There shouldnt be much issue with giving Wall a five-year extension. Per the most recent CBA, teams are allowed to give just one of their own players an extension for that length of time; four years is the maximum for all other players.
If not Wall, then who? Not Bradley Beal, although its not outlandish to think that he will be the better player one day. Wall came first; the franchise is clearly constructing its makeup to specifically mesh with Walls unique set of skills; and he is the big brother (and longest-tenured Wizard).
Its also not hard to understand why the Wizards want to lock-up Wall this summer as opposed to waiting to let the market help set Walls price in the summer of 2014. Yes, Ted Leonsis and Ernie Grunfeld would be (and are) bidding against themselves with a large contract extension this summer, but when the franchise has traditionally bid against itself on bad investments, they kind of have to pay up when something good comes along.
It still comes down to cost, not when and not how many years. Wall doesnt understand that taking less than $80 million would help his team in the long run. He doesnt understand this because he has an agent, Dan Fegan. His agent doesnt care, because his agent has a reputation and percentages to keep; because hes a power-broker; and because teams that want to win should plan on being a luxury tax payor anyway (according to presumed, general agent thinking).
