Tim Duncan signed a 2year extension worth 40M... But the original offer was 50M for 2 years... he told the spurs to shave of 10 so that they could have cap space to sign other players... Really really classy and smart move</p> i just hope that this thought has occurred in kobe's mind LOL</p>
Why would Kobe take 10 million less? Just so the front office can have 2 more MLE's to waste? (1 MLE = approximately 5 mill)</p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Brian)</div><div class='quotemain'></p> Why would Kobe take 10 million less? Just so the front office can have 2 more MLE's to waste? (1 MLE = approximately 5 mill)</p> </div></p> He should take a paycut to free up more money to spend on other free agents. In this day and age of salary cap basketball you cannot have it both ways. If you want a big payday chances are you aren't going to win much. If you want to win a title and allow a franchise to continue to build around you then you need to sacrifice some salary and spread it around more. Michael Jordan figured this out when he was winning titles in Chicago. He wasn't even the highest paid player on the team during some of those seasons. He made up his salary through endorsement deals and winning titles made him one of the richest and most powerful sports figures outside the game of basketball.</p> </p>
