I mean... I kind of get it. in the day and age of the salary cap it's not about paying him higher money sooner... it's the fact that if he pans out he's going to have a higher cap hit sooner. And to an organization trying to sustain winning having a player at an entry level cap hit over what he could be making could mean that they have an extra year of millions to work with. Sure you want to win now, but it's quite the gamble to a year in the future. At least if I am thinking of how it works correctly, you aren't just burning an ELC year, you're burning a year of cap savings. That could mean the different of signing a guy like Zues in the future or signing someone serviceable to help win games.</p>