I think many of us expected a bit of regression this year. There was no idea that last year was what every season was going to look like for him (especially with a good but not great Washington roster)
And I am admittedly mostly out of touch with the current NBA, so when I see "player I've never heard of" making $30M/year, My mind can't even comprehend it
In the NBA, that's basically league minimum.
Love how we bemoan baseball players asking for $30-$40 million per year but they hand out that kind of money to everybody in the NBA