Man, I've never seen a player so willing to take a pay cut for the sole purpose of putting money in a billionaires pocket. There is zero incentive for him to take less, they have no actual restrictions. Igudodala wants more money. We could give it to him ourselves, but we would rather have you pay him a portion of your salary.
Durant in Houston next summer Jokes aside, if he still signs for one year, that leaves the door open for him to eventually leave for whatever reason.
With the tax the way it is, there is a huge incentive for teams and players to make under the table payments and split the tax savings
That was not the "sole purpose" for him taking less money. The main reason he took a cut last year was so the Warriors would re-sign Iggy and Livingston. This year, maybe there is an agreement Lacob would use the MLE with the money KD leaves on the table. I respect KD for giving up money to improve their team. Maybe Would have been good if Harden had done this for the Rockets.
Call me crazy but I don't these star players are taking less money. Maybe on paper..but somehow they are getting it back in their pockets funneled through other deals.
They had their bird rights, they could have paid them, and paid Durant the full max. If this were the NFL with a hard cap, then sure there is a reason it's noble to take a paycut for the better of the team, in the NBA not so much.
He was sticking out his chest during the year about how he wasn’t going to take another discount because they will start to take advantage of him. Then they treat him like the red headed stepchild at their championship parade and he decides to role over like a little b**** once again.......smh.
Ok now I really hope the FBI investigates what the hell is going on in Oakland. All these players sacraficing not just a couple million but millions of dollars in one of the most expensive places to live? Something is up!
Lmbo. It's funny reading some of these comments. For months I've been hearing and reading how Chris Paul should take a pay cut/a little less to help the team, but now that Durant has or is going to do just that, it's a problem. He wants to win at all cost, literally. I salute that
Even though Durant's move to GSW was a B move, I respect his team mentality here. He has a huge hole to climb out of in order for me to like him and I doubt he'll after do that at GSW. But, this is a respectable move in order to keep the other pieces together
This. I don't think I will ever be a fan of his again, but you have to respect someone that will give away millions to win. Taking less to keep the core together and to add pieces is what we wish all the stars, especially the ones in Houston, would do.
As much as I HATE Durant for going to the warriors..... he's sacrificing money to keep the team together because the sole purpose is to WIN. First of all I'll say that it was a snake move to go to the warriors just to assure himself that he would win a championship and I was livid with that decision he made. But on the sole aspect of keeping a great team together when your teammates want money, then taking the paycut is a smart move. If Lebron wanted to win more, then he would definitely take a paycut to get himself great players around him since they would want a lot of money. But when Durant is doing so, he gets criticized for taking a paycut so that he can keep those great players around him so that he can win more. Why not criticize Lebron for not wanting to take a paycut to win more? Now we'll first see if Lebron will take a HUGE PAYCUT and come here to soley win which I HIGHLY doubt. If he just wants to ride it out while getting bank, let him do it. Durant is smart taking a paycut so that the organization can pay their players rather than them going somewhere else.
But Lacob wasn't going to pay them. Iggy made it clear he was walking if they didn't pony up. So the bottom line is the Warriors did not save money. They used the savings to retain two key players. Clearly there is a reason to take a pay cut for the better of the team in the NBA. LeBron did it in Miami; KD is doing it at GS. Championships resulted.
He is not giving away millions just to win. He is giving away millions to not have to feel the pressure of carrying the load on his shoulders. He is the ultimate coward. This is just another cowardly move in his list of cowardly moves.
The average tech person might be making 300k. The average NBA player is making 8+ mil. That isn't even in the same stratosphere.
No player should take paycut. Not CP3, not kd, not lebron. It screws up the whole league. Now they can go out and get DJ. They don't need 4 all starts. They need 5. Its ridiculous.
He's such a champion. Giving away millions after winning 2 trophies, with the only threat being a Houston Rocket team. I just wish he'd give that hair some integrity. With all that money, and JVG's haircut looks majestic in comparison. I'm sorry--that was rude. I take it back. One day.
