Zach Lowe: “I mean, this is a desperation move. There’s just no other way to put it. Like, stretching Dame Lillard’s money over the course of the next four years instead of two is, you know, it’s understandable. The guy suffered a devastating injury, especially for somebody his age. It’s a difference when Tatum does it or Haliburton does it. Guys in their 20s, Dame’s in his 30s… The idea that he’s going to be anything like the guy we saw in Portland, it seems tough to imagine. And more importantly for next year—everything I’ve heard about Giannis is he’s dedicated to being competitive. He wants to compete. He doesn’t want to play on middling going nowhere teams.”