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MIAMI -- Out of the nearly $4 billion worth of new contracts that were signed this offseason, some of them seem fairly certain to benefit the team thats laying out the money.Kevin Durant, he makes Golden State even better.LeBron James, hes worth every penny to Cleveland.Not every deal is a lock to work, and heres a look at 10 contracts that were executed in recent months where it could be argued theres a fair amount of risk involved.---AL HORFORDLeft: AtlantaSigned with: Boston, 4 years, $113 millionHorford has never averaged 20 points, but hell now average more than $26 million in salary. The Celtics have raved about this move since they got it done this summer, and Horford knows that with this kind of salary comes enormous responsibility -- especially in Boston, where fans are starved for a return to the NBAs elite level.Outlook: It only works if Horford delivers a title.---HASSAN WHITESIDEStayed with Miami, 4 years, $98 millionHe made $980,000 last season and is now assured of making 100 times that much over the next four years. The question with Whiteside throughout the will-they-or-wont-they decision process in Miami was whether he could be trusted with that kind of money. The Heat not only believe it, but ultimately they wound up needing Whiteside because of the Chris Bosh saga.Outlook: He has a skillset like few others in the game, and $98 million was what the market bore.---HARRISON BARNESLeft: Golden StateSigned with: Dallas, 4 years, $94 millionDallas missed on a number of big free-agent targets in recent years, then wound up taking Barnes this summer. There was no room left for Barnes in Golden State, and he parlayed passing on a $64 million deal in 2015 into one worth much more now. Its still Dirk Nowitzkis team and will stay that way, but Barnes will have to play at a very high level to make this seem like a win.Outlook: He struggled in the preseason, and the money will bring big pressure. He will have show he can handle that pressure.---JOAKIM NOAHLeft: ChicagoSigned with: New York, 4 years, $73 millionHe played in only 29 games last season, had no rhythm on the floor and couldnt shoot. A change of scenery might help, but he turns 32 in February. His best game last season was 21 points and 10 rebounds -- against the Knicks, which explain why they came running with checkbook wide open.Outlook: The Knicks arent worried about the money. They need to worry about his durability.---LUOL DENGLeft: MiamiSigned with: Los Angeles Lakers, 4 years, $72 millionWhen Deng came to Miami two years ago there were questions about how much more he had left in the tank. But Deng had consecutive good seasons with the Heat, and even flourished when he got moved to power forward last February when Miami lost Chris Bosh again. He can still play, and more importantly to the Lakers, he can lead.Outlook: A young core can learn plenty from Deng, which makes that deal money well spent.---BISMACK BIYOMBOLeft: TorontoSigned with: Orlando, 4 years, $72 millionHes coming off a career year, so thats good. Alas, that career year was him scoring 5.5 points per game. He doesnt have an outside game, isnt good from the foul line and isnt exactly a dominating shot-blocker. But he can rebound, and his big games in last seasons playoffs -- eight double-digit board games, including a 26-rebound night against Cleveland in the East finals -- revealed all his potential.Outlook: Orlando had the money, and knows it wasnt getting a 20-10 guy. But hell need to do more to make it all worthwhile.---DWIGHT HOWARDLeft: HoustonSigned with: Atlanta, 3 years, $70.5 millionHoward essentially replaces Al Horford and gets to go home to Atlanta. The Hawks are good but not great, and really, the same can be said about Howard now. A look at the scoring numbers -- 13.7 points per game last season -- suggests a decline, but that was moreso based on him taking fewer shots than at any point in the last decade.Outlook: Losing Horford meant Atlanta had to do something, and playing in his hometown could invigorate the sometimes-enigmatic Howard.---DWYANE WADELeft: MiamiSigned with: Chicago, 2 years, $47 millionWade cherished Miami and Miami cherished Wade. But years and years of little problems eventually turned into a mess that couldnt be solved, and Wade went to his hometown in one of the more surprising moves of the summer. He turns 35 this season and has been hearing the hes-in-decline argument for years. But he keeps silencing doubters, and has plenty of motivation.Outlook: His jersey will sell, hell excite the Chicago fan base and hell probably coax more out of Jimmy Butler. Hall of Famers are worth the cash.---PAU GASOLLeft: ChicagoSigned with: San Antonio, 2 years, $32 millionThe Spurs love international players, love players who can do multiple things well and love players who understand that a perfect pass means more than any highlight. Its almost like Gasol is a perfect fit, especially now that San Antonio has lost the retired Tim Duncan. (And at 36, he makes the Spurs younger.) Gasol is still a double-double machine and fantastic from the foul line.Outlook: Theres 50 or so players making more than Gasol this season. 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With the amount of money given to players by their clubs these days, it is a wonder that so many of those teams allow the sport to continue to take away many of their assets so they can play for a different team in the middle of their season.LOS ANGELES -- Betfair Hollywood Park will close by years end and the 75-year-old racetrack property in Inglewood that hosted Seabiscuit and the first Breeders Cup in 1984 will be developed by its owner. The track announced on Thursday that it wont apply to the California Horse Racing Board for 2014 dates, signalling the end of the line for a property whose future had been in question since Churchill Downs sold it to Hollywood Park Land Co. in 2005. At the time, the new owner said racing would continue for a minimum of three years while an effort was made to revitalize the sports business model. But the track had little luck in stemming declines in wagering and attendance, problems that plague the racing industry nationwide. "From an economic point of view, the land now simply has a higher and better use, so, unfortunately, racing will not continue here once the 2013 autumn meet is completed," track President Jack Liebau said. The owner spent more than $8 million to replace the tracks dirt surface with synthetic Cushion Track in 2006 as part of a then-statewide mandate for such surfaces. The current summer meet runs through July 14. The fall meet opens Nov. 7 and ends on Dec. 22. The stable area is expected to close by the end of the year. The closure is expected to set in motion a scramble by Southern Californias other tracks to acquire Hollywood Parks racing dates. Santa Anita, located across town in AArcadia, may be in line to pick up the bulk of the dates.dddddddddddd That track currently has live racing from late December to early April, and again in early fall. The regions other tracks are Del Mar, located north of San Diego; and in the Los Angeles area, Los Alamitos and Fairplex. Hollywood Park opened in 1938 under the direction of movie moguls Jack and Harry Warner. Celebrities regularly attended the races. Among the star horses that ran at Hollywood Park were Seabiscuit, and Triple Crown winners Citation, Seattle Slew and Affirmed. Champion mare and 2010 Horse of the Year Zenyatta was based at Hollywood Park, and so was Ill Have Another, last years Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner. The Breeders Cup began at the track in 1984, and was held there again in 1987 and 1997. Some of the sports fixtures began at Hollywood Park and spread throughout the industry, including Sunday racing, which debuted in 1973, and fan giveaways. The Pick Six, a wager in which bettors must pick the winners of six consecutive races, was launched at the track in 1998. Other exotic wagers that originated there include the superfecta, which involves picking the first four finishers in the correct order. "Our fans and all of the employees who have worked at Hollywood Park, both past and present, deserve our thanks and gratitude," Liebau said. "They have been the backbone of this historic venue." ' ' '