LeBron James just signed a massive new extension for the Lakers, but Skip Bayless is unhappy he didn’t take inspiration from Tom Brady and take a discount.
LeBron’s two-year extension with the Lakers includes a player option for the 2024-25 season. The deal is valued at $97.1 million.
The player option gives LeBron the option to sign with another team if his eldest son, Bronny, is a freshman in the league. LeBron has made it very clear that he wants to play with his son, and this extension gives him the perfect opportunity to do so.
Brady signed a two-year, $50 million contract with the Buccaneers in 2020, but after restructuring his contract to give the Buccaneers more freedom, he will only make $15 million in 2022.
Brady’s career has been defined by taking a pay cut. Surprisingly, the man with a net worth of $250 million was one of the lowest paid players in the league despite being the best quarterback in NFL history.
While the quarterbacks around him were signing huge deals, Brady stood his ground. He knew that making more money wouldn’t do his team any good, and he routinely gave his team the leverage it needed to sign better players and build a better team overall.
Consider This is when the Brady’s cap salary in 2022 was $11.
8 million. That’s less than Matt Ryan, Sam Darnold, Carson Wentz, and Jared Goff.
In New England, Brady has reportedly left $60 million and $100 million on the table to help his team grow. He also took a similar pay cut at Tampa Bay. He signed a two-year, $50 million deal with the Bucs in 2020, and after winning a Super Bowl, he could have benefited from a bigger deal.
Skip Bayless was furious that LeBron didn’t think about making similar sacrifices for his team. LeBron is now a billionaire, and Skip believes he took care of himself more than his team.
“LeBron will make $200 million more than Brady “2 seasons down,” said the FS1 host. “That’s because Brady took a winner’s discount to improve his team.
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