During the offseason, the term “maximum contract” is often thrown out loosely. So loosely, in fact, that I’ve heard it thrown at three players of completely different levels — Enes Kanter, Draymond Green, and LeBron James.
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There was talk that Kanter would command a “max deal” in this year’s free agency, and he eventually did: the Thunder matched the Trail Blazers’ four-year, $70 million offer to Kanter. There was also talk of the Warriors offering Draymond Green a “max deal.