It's never a bad way to do business, hitting the negotiation table and asking for as much as one could possibly get.
Of course, securing a significant raise and actually earning that money are two different things. There's a decent chance the five players on this list will secure beaucoup bucks in their next deal but far slimmer hopes of them actually living up to the deal.
Teams won't be paying these players for what they have done, they will try to compensate them for what they will do going forward. It's an inexact science, one that could lead to bargains (Stephen Curry, $44 million for four years), rip-offs (Roy Hibbert, $58 million for four years) or anything in between.
Given the shelf life of professional athletes, it's hard to fault them for attempting to maximize their earnings potential. But those massive checks will come with similar-sized expectations these five will struggle to ever fill.
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