I've had discussions at length with my buddy Mark about exactly what ESPN's Gene Wojciechowski writes about in his Blueprint for an NBA dynasty article.

Here is the premise:

As an NBA Superstar you can make crazy monopoly money with endorsements. Why saddle yourself with lousy NBA teams throughout your career by taking a monster NBA salary ... when you could pull in a nice medium range salary (think $8-$12 million per year) and allow your team to surround you with other talented players.

Perhaps Kevin Garnett wouldn't have needed to head to Boston to get a shot at a ring if he wasn't making $18 million+ with the Timberwolves and tying managements hands along the way for bringing him help.

Here is Gene's idea:

Depending on the final salary-cap numbers, the Knicks could have about $33 million to spend on free agents in the summer. Under normal circumstances, that's enough to offer, say, James a max deal and then fill in the roster holes with whatever is left over.

But if James, Wade and Bosh truly want to make history, they could do the unthinkable and split the Knicks' $33 million three ways. It would cost them salary money, but can you imagine how much they'd make on the back end if they started reeling in NBA titles? In New York?

Just imagine how much money the three could make in endorsements and how good the Knicks would be if these Superstars found other means to make additional monopoly type money (to you and me).

Why judge your place in NBA history based off just your NBA salary? Why get max-money and play with an inferior team when you could make relative money and dominate the League?

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