Jdbraver137
Bench
…is it too early?
Throw the bag at Fox ASAP
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Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
Has absolutely no reason to sign a extension right now given that if he keeps it up and gets All-NBA or All-Defensive team he’s eligible for what could end up being the biggest Supermax contract in NBA history up to now.
We threw the maximum bag at him over the offseason and he declined. He's waiting to see if he can make the maximum bag get bigger.
Chupacabra
Starter
I suppose the reason to sign now would be to lock in his money in case of injury.
It's been pretty clear for a few years now that a) Fox really loves Sacramento but b) he really loves money.
He gripes about CA taxes on social media for instance. He's not going to leave a penny on the table. But I am sure he talked his buddy into staying and so he'll probably re-sign as an UFA and if ish goes sideways it'll go the Dame route.
He gripes about CA taxes on social media for instance. He's not going to leave a penny on the table. But I am sure he talked his buddy into staying and so he'll probably re-sign as an UFA and if ish goes sideways it'll go the Dame route.
iowamcnabb
Hall of Famer
He’s also really upset with the gas prices.
is he seriously? Inconsequential at his level of wealth.
iowamcnabb
Hall of Famer
he complained about it on the socials as well haha.
Angelo127
G-League
I mean it's bad
iowamcnabb
Hall of Famer
Not really. $3 national average, $2.76 here in Iowa. Cali is higher obviously but still lower than most developed countries. if he drives an average of 1000 miles a month in a car that gets awful gas mileage he is probably paying a couple hundred in gas a month. And he chose to drive the car with bad mileage. Not anything a many times over millionaire should fret over.
I will not stand for a guy telling us gas prices aren't bad when he's paying $2.76.
I've seen it well under $4 (like $3.75 or so) at numerous locations locally and on a trip to Fresno Thursday-Friday. Heck, I filled up with premium at $4.07 yesterday in the Sacramento area; I think regular was $3.76? For California, it really isn't bad unless you only fill up at Chevron and 76 or whatever.
Edit: Yep, my memory was correct. Sam's Club:
Would be interesting to see if he makes All-NBA this year to get him the contract he wants.
1st team:
2nd team:
Fighting for those last 3 spots could be Brunson, LaMelo, Maxey, KAT, Tyrese, BAM, Lillard, Kyrie, JJJ, DeMar, Sabonis, Wemby, and Trae. I might be missing a couple players from this list, but some guys have much better arguments than others. It's still early in the season. Up until the last 2 games, I would've said that DeMar had a better chance than Fox, but maybe he takes this momentum and runs with it. The Knicks are in an adjustment period, but if they look like contenders down the stretch, both Brunson and KAT could be in play. I don't expect LaMelo to keep up his current play(or stay healthy), but at the same time, I don't expect Tyrese to keep slumping.
1st team:
- Jokic
- Tatum
- Edwards
- Luka
- SGA
2nd team:
- Giannis
- AD
- KD
- Mitchell
- Brown
- Lebron
- Curry (both these guys get grandfathered in)
Fighting for those last 3 spots could be Brunson, LaMelo, Maxey, KAT, Tyrese, BAM, Lillard, Kyrie, JJJ, DeMar, Sabonis, Wemby, and Trae. I might be missing a couple players from this list, but some guys have much better arguments than others. It's still early in the season. Up until the last 2 games, I would've said that DeMar had a better chance than Fox, but maybe he takes this momentum and runs with it. The Knicks are in an adjustment period, but if they look like contenders down the stretch, both Brunson and KAT could be in play. I don't expect LaMelo to keep up his current play(or stay healthy), but at the same time, I don't expect Tyrese to keep slumping.
Jdbraver137
Bench
Gas price? Lmfao get out of here. I’d pay triple the taxes just to live in this great state and this amazing city. I didn’t mean extending him now I meant start courting him publicly like we did with Webber
iowamcnabb
Hall of Famer
Like I said, even California prices are lower than most cities in developed nations. I don’t know where you live but the website gasbuddy.com has current gas prices for local gas stations if you want to shop around for best prices. Looks like the wholesale places like Sam’s and Costco are hovering around $3.76 in the Sac area.
iowamcnabb
Hall of Famer
yeh it’s interesting because if he really wanted the money more than anything I don’t think he would have recruited Deebo knowing he was a super high usage player. I look at it like this, is he does make all nba we probably had a hell of a season.
I’m also pretty sure he drives a Tesla
iowamcnabb
Hall of Famer
Huh, maybe he was speaking on behalf of his friends and family members that don’t have the same level of income he does. In my estimation, Fox clears about 30k a day in salary after taxes and agent fees. That’s just his Kings salary, no endorsements so I thought it was strange the prices were stressing him out haha.
I remember seeing a YouTube video regarding his Tesla a few years ago getting custom fitted. But here’s a more recent article.
https://clutchpoints.com/check-out-deaaron-foxs-incredible-295k-car-collection-with-photos
megapoxy
Starter
The key here will be injuries, don't know for instance if KD can make it, AD might have issues in the future, Curry already missed some matches, Luka could be rested (no idea why he didn't play at OKC) since he has the max contract.
Then there are other candidates like Brunson/KAT from the Knicks (especially if they will do well at the end), I guess Banchero won't make it still 1+ month till he gets back, Garland is also a candidate if Cavs finish with a very good record.
Before the 2 last matches I doubted Fox had realistic chances of making it, but those two back to back ones were special. Still with the full team healthy (plus Monk plus Carter later on) I think he won't have stellar numbers again not having to carry the team on his own.
Telemachus
Starter
I live in Merced, and it just recently got down to $4.09, but was $4.59 3 weeks ago ( gas prices always drop right before election day).
I switched to electric a little over a year ago but noticed gas took a big dip to under $3 a gallon here (and that isn't even costco gas). No doubt it will go up again, I don't know I grew up with gas under a dollar and when it went to $2 and parked there it was something that annoyed me. Now since living in Oregon it just bounces between 3 and 4 usually. I think once or twice during the worst of the pandemmy it got up to 5. I needed premium. But I also keep pretty low mileage.
Main thing though is gas was maybe 1/30th of my monthly budget and Fox makes 30x what I make? How is the price of gas anything but change in the couch for him?
Main thing though is gas was maybe 1/30th of my monthly budget and Fox makes 30x what I make? How is the price of gas anything but change in the couch for him?
I think the only for sure guaranteed to finish ahead of Fox are the entire 1st team you have, Giannis and KD. He's got a ton of people to finish ahead of still, but I'd say there's probably 8ish spots still open, not just 3.
I think 10 of those spots are set on name recognition alone however a few of them could fail to qualify due to missed games. So let's say there's 6 spots that are truly open.
I saw several locations in Fresno where it was under $4 or so. Looking at GasBuddy, the lowest 10 stations there are all under $3.75.
