Paycut why again? oh wait thats right he had to run to other max contract players to get a ring something Timmy never did. Yup.
While TD's production justifies a contract that is 9mil/year, The Spurs, I'm sure would have given him more if he wanted it. I don't mean 21 mil a year or anything but I do think its safe to assume that he agreed upon an amount that is enough to help keep the Spurs flexible. Wasn't there something about TD restructuring his contract to help the Spurs free up money to go after a FA a few years ago? Not sure if this happened. I just felt this was a good story to hear about a player that, while having to look out for himself, is also looking out for his organization. Its a rarity to see loyalty like that either from player or organization.
LOLwut? Both of them took paycuts for the same thing. What makes TD's a bigger commitment IMHO is he took a big discount, LBJ took like 2M off his salary. While not a lot, its still a testament to his will to win, since other "will to win" players like Kobe or KG never took a dime off their contracts. BTW they're both doing the same thing you know. I have no idea why you think TD taking a paycut to get better teammates is great while LBJ taking a paycut to have better teammates is wrong. Or are you saying if say Kobe goes to SA for a discount TD's gonna turn him away because he's a max player?
Im talking about timmy taking a paycut in his prime which i dont remember him ever doing like legay did. And lol 2m is NOT a paycut i dont care what u say he makes that off endorsments EASILY. And yea they both taking paycuts but at very different points in their careers and lol at kobe joining hes way past his prime as well your argument is invalid.
Hardly. The big three supposedly all took pay-cuts. If anything it isn't very massive. Tim Duncan cut his contract in half, Brony and co. took maybe $3 million per year cuts. LeDouche's side projects will easily make up the difference there.
Lebron James isn't even in the top 10 among salaries in the NBA. He left about 3 mil a year on the table. He is best player in the NBA. Comparing him to Duncan now is a joke.
He probably gave up around $2-3 mil a season, maybe $4 mil if he was a complete hardass and said "I'm Tim F***in DUNCAN" The last $21 mil he got was his escalated contract amount from the PRIME Tim Duncan contract, its not representative of his contract worth for that season. Thats still a generous pay cut though. He had a quiet top 15 PER in the league. He is a better "defensive" rebounder than Kevin Love (Its per-minute stat, so take with grain of salt or Sam Dalembert would be the greatest rebounder of our generation). Playing 28 minutes thats still significant enough. If the Rockets had Yao at 25 minutes a game, woulda made the playoffs the past 3 seasons.
Well, that's only because they have a thing called "max salary" in the NBA for free agents. If he took a pay cut STAYING in Cleveland, that would be a first among superstars. It'd be interesting to see if Kobe is willing to cut his pay to stay with the Lakers after his current contract is up.
yeah the rockets just paid omar asik ( 3.5 points, 4.5 rebounds) 8 m a year... but td at 9 m a year is a lot? Lol TD could earn more money... his production is worth more even at this stage in his career. U cant even name 5 bigs who can average 15-9 in the league right now...and he does it in just 28 mins. I love TD, im happy im gonna c him play for 2 or 3 years
First thing, Tim Duncan did not take a paycut. He's a 15 yr vet, whom many thought would retire at the end of the season. The fact that he still got 10 mil a season just shows the loyalty the spurs have for him. Duncan is one of the best to play the game but 10 mil a season over the next 3 yrs is way to much for the production you will get in years 2 and 3 of the deal. if anything Duncan is now overpaid because the spurs gave him the money based on what he's done for the franchise, not what he's going to bring to the team over the next 3 yrs. Second thing, Lebron did not take a paycut either. While Lebron is the best player in the game he literally left 2 million on the table of the whole contract not 2 million a yr like some try and point out. He got a 5 yr 98 mil deal the most he could have got from the heat was 5 yr 100 mil. Now he did leave money on the table by not signing with the cavs about 28 mil to be exact, but like I said he def did not take a paycut to play for the heat that's just rediculouse. Hes the best player in the world and the heat Pay him as much as their allowed under the CBA. So I guess technically he took a 333k a yr paycut lol. U guys are reaching if u think the best player in the world isn't getting paid max to play ball.
This is spot on. He can still play even at his advanced age and if he really wanted to put up more points he could but he turned the keys over to Tony Parker a few seasons ago. He can still rebound well and his defense is still top notch. His knowledge of the system, intelligence and the fact that he's the anchor on both sides of the ball make him worth that contract. If you factor in everything he's done for the Spurs organization and add the fact that he can still play at a high level it's a bargain. He still put up 17.4/9.4/2 bpg in a nice playoff run. There are big men that have gotten much more money that could only dream to put up those type of numbers.
I love Yao. I hate the Spers! That said, Yao should never be mentioned in the same paragraph as Duncan. Its an insult to Timmy D.
I always appreciate comments like these. Whether I agree or disagree with your opinion. I like objectivity.
LOL first can you stop with the legay comments? Dude just up near triple double and willed his team to a ring against an invincible looking OKC team with like 5 top 6 lottery picks and another SF freak in Durant. Secondly Lebron is in his prime right now, and he just took a paycut. If anything your argument is invalid I have no idea how you can say bald faced lies as arguments. 2M is 2M, you talk like just because you're making a ton of money it doesn't matter to you anymore. If 2M was so immaterial to athletes how come you don't here about NBA players taking less than the max every year? Are you working for a living? How about you take a $500 pay cut every month so your company can afford better employees? How does that sound to you? As always with the rants here about Les Alexander, its always easy to talk about money when it ain't yours to spend.
"I get it in like Tim off the glass." Inspectah Deck, Wu Tang Clan. Bangin! Respect. http://www.mrtzcmp3.net/L?cvcmcmcmaucccxcccbcbcccmcnauvomemncuaunvnxccnxcznccbnzczcenzccauauven8mcmunbncmvnznaxbcxcuvvnbncniaubmnzmvncnaxuben9mbmxxuvwn9mbmvnaxuxavnnbnzmvx8xubmmbxwbvnzn8#.UBOhmGlKrJ4
Doesn't that mean that Timmy in his prime was money hungry and hurt his team by demanding max money instead of giving the organization a better opportunity at building a good team? Your logic is flawed.
Eh, he's a superstar. His NBA contract pales in comparison to what he can make in endorsements... Oh wait, this is the Tim Duncan thread? LOL
