It would be obvious if they pay him 12-13 million a year.
The thing is, it would require a wink-wink nudge-nudge backroom deal between Pedey and the team.
Sort of like the wink-wink nudge-nudge deal that got us the sanctions on the international signings, only worse.
Even trying it would make the team a laughingstock. You can just imagine the fun the media (especially New York Post and that sort of media) would have with it.