It is the podcast season for the NBA. During the offseason, a major chunk of ballers are trying their skills in the podcast line. This is a great way to talk about the game and bring hoopers from both past and present, who open up different pathways of conversation. Paul George has successfully built a brand in that fashion. And many more players are taking up the trade.

One other chirpy guard is interested in this venture. He brings on Tracy McGrady to talk about the current state of contracts.

Tracy McGrady would love to be born in the same era as Jaylen Brown

Jaylen Brown’s $304 million deal has sent ripples across the league. It has become a hot topic among many podcasters.  To discuss such issues, T-Mac sits down with the chatty Guard Patrick Beverley on his podcast, The Pat Bev Podcast with Rone. Rone, who is the host of the pod, asks him, “You ever think, man I wish I was born like two decades later”.

The legendary scorer quips, “Yeah, I had that conversation with my mom. She had me too early. She could have waited, been celibate all these years. Probably when she was 30 instead of 18.”

Rone laughs and mentions, “It is a hundred-million-dollar difference for you at least”. To this, McGray replies, “Two hundred million if you ask me, what do you mean? My first max was 92 for seven years”. Pat Bev and Rone let out a gasp upon hearing this. At the same time, T-Mac supported players getting major bags. He encouraged them by saying, “Get it! Get it when you can.”

McGrady was a Supermax caliber player back in the 2000s. The closest he came to a supermax deal was a contract with the Orlando Magic worth around $13 million a year some two decades ago. Later injuries derailed his potential for max contracts.

In 2023, the Rockets are going to pay Dillon Brooks over $20 million a year, thanks to his four-year $80 million contract.

McGrady then showed a concerning side to this system.

McGrady and Rivers have a similar take on the CBA

He switches to the pitfalls of the current contract system. He points out, “When you look at it, though, it is top-heavy. You got a few guys making a lot of money, but then those mid-level guys, those are the guys who are getting short-changed because they sign minimum deals. When they are mid-level, they should be making ten to twelve million dollars but are the ones signing a two million dollar deal”.

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Pat assents that he also signed a similar deal. Then McGrady points out “That is the CBA y’all agreed to”. Then it hits Bev that he “should have been in those meetings”.

On his podcast Off Guard, Austin Rivers also points out similar issues with the current CBA. He uses the same words and phrases as the former NBA player regarding the growing problem.

The Free Agent Guard also calls the CBA “top-heavy” and like T-Mac he echoes that mid-level players are signing minimum deals. He pinned the blame on players like Harden and Simmons, who constantly force trades and refuse to show up for work, leaving others in jeopardy too.

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