Which players got max/near-max contracts under the previous CBA that likely wouldn’t have under the current CBA rules?
In the late 2010s/early 2020s, it seems like many players that either:
A. played as a decent starter on a rookie contract
B. made an all star game in the previous 2 seasons or
C. scored 20 ppg on somewhat decent efficiency
were rewarded with a contract that occupied 20 — 30% of a team’s cap space. With the more stringent CBA and aprons put in place recently, which players from that previous era would have likely gotten more pushback in contract negotiations than they did?