CGTN Sports Talk: Take the contract or gamble your NBA future?

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It's one of the biggest ironies of this year's NBA free agency market – Dennis Schroder joined the Boston Celtics on a one-year, $5.9-million contract. His request for a $100 million+ deal is still fresh in people's minds. So are his rejections of the two-year, $33.4-million and four-year, $84-million contract extension offers from the Los Angeles Lakers.

In fact, Schroder is not alone in betting on himself and then failing in contract negotiations with teams. Other players have gone down the same path, and an unwise decision cost each of them tens of millions of dollars.

Dennis Schroder of the Los Angeles Lakers looks on in Game 3 of the NBA Western Conference first-round playoffs against the Phoenix Suns at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, U.S., May 27, 2021. /CFP

Nerlens Noel (#3) of the New York Knicks looks on in the game against the Los Angeles Lakers at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, U.S., April 12, 2021. /CFP

Host: Li Xiang

Guest: Matthew Watson

Cover designer: Feng Yuan

Chief editor: Chen Ran

Supervisor: Zhang Shilei

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