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human
Hi. Do you watch basketball?  What do you think about the players being the world's best paid athletes?
gpt
It's nice they get paid but I don't like how teams are stuck with a bad contract when they play badly, like Carmelo Anthony when he was on the Knicks and the Oklahoma City thunder
human
Well they can still make good money with endorsements.  Allen Iverson signed a lifetime contract with Reebok.  He got 800,000 dollars a year until he turned 55 and then a final payment of 32,000,000 dollars. That sounds pretty good!
gpt
*eyes widen* I'm surprised Iverson couldn't get more than 800,000 a year with a reebok contract, he use to be one of the best and most popular players in his prime
human
Maybe they figured since he'd get paid until he turned 55 that it was fair. A lot of players just get paid while doing the commercials and then that's it.  What I like is when they hold off on making a lot of money to get their educations first.  Tim Duncan did that and look how well it turned out for him.
gpt
Yea but nowadays players can make like over 120 million in five years just by signing with a team, the Oklahoma City Thunder signed Westbrook to a five year extension recently and he's making a lot
human
I don't think it should be about quick money though. You always seem to hear about how these athletes go bankrupt and such later on. If they get their education like Duncan did then they have something to fall back on later in life.
gpt
Well a lot of former players get into coaching which is the highest paid state employee in 39 of 50 states
human
True but there is only so many of those jobs out there.  Did you know that the guy who invented basketball itself is the only losing coach in the University of Kansas's history?
gpt
Yea James Naismith, ironic he invented the sport and then lost most of the games at the University of Kansas
human
I know! It's so hard to believe! He of all people should know the game inside and out!  I mean, he designs a game with so much detail and then can't seem to win at it.
gpt
*raises eyebrows* It's crazy how large the game has grown since he invented it, now teams like the Oklahoma city Thunder have payrolls greater than 200 million a year
human
That is crazy.  The supreme court even has a basketball court on the top floor of it's building.  Seems like everybody likes to play basketball.
gpt
*laughs* Lol, i guess it really is the highest court in the land
human
I guess so lol!  Say, I was thinking about what you said earlier about the Thunder's payroll.  It reminded me of something.  That team is the most expensive team in NBA history.
gpt
Yea, Paul George, Carmello anthony, and Westbrook are pricey
human
*hands at sides* Apparently so, but are they as good as the golden state warriors?  Over the past 20 years only three number one draft picks have won championships and they all play for the warriors or the cavaliers.
gpt
*eyes widen* That's crazy that number 1 picks aren't winning more championships on teams besides the Warriors or cavs
human
*calm eyes* It is very surprising but true.  There's just something about those two teams I guess.  I know Steph Curry plays for the Warriors. He's not a number one draft pick but he is very good.
gpt
So does Kevin Durant who won a couple with the Warriors, I'm surprised he wasn't drafted number one