You guys really think LBJ need a max contract to be with the CAVALIERS? He will not go to that team for the money,
He will retire there and play a year or 2, Money isnt and issue anymore with the King. All he will do is the last run before he ends his career.
He can get a minimum veteran salary if he like it.
It will depend on his decisions. If he prioritizes money over legacy, he will demand for a max contract for his final year assuming that he wants to be a Cavalier but still having a max contract. Will the Cavs give it to him? Of course, not. Who in the hell wants to give a 42-year old a max contract. His performance will decline quicker than we expect now that he's beyond 40.He will retire there and play a year or 2, Money isnt and issue anymore with the King. All he will do is the last run before he ends his career.
He can get a minimum veteran salary if he like it.
Speaking of money isn't an issue, I wonder why he didn't request for a pay cut, and opt in on his final year of his contract with the Lakers. I mean having a 15 million pay cut would give more flexibility towards the team as they can sign better players, and they might've let Finney-Smith stay if he took that pay cut. Anyway, I don't also think that he will accept a minimum veteran salary either. If I'm guessing, a 1 year with around 10-20M contract is the most plausible one that he can accept.
Anyway, we don't even know he wants to end his career as a Cavalier.
I'm thinking that we're overthinking things.