Dumb for who? He's made the money that he's needed in his career, he wanted to compete for a championship this year. You ever sacrificed money for a different 9-5, one that might be more fulfilling than what you were doing before? No? Then how you gonna judge the next man's decision when you never even been in that position.
Against who?
They bring him back and go for it next year
But Spurs are title lock this year regardless so
He's already started to carve a role in the 2nd unit. It's still November come late in the year he's gonna be a legit option for them off the bench
He's not competing. He's barely playing. And that's not gonna change. There's no such thing as enough money when it's owed to you. I bet if you ask him he would rather be playing 30 mins a game on a competitive pacer team making 12.5 or playing 15 (5 on some nights) Behind an out of shape Lamarcus Aldridge on a team that's not gonna make the conference finals for 1 million, he would choose the former.
No basketball player worth their salt likes sitting on the bench. He's 35 not 45.
I can see him helping against a few teams, but against golden state he's almost useless. He would've done more damage for the pacers in the east playoffs
He was only gonna make $11M in Indy. He wasnt gonna get that nowhere else so he was gonna take a paycut regardless. So he took the min to come win a championship and play with his idol in Duncan....when he coulda been $11M richer going for it.
Read the article I posted on the last page and then ask yourself if West would be interested in playing for the Pacers.
Will quote for posterity when West is in his full sweatsuit watching the opposing team celebrate their second round series victory.