LeBron blasts salary cap: 'Steph should be getting 400M'
Despite Stephen Curry signing the biggest contract in NBA history, LeBron James feels the Golden State Warriors star is underpaid.
In response to a tweet noting how Curry's presence has helped boost the net worth of the Warriors franchise immensely since 2010, James questioned why the league has a cap that prevents elite talent from earning salaries that match the value they bring to their respective teams.
So tell me again why there's a cap on how much a player should get?? Don't answer that. Steph should be getting 400M this summer 5yrs. #JMTs https://t.co/jMYfI0umWK
— LeBron James (@KingJames) July 1, 2017
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In fairness, the new collective bargaining agreement as it pertains to the cap and salaries was negotiated by the National Basketball Players Association, of which James is a first vice president.
The four-time Most Valuable Player will earn $33.2 million next season, and can opt out that summer to cash in himself. Up until the 2016-17 campaign, James was never the highest-paid player in the Association, despite the fact that he's been universally revered as the best in the world for a very long time.