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Originally Posted by luv

$50 over 7 years comes out to $7.14 million per year. THey don't get paid each year?

Basic example, a team signs someone to a 5 year deal worth 30 million. In year one they make 2 million, year two 3 million, year three 5 million, year four 8 million, and year five 12 million. Teams backload the contract to make it seem that the players are making more.