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Originally Posted by Mattyk72
Maybe it has to do with the way the bonuses are distributed? Some of it is probably roster bonuses that kick in down the line.
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My thought is that it's a two-stage bonus. Meaning maybe (making up numbers here) $10 million now and $7.5 million next year.
Maybe that means the $10 million gets spread over the 5 year contract ($2.0 million per season) and the $7.5 million gets spread over the final 4 years ($7.5 million divided by 4 years = $1.875 per year).
So it'd be:
2007 - $2.0 + base salary
2008 - $2.0 + $1.875 + base salary
2009 - $2.0 + $1.875 + base salary
2010 - $2.0 + $1.875 + base salary
2011 - $2.0 + $1.875 + base salary
Maybe?