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Originally Posted by Underdog
Why would he leave $8m-$16m on the table when this is probably going to be the biggest contract of his career? It's not the same as asking Dirk (the 5th-highest paid player in NBA history, endorsements aside) to sacrifice money to make the team better.
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Because Cuban gave him 16M in a year he was scheduled to make 1M?(If I'm remembering figures correctly and of course that was Cubans choice)If he takes 2M less per year over4 yrs. to "sacrifice" he still comes out 7M ahead. That's assuming he gets 16M after staying with Houston on his rookie contract. Maybe he gets injured and has to sign a make good contract. However you look at it he got a sweet deal and got security from this organization. A lot of guaranteed $ and flexibility in the event he went full Guggliota