The supermax was supposed to deter players from moving teams but that has not been the case.
Few things are surprising in the NBA anymore. Each offseason brings the possibility of a new splash even greater than the last. With a handful of exceptions, few players in today’s NBA are truly off-limits when it comes to possible trades. Wednesday evening’s announcement of a trade of John Wall and a first-round pick for Russell Westbrook was no exception. Both players are in the back half of their careers but also have signed supermax contracts in recent years.