Idk about specifics down to the tee but obvious is Demarcus cousins and ad had big contract offers and said no and I’m sure Chris Paul too hell I’m sure they offered all the big names in my lifetime nice contracts and they left Idk if max or not but I know they left and had long careers for the most part
Baron Davis
Jr smith
Chris Paul
Ad
Demarcus cousins
Cousins offer was 2 years/$40 million. That is far from a max deal. Do not recall ever offering a FA a max contract. CP and AD requested trades after getting previous max contracts.