Adam Silver and the NBA said, What can we do to try to keep some of these superstars not in the city?

They were drafted, but maybe just keep them where they are.

Equilibrium of the league?

Just try to keep guys.

Not everybody needs to play in New York and Miami.

What could we do to entice these guys?

So they came up with the Supermax, and it sounds like exactly what it sounds like.

We'll give you a maximum amount of money and then we'll give you an amount of money that it's so over the top.

Well, you can't possibly not stay here.

There have been six players in the history of the N B A in the very short history off the Supermax that have signed a Supermax deal.

Russell Westbrook, James Harden, John Wall Yanis, Steph Lillard That's it.

Those are the six guys in the history of the short history, the Supermax that have signed with once again, the idea being give him such an exorbitant amount of money that they can't possibly not signed.

Here's my problem with this Jay and I want to just get your thoughts for it.

Half of those six guys have either been traded or are asking for a trade.

Obviously, that would be Westbrook and Wall and Harden is gonna be on the move at some point.

What does it say to you?

Is a guy that follows the league this close that it was a well intentioned move by silver?

But 50% of the guys that have signed deals to keep them in their city are either gone or will soon be going.

What do you think?

Well, let's go through.

It s so John Wall got injured.

That was hurt for John Wall.

Yannis is actually staying in his market, and he's trying to recruit players to a degree to Milwaukee to come join him not to go somewhere else.

Dame has chosen to stay in Portland.

It's the same.

He's gonna ride that out, even though people are always wondering whether he'll become a Laker or Clipper.

If that will inevitably happen, if we will get tired of the way they're trying to build around him in Portland, even though I think they're gonna have a great year.

Steph is still on Golden State.

He's still there.

Golden State now.

They were able to bring K D when he was there, along with Klay Thompson.

But before Clay Thompson got hurt, they were apt to be in a position to win this game to win this year.

And and Russ has had some issues in O K.

C.

Time was over in O k c.

Wanting to get joined back up with hard.

I still like the Supermax idea it comes down to in those smaller markets.

So can you.

Can you build around?

Can you bring other big, talented players to smaller markets?

And that's the question we're always gonna ask as it relates to being in those type of cities.

No, it is great, and J hit on it right there.

He said that he likes it.

I like it, too, because when you think about it, just look at the city's.

Though there's nothing.

Portland's a cool little town little city going through some issues right now, but it's on the West Coast is cool.

You talk about Oakland, San Francisco, you talk about winning ways and Golden State.

Yeah, this is the type of personality that Milwaukee fits him.

He's trying to recruit players there.

John Wall in Washington.

He was hurt.

He was at the end.

I mean, he was there, but so they decided to move on from him.

Westbrook tried his best to do as much as he could.

And Okay, see, it just ran out of time.

They ran out of love.

The coach isn't there anymore.

They moved players in and out.

He moved on the Houston.

Now he moves on the Washington.

So it's worked.

There's nothing wrong with it.

I mean, and now you got a D.

Did 80 signs.

Superman?

No, he had.

He did not sign the Supermax, but essentially, he resigned with the Lakers in a big market.

So it's kind of, I think, from a maximum dollar standpoint, it's certainly working.

And look at the swap.

Essentially, Zubin to you had John Wall, whose Supermax and you have Russell Westbrook, who found his way to D.

C.

The play with Bradley Bill.

So a Supermax swap.

To a degree.

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