It isn't about money. I think he wants to feel more appreciated and respected by the organization and players. He just wants to make them sweat hard and realize without him they completely drop from contender status to oblivion. Plus, he allegedly wants touches on offense.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">DeAndre Jordan is in the midst of getting a face-to-face pitch from Phil Jackson and the rest of the Knicks' contingent as we speak</p>— Marc Stein (@ESPNSteinLine) <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNSteinLine/status/616666627518660608">July 2, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>