Maybe some of you Hawks fans missed this interview......

[GameTime]

Blake is overrated like Josh. But at least Josh won his dunk contest. Blake was given his. His dunk was subpar. Off topic? Sorry.

And at least Josh played defense.

[JETSET]

Actually, Dwight Howard said in a recent interview (can't find the article at the moment) that the fifth year really isn't that important because most of the time, the fifth year is a PO and most players forgo the fifth year anyway. Players want a legacy and have many other avenues to make money.

Take away the fifth year and add in the fact that California's state millionaire tax is the highest state tax in the country and the difference isn't all that great. They pay 13.3% state income tax in California. Georgia's rate is 7%.

So take away the 20 million for the 5th year and include the 3-4 million they will save on paying less state income tax and they will lose about 6-7 million over a 4 year span. This is less than 2 million per year. Win a title in ATL and they will easily recoup that money in endorsements.