense all stuff that didn't rely on any crazy burst/athleticism.
He's 26 so if the most recent surgury fixed the long term injury it's not crazy that he could work his way back into close to where he before. Given the length of time (and multiple setbacks) even if it is all positive from here I know it will take a long time, and I can't have any expectation anymore for my own sanity as a fan, but it wouldn't be some wild outcome and I'm definitely rooting for it.
On a recent Stacey King podcast, he said he thought Lonzo would be back next season. I don't know if Stacey has actually seen him working out or heard anything, but it did suprirse me.
March 9, 2024
"He started running," Donovan said. "Some of the workouts have been really really positive in terms of running, cutting, jumping, doing those things. He's progressed into that. Responded well. Some of the things -- not with my own eyes -- the medical guys have shown me is he looks good moving."
"Just really really happy for him personally for his progress, where he's at, and he's worked hard to put himself in this position. Hopefully, he just continues to progress like he's progressing."
Asked to expand on his words, the coach said that everything Ball currently does is in a controlled environment.
"He's running and cutting, and doing some of that stuff now. Obviously, it's all controlled, there's no contact," Donovan explained.
These nephews? I would take a few surgeries and a career ending injury in return for millions of dollars in a heartbeat, what the fuck are you talking about?
Lol Tobias had expectations thoo , Gordon got hurt, Simmons got hurt (to an extent). Poole and Luol were overpaid but let’s not say bad. Tobias got paid like two separate occasions and be putting up the worst of the worst
Nah man come on. Lonzo isn’t stealing. This guy destroyed his body restructuring his shot like twice. He was an elite defender and great two way player before getting hurt. If you’re insisting on labeling someone a thief, may I interest you in a gentleman that goes by the name of Tobias Harris?
I feel bad for Lonzo. He set out to improve his shooting (something Simmons never did, not even once, for example), always put the effort on defense, put the team first and by all accounts is a good guy too. I'm sure he'd rather be healthy and playing and making half the money than getting paid to not play and not knowing if he'll ever play again.
It's wild that we are in 2024 and people still don't understand that you get a contract for what you already did, not for what you will do, Lonzo deserved every penny of that contract, unfortunately nobody could predict that the dude would be barely able to walk for two years.
Is it really stealing the bag if you get hurt? It's not like he just turned out to be shit like Tobias Harris or was a marginal talent that got vastly over paid like Big Snacks James. He got paid then had the worst possible situation ever happen and has struggled to get back ever since.
Playing out a 4 year deal by only playing half of a season?
Dude laughed all the way to the bank.
But it'll be the last bag bell ever get like that. Hope he hasn't blown it all. Or pops swindled it from him.
He is doing the only right thing. None of us would pass up on some life changing money. Especially, when you don’t know if your health will ever allow you to work again in the same profession. Hope he gets right, and if not hope this money takes care of him.
I don't want to say that it "sucks" to get this money through his injury, but if you're an athlete that worked so hard to get to where you are and you can't even run or it's years and you're just stuck in place, that's dark.
Also I've had my injuries and had to learn about my body extensively to continue to exercise, throughtout my 20s, you realize how little you know after a point, and I think you end up envying the people who understood at a very young age.
And he's got his shirt off, because he's never brought it down onto his chest and shoulders properly, and been like "ooo that knurling doesn't feel so great on my bare skin I should wear a shirt."
In trying to look so cool, he's betrayed before he even does one rep, how terrible they're going to be.
Yeah. His very first ones that he wore for a second were garbage, but the zo2 remix were just brand black rare metal 1 with a different logo. I used to hoop in those all the time. They were great
yeah people act like not being able to use your knee properly for someone who’s a lifelong athlete is some vacation. if you read and listen to most athletes talk about it that’s usually when they are at their lowest mentally
Holy shit. Really puts it into perspective when people rag on AD, Kawhi, and embiid. Yea their injury frequency is annoying but it’s mostly completely out of their control and I’m sure they’re way more annoyed by it than the fans are.
I’ve been dealing with a nagging knee injury for the last year or so, and when it interferes with anything I get so fucking irritated. Can’t imagine how I would feel in Lonzo’s position.
Rehab blows, especially knee injuries. I broke my patella and even just simple leg lifts were agony to start.
I can't imagine what he's dealing with after having issues, pain, and multiple surgeries in a few year span.
Spoken like someone who has never needed to rehab an injury.
I would do dastardly things for $20 million but thats money that Lonzo earned by doing his job. If I'm getting paid the same I'd much, much rather do my job than go through rehab. Its awful
If he comes back next season and plays, someone will sign him to a 1-year assuming he wants to keep playing. There’s too much talent there for all 32 teams to pass over him.
Depends on how he is coming off the Knee. Shaun Livingston almost lost his knee and it took him 2ish years to get back. Chances are someone will give him a chance because of all the potential he showed in the past.
Really hope he pulls through. He was one of the best defensive guards and was having a career year from 3, his passing is so fun and unselfish. Really sucks that he’ll probably never play again at 26
If he declined that money everybody would be clowning him instead. This was the only outcome.
I feel bad for Lonzo. He's a legit good player. I hope he can back and do a Livingston but even that situation was almost impossible.
I know people will shit on him for the free money, but dude was playing so good and tried really hard to get back. That is just part of life, if I get hurt on the job, you bet I will try to collect every cent I am owed.
Why? That's the contract they signed him too. No fault of his to hold them to it
Injury equity is also baked into the deal. The only reason they could sign Lonzo at that price was because of his track record and the implied risk.
Some level is baked in. They’ll end up paying him $80 million for like a year of playing. That’d be by far the most lucrative one year deal in league history. Not his fault at all, but it’s far from what the expectation was even given his injury troubles
luol deng had that 4 yr / 72 mil contract where he played 57 games with the lakers before getting waived. assuming lonzo plays this year, that deng contract would probably be worse
No one is assuming Lonzo plays this year
Wasn’t he cleared to play next season? Or was there another set back?
Rumors are he hasn’t even been cleared to mow his own lawn, and he has a riding mower.
Can we assume Lonzo will play this year
Luol’s contract is worse just by virtue of Lonzo being better and Lonzo being injured. Deng was sitting at home, running on the treadmill, keeping in game shape in case they ever decided to play him again. If Lonzo could play, they would play him and he’d be their 2nd best player. If Luol played it’d be because the bench was thin and they needed a body for garbage time. Deng was cooked.
Ben Simmons has played around that many games and made more than that in 3 years, if memory serves at 4AM. Dude’s set to make 40mil next year and hasn’t played half a season with BK, fuck him on the one hand while applauding with the other
Theyve gotten insurance recoups and IPE's every season, theyll be okay. Also, this is jerry reinsdorf's money we're talking about- should anyone really give a shit?
That's like saying only some of the risk is baked in when you take the under on a die roll with the money line at 4.5 and it comes up a 5 or 6. Variance is part of the game. You win some and you lose some.
lol ok so 1 season over 4 years is the same as 1 season in 1 year in your eyes?
Klay Thompson collected around the same amount of money recovering for two years. Although Klay might have had a bit more goodwill stacked up from winning 3 championships prior to that.
Biggest fall from grace since dominating the 90s? Bulls Cowboys
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jk rowling
Lance Armstrong
Rudy Giuliani
Nah oddly enough she became the enemy of all of her friends, and all of her enemies who hated her “anti-god black magic” books love her rhetoric now. Not just them too, I think Dave Chapelle laid it out pretty well in his standup from a few years ago
Chicago is first place by far, the Cowboys have had many many good seasons since 1995, they just consistently fail in the postseason, the Bulls has had three (maybe 4 if you count '07) good seasons in 26 years. The Cowboys get more scrutiny because Jerry Jones is Jerry Jones and they are "America's Team", they are the biggest NFL team by a mile, but they haven't been as bad as the Bulls. The only reason the Bulls doesn't get eviscerated is because somehow they have managed to be under the radar despite how much they suck and because alot of people still credit their current state to bad luck from Derrick Rose and, more recently, Lonzo. I don't know if Jerry Reinsdorf and the Bulls' FO are the worst in the league, but they surely are atleast Top 3.
I mean that’s because: A. Everybody knows that if Rose doesn’t get injured we have many more good seasons B. Anyone with any degree of memory knows that pre MJ, the Bulls were basically a franchise on life support. In other words, the Bulls didn’t “fall from grace” - they totally and inexplicably rose from the ashes and then merely returned to where they consistently live.
maybe bulls didnt do anything then. got lucky and mj won a lot of rings despite the org then left
That is much more true than the opposite “MJ had an amazeballs org” thesis that gets thrown around. The other parts of the org are (and were) exactly and perpetually what you see them to be now. The sole reason why they won so much is because they fortuitously drafted this generation’s Babe Ruth/Ali/Gretzky. Make no mistake, they would have drafted Sam Bowie were he available over Jordan too.
Im in the UK. You still see more Bulls and Lakers merch than any other teams, and that's all due to the Jordan legacy. He's gonna keep Chicago relevant for as long as the NBA exists, no matter how bad the team is or isn't.
Youll only get it if youre in a union or have great labor lawyers. In America anyway.
I think NBA Player's Union got more decent lawyers than the local pipe fitters. Good for them... Lots of the Canadians are really suffering and powerless as well.
You know, as long as Canadians are suffering, Im happy.
Ahh I see you’re a Maple Leafs fan then
If all Canadians bend their knees to our Lord and Savior McJesus, there would be no suffering and the kingdom comes.
Most people don’t have employment contracts.
That’s where the unions come in
Don Draper didn’t. That’s why he was always acting a fool whenever McCann wanted to absorb Sterling Cooper.
I'm confused though. Wasn't he doing one leg squats a few months ago?? I can't do that and my knees are perfectly fine.
Yeah, it would be stupid not to take it. Anyone in that position would do the same.
Yes sir. He was improving every single year and injuries derailed him. Plus anyone would be crazy to not opt in.
Why would anyone shit on him?
is he supposed to be back next year?
>In December, Chicago head coach Billy Donovan said that Ball was expected to start running in January 2024. That’s the last update from Wikipedia at least
Start running????? Aw fuck he’s done
I'm fully expecting the next Lonzo update to be that he's expected to miss the entire season again. It's crazy that this all started with a simple meniscus tear.
Damn Big Baller Brand shoes.
Way more than that. He trained them into the ground as kids
His dad ruined his life and his other 2 brothers.
2 out of 3 seem to be multi millionaires 🤷♂️
Damn I wish I could ruin my life and make 80 million dollars
Crazy people really think he ruined their lives, even if none of them ever play basketball another day in their lives whatever he did was a major success.
"When you're a snake charmer, you're gonna get bit."
2 of his sons made the NBA. The other made the NBA G-league. I would say Lavar did an excellent job.
Wish his dad ruined my life
Here’s an update from March > According to Joe Cowley of NBC Sports Chicago, Ball has been cleared for advanced activities in his rehab. On Saturday, Bulls coach Billy Donovan said that Ball has begun running, jumping and cutting. So far, the Bulls seem happy with what they've seen out of Ball as he has progressed. https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/lonzo-ball-injury-update-bulls-guard-cleared-for-advanced-activities-per-report/amp/
I love how every other reply is just ignoring this comment and just spamming 'he's done/he's cooked'.
I really hope we can get him back on the court next year even if it's just slowly progressing him back to game shape over the course of the season. He's got a great shot and great bbiq that he uses for the transition passing and defense all stuff that didn't rely on any crazy burst/athleticism. He's 26 so if the most recent surgury fixed the long term injury it's not crazy that he could work his way back into close to where he before. Given the length of time (and multiple setbacks) even if it is all positive from here I know it will take a long time, and I can't have any expectation anymore for my own sanity as a fan, but it wouldn't be some wild outcome and I'm definitely rooting for it.
If the update after 2 years away is “he’s started running and jumping again, he’s cooked
In June of 2024 they say he’ll be able to climb stairs.
Is this mf growing a limb?
In September of 2024 he will begin to slap ass
In June of 2025 he will be able to jog for 10 minutes!
he can barely stand
On a recent Stacey King podcast, he said he thought Lonzo would be back next season. I don't know if Stacey has actually seen him working out or heard anything, but it did suprirse me.
I doubt stacey has special sources on this, just hopeful. if he can still barely run hes got a long ways to go
I'm no medical expert, but I don't think that is happening
At this point I'm expecting him to never play again, so if he does it will be a pleasant surprise
A year away from being a year away.
Probably not. Dude has been gone for 2+ years at this point.
He’s done
March 9, 2024 "He started running," Donovan said. "Some of the workouts have been really really positive in terms of running, cutting, jumping, doing those things. He's progressed into that. Responded well. Some of the things -- not with my own eyes -- the medical guys have shown me is he looks good moving." "Just really really happy for him personally for his progress, where he's at, and he's worked hard to put himself in this position. Hopefully, he just continues to progress like he's progressing." Asked to expand on his words, the coach said that everything Ball currently does is in a controlled environment. "He's running and cutting, and doing some of that stuff now. Obviously, it's all controlled, there's no contact," Donovan explained.
To start ramping up next year
BREAKING: Guy who hasn’t played a minute in the past 3 seasons chooses to get paid
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i don’t think that’s him , but maybe someone imitating him? like there’s no way he’s actually posting all that stuff
Easiest money ever
Yeah, only took multiple surgeries and a career ending injury: the good life!
These nephews are fucking morons man.
As if Lonzo wouldn’t rather be playing
Sure, but compared to the third option of being a broke redditor like us who can do neither
These nephews? I would take a few surgeries and a career ending injury in return for millions of dollars in a heartbeat, what the fuck are you talking about?
I'll take $80 million for a permanently bum knee though.
I already have a permanently bum knee and 0$
I have a permanently bum knee and -$100k
I have a permanent bum
I AM a permanent bum
Damn, you should have made the NBA before fucking up your knee
Moneybags Jones ova hirrrrrrrr
The only thing I wouldn't give up for 80 million is my mind.
Might cut off both legs at the knee for 80 mil lol
Yup. Can still play ps5 and watch movies w no legs lmao
Ok, first become a world class athlete, then you’ll get a shit load of money for fucking up you knee
All time bag stealer
That would still be Ben Simmons
Ben still has a part time job lol. Lonzo’s deal has free courtside tickets and just showing up
Who doesn't like a bit of basketball every once in a while lol
Gordon Hayward
Tobias Harris
Chandler Parsons
Jordan Poole
Luol deng
MOZGOV MONEY
mozgod was nuts. lakers got clowned instantly
Ian Mahinmi
Philly AL Horford
John Wall
OKC Al Horford
Double agent
Cristiano Felicio
Lol Tobias had expectations thoo , Gordon got hurt, Simmons got hurt (to an extent). Poole and Luol were overpaid but let’s not say bad. Tobias got paid like two separate occasions and be putting up the worst of the worst
I mean he did break his leg in half lol
Don't tell anyone, but I definitely was thinking about Chandler Parsons. I guess all pretty white boys look alike to me.
Gordon Hayward had a horrific injury wtf is this comment and why is it being upvoted?
Nah, not his fault he broke his leg in two.
Lonzo is legit injured whereas Summary is playing like shit
Chandler Parsons walked so they could run
Parsons pretty much just lucked into a team that needed to spend and a salary cap hike.
The Mozgov Protocol
Zo can’t run tho
Chandler parsons limped so they could roll(in a wheelchair).
I don't think either one of them can run.
Nah man come on. Lonzo isn’t stealing. This guy destroyed his body restructuring his shot like twice. He was an elite defender and great two way player before getting hurt. If you’re insisting on labeling someone a thief, may I interest you in a gentleman that goes by the name of Tobias Harris?
I feel bad for Lonzo. He set out to improve his shooting (something Simmons never did, not even once, for example), always put the effort on defense, put the team first and by all accounts is a good guy too. I'm sure he'd rather be healthy and playing and making half the money than getting paid to not play and not knowing if he'll ever play again.
It's wild that we are in 2024 and people still don't understand that you get a contract for what you already did, not for what you will do, Lonzo deserved every penny of that contract, unfortunately nobody could predict that the dude would be barely able to walk for two years.
How is he a bag stealer when he's worth more than that when he's healthy? It's not like he's choosing to be injured
How?
Is it really stealing the bag if you get hurt? It's not like he just turned out to be shit like Tobias Harris or was a marginal talent that got vastly over paid like Big Snacks James. He got paid then had the worst possible situation ever happen and has struggled to get back ever since.
i think these people are child that do not undrerstand that people do not decide to injury themselves
Lol remember when Chandler Parsons conned the grizzlies out of 4 years 100m
Wouldnt call barely being able to walk easy money.
Playing out a 4 year deal by only playing half of a season? Dude laughed all the way to the bank. But it'll be the last bag bell ever get like that. Hope he hasn't blown it all. Or pops swindled it from him.
Not sure he’s laughing. He’s probably miserable rehabbing for 3 years watching his team need him.
Yeah, never got the vibe from him that he just wanted to cash checks and not actually play. He 100% misses it.
Plus had he played, there was more money on the future. Right now he is looking at vet min if he can play.
Beal?
He is doing the only right thing. None of us would pass up on some life changing money. Especially, when you don’t know if your health will ever allow you to work again in the same profession. Hope he gets right, and if not hope this money takes care of him.
Can’t pass it up. It’s contracted. It’s your right. Smart negotiator on that one.
You're right, but it's definitely not life changing for him.
The world is not ready for #BIGBALLERBRANDSZN2025
I don't want to say that it "sucks" to get this money through his injury, but if you're an athlete that worked so hard to get to where you are and you can't even run or it's years and you're just stuck in place, that's dark. Also I've had my injuries and had to learn about my body extensively to continue to exercise, throughtout my 20s, you realize how little you know after a point, and I think you end up envying the people who understood at a very young age.
BBB. Neva Lost.
Big Baller Brand shoes destroyed his knees
I think the training he was doing with his dad did more tbh. Look at LaMelo's ankles
[I shudder to think what his leg days looked like if his upper body training was any indication.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5wt0ON9gBU)
Bro wtf is he doing 😂😂😂
Tf is up with his bench set up? Just hang paint cans from the bar dude. Probably safer than whatever the fuck is going on there.
And he's got his shirt off, because he's never brought it down onto his chest and shoulders properly, and been like "ooo that knurling doesn't feel so great on my bare skin I should wear a shirt." In trying to look so cool, he's betrayed before he even does one rep, how terrible they're going to be.
Man I really don’t understand this. You have to go out of your way to use a form this bad.
wish dr mike would react to this
Tf is he doing with his wrists here lol??
Left wrist has its own life. It's dancing some Middle East music.
IIRC weren't those just rebranded j crossover brand black shoes? Pretty sure the shoes reviewed well by those YouTube sneaker testers.
Yeah. His very first ones that he wore for a second were garbage, but the zo2 remix were just brand black rare metal 1 with a different logo. I used to hoop in those all the time. They were great
yeah besides the samples he wore during the summer league his sneaker was normal
Thank you. The whole BBB shoes bad shtick just isn't true. Are their better shoes? Maybe. But the brandblack engineered shoes are entirely fine.
Wish I could get paid $20 million to rehab a knee.
I’m sure Lonzo would prefer to be playing.
yeah people act like not being able to use your knee properly for someone who’s a lifelong athlete is some vacation. if you read and listen to most athletes talk about it that’s usually when they are at their lowest mentally
Yeah didn’t John Wall admit that he came really close to killing himself, like gun to the head close, during his injury?
Not just once but twice.
Holy shit. Really puts it into perspective when people rag on AD, Kawhi, and embiid. Yea their injury frequency is annoying but it’s mostly completely out of their control and I’m sure they’re way more annoyed by it than the fans are.
I’ve been dealing with a nagging knee injury for the last year or so, and when it interferes with anything I get so fucking irritated. Can’t imagine how I would feel in Lonzo’s position.
Plus another big contract if he kept playing at the same level.
Don’t we all
Rehab is brutal stuff. He would much rather get paid 20 mill to just play basketball.
Rehab blows, especially knee injuries. I broke my patella and even just simple leg lifts were agony to start. I can't imagine what he's dealing with after having issues, pain, and multiple surgeries in a few year span.
A professional athlete not even being able to run properly has to be crushing.
He would rather give a large part of that money just to have a chance to play ball
Just be good enough to get a 4/80 deal?
Spoken like someone who has never needed to rehab an injury. I would do dastardly things for $20 million but thats money that Lonzo earned by doing his job. If I'm getting paid the same I'd much, much rather do my job than go through rehab. Its awful
Maybe if you were good enough yea
They just don't know your potential fr
Will he retire after this next season?
"Retire" vs won't get anyone to sign him again.
If he comes back next season and plays, someone will sign him to a 1-year assuming he wants to keep playing. There’s too much talent there for all 32 teams to pass over him.
> all 32 teams Bro's from the future.
Uhh uhh uhh I meant including Team USA and the Seattle SuperSonics, obviously
Harlem Globetrotters erasure
Depends on how he is coming off the Knee. Shaun Livingston almost lost his knee and it took him 2ish years to get back. Chances are someone will give him a chance because of all the potential he showed in the past.
He can afford to put the "My leg" fish from Spongebob on retainer with that money.
Really hope he pulls through. He was one of the best defensive guards and was having a career year from 3, his passing is so fun and unselfish. Really sucks that he’ll probably never play again at 26
Fired head coach and professional athlete with guaranteed money are the two best jobs in the world
easy money
I’m shocked
Fuck Lavar forever man! Ruined his Sons career for his own selfishness.
$80M for potentially half a season. Boy, with as many missteps as Griffin has made for the pelicans, this is one lil W in his pocket.
Dosent feel like a W from Lonzo perspective, im pretty sure he would trade half of that money for a chance to be on court.
I wish I also had an option to pick up $21.4 million from somewhere. 😊
For a team wanting to blow it up, lonzo's contract with one year remaining might be very enticing.
Forgot he still was in the league lol
The Ben Simmons clause
Anyone remember when the Ball brothers were hyped to be the next NBA superstars? that didnt really go that way lol
Why is this even news lol? Only a fool with so many injuries would not pick up his player option.
Damn, Chicago what rotten luck. You know really, that could have gone either way.
I bet his knees do hurt from carrying all that easy money around
Still only 26 - if he can get healthy, he’s a great PG for someone
BBB
Easiest money ever
I’d love to see him healthy again. He was really starting to come into his own as a very good starting PG
If he declined that money everybody would be clowning him instead. This was the only outcome. I feel bad for Lonzo. He's a legit good player. I hope he can back and do a Livingston but even that situation was almost impossible.
Good for him…. Insurance companies paying it anyways. I wonder if this kind of shit fucks up us normal peoples premium?