Why the fukk did David West turn down 12.5 mil to play for the Vet Min?

[duckbutta]

Yeah. its a one year deal.... and I would've got that 12.5 million and manifested a back injury forcing me to sit half the season and then probably look for a contender the following season........ its just a lick to appealing to pass up, even if I'm caked up.......

The only other thing I can see if this is going to be his last year in the NBA and if that's the case, I get it...... but I think he has 2 solid years left in him

I feel pretty strongly he is going to get another 2 or 3 year deal from somebody if he wants rather the spurs win the chip this year or not next year...

With a legit 4 man big rotation he is going to save a ton of mileage on his body...

Playing what...maybe 15 minutes a game?

 

[fact]

Maybe he lost his passion for the game and wants it back before he retired

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

So guy who has made almost 90 million dollars already in his life...

Is more likely to turn down 10 million dollars than a guy who hasn't made 10 million dollars in his life...

:yeah ok:


When I was young and selling drugs on the street there was pretty much nothing I wouldn't do to make a 100k...

Now that I do make a 100k a year the list of things that I won't do for money is pretty fukking long...

STFU with this dumb shyt.

 

[I.V.]

He's made about 70 Million over the last 7 seasons.

Maybe he felt like, what's the difference betwen 70 and 80. Or maybe there's an understanding that he'll get a nicer deal next season after some of the Spurs vets move on.

 

[Roadie pipeher]

Y'all remember this lame shyt in 13/14

 

[ALonelyDad]

That's a lot of money but he is 35 now, he wants to win before leaving. I have to give him props, the lowest I would have went for was 5-7 million.

 

[BodieBroadus]

Y'all remember this lame shyt in 13/14

It was true then.

Now, we buyin our way to rangs.

 

[Roadie pipeher]

It was true then.

Now, we buyin our way to rangs.

FOH free agency is an important component in sports..was corny then, just as it is today.

 

[BodieBroadus]

Pop got these fakkits all up in they feelins..
.

 

[((ReFleXioN)) EteRNaL]

It was true then.

Now, we buyin our way to rangs.

this gif has me.....how you gonna look completely lifeless while playing the drums

 

[Steezy]

It was true then.

Now, we buyin our way to rangs.

GIF got me

 

[Damnshow]

Yes keep playing for vet minimum when those owners are making money out of your stupid slavery ass, this is a beta ass move, how about every servicable player take this 12 million dollar paycuts and come out there to play?

 

[J-Nice]

I don't agree with the move to SA, but I can see why David West did it. You have an emerging superstar in Kawhi Leonard, a top 5 PF in Aldridge, and an experienced Spurs team who knows how to win. You're at the tail end of your career and you want to win something to show for it in the form a championship.

But, no matter how good the team is, the ring isn't guaranteed, but the money that was left on the table was. You may never have another pay day like that in your career again. And that money could make a difference down the line when your career is over. But who knows? Maybe dude was already financially literate and hasn't pissed away his money like alot of players have in the past.

But it's one of those "damned if you do, damned if you don't" type of scenarios. You're applauded for taking less money to win a ring, but also chastised for chasing the money and not seeing winning as a priority.

 

[Fortunate Lee]

we got so many fukkin lames in here actin like they are family members of this nikka.

Reminds me of album sales threads in the booth..

 

[Houston911]

broke hoe nikkaz worried about another mans bread

Breh

You work as a part time nanny

Who can you call broke?

Nobody worried about his money. This is bad for competitive balance.

I know thats too much for you to process so nevermind.