Id do a 3 year max extension and not think twice about it. IT is a top 30 Ayer so he is technically worth the max.
Top scorer, yes.
Top 30 player, not so fast. Look at the rest of the stat line.
Are you saying that you can name 30 (or more) better players? Because IT is absolutely in the top 30, maybe even top 20.
No, he's not a good defender, but he's still a huge net positive
What does he do other than score?
Two things to say to that:
1. He's also an above average passer. He averages ~6 apg and only a 10.4% TOV% (which is the 3rd least among players averaging 5 or more apg - behind only Jimmy Butler (9.1%) and Kemba Walker (9.4%), both of whom average fewer apg than him.
2. Would it matter if he were only a world-class scorer and nothing else? Despite his defensive shortcomings he's STILL leading the team in BPM, Win Shares/48, and VORP. He's such a good scorer that it covers for the shortcomings in his game (which are pretty much only on the defensive side - he's one of the best offensive players in the league)
So, I'll say it again: do you really think that there are 30 players in the NBA that are better than IT? Give us a list. Because even the biggest IT hater will have a hard time agreeing with that.