David West walks away from $12M to sign with Spurs for $1.4M. WOW

Jul 6, 2015
2:45:16pm

Tare

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA 13m13 minutes ago
So many talk about taking less money to win, but few go the distance like David West did. Walks away from $12M with Pacers to take $1.4M.

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David West walks away from $12M to sign with Spurs for $1.4M. WOW

Tare

7/6/15 2:45pm

Now that's just stupid.

Flippy

7/6/15 2:46pm

yeah, i'm sure he's suffering financially...who needs a title anyway?

nashty

7/6/15 2:49pm

Meh...winning's overrated. I'd rather have the 10.6 million dollars.

Flippy

7/6/15 2:51pm

After taxes, that's only like 88 cents.

squidmark

7/6/15 2:52pm

Spoken like a true loser.

Hambone

7/6/15 2:53pm

^^^ never played sports

southernfriedcougar

7/6/15 3:08pm

he had a few other offers for more from other teams, too. I guess after you've

hxmCougar2000

7/6/15 2:46pm

"something more" is usually more money, no matter how much you have.

Cougarrr

7/6/15 2:53pm

usually. For West, it's 10.5M less.

hxmCougar2000

7/6/15 2:55pm

Wow - not sure the Spurs have the wings to compete in the west though

FiveTen-BuckEighty

7/6/15 2:47pm

Mills, Parker, Green, Leonard, Ginobli...they are just fine.

thebruce

7/6/15 3:24pm

I'd take $10M over a championship any day of the week.

mudpupper

7/6/15 2:48pm

Depends on how much I already had. If I already had tens of millions, I'd

benny1982

7/6/15 2:49pm

esp if you've been paid roughly $50M already

nashty

7/6/15 2:50pm

+37M

BlueFrog

7/6/15 2:51pm

he has made 87 million in NBA salary already. Plus endorsments. I would

BlueFrog

7/6/15 2:51pm

And how much are the Spurs paying under the table on top of the 1.4M???

Gente_Boa

7/6/15 3:15pm

meant for OP

Gente_Boa

7/6/15 3:15pm

"hmmm how did that 10 mil get in my locker?"

tank

7/6/15 2:50pm

Wow, that is impressive from David West. Very few of us would do this

kimdaddy35

7/6/15 2:51pm

After making the money he's already made -- I'd sure consider it.

mantis mutu

7/6/15 4:03pm

Pretty cool. Rare for pro athletes to be willing to do that.

Mr. Scoobs

7/6/15 2:51pm

Dang. Was hoping the Wiz would sign him.

703BYUFan

7/6/15 2:52pm

Maybe there was a smudge on the decimal in $1.4M.

AndyDwyer

7/6/15 2:55pm

Wow... how much help does Tim Duncan need?

Nigel_Darkhardt

7/6/15 2:56pm

Not a smart man.

dryflyelk

7/6/15 2:57pm

Looks like Warriors and Cavs offered more money.

BYUHawk

7/6/15 3:04pm

And he is a bigger need on the warriors

El Joffrey

7/6/15 3:05pm

That is extremely odd... not sure why you would pass on the

kimdaddy35

7/6/15 3:11pm

Taco Cabana

Tare

7/6/15 3:17pm

I've been to Taco Cabana. I've gotten sick from Taco Cabana...I would've

Texas Hammer

7/6/15 3:19pm

What's it come out to after taxes?

Josef K

7/6/15 3:27pm

Roughly $1.5 million difference after just state taxes

kimdaddy35

7/6/15 3:32pm

That's why the Jazz will never win a title

Twin Roots

7/6/15 3:06pm

Jazz would need a Popovich-type coach (i.e., recognized as the best in the NBA)

Mikey

7/6/15 3:09pm

Very true. Pops is the tops

Twin Roots

7/6/15 3:10pm

What was the cap like back then?

TNT

7/6/15 3:15pm

I disagree- this is an example of how the Jazz could win.

Nigel_Darkhardt

7/6/15 3:21pm

Utah is still a more unpopular destination than San Antonio

TNT

7/6/15 3:25pm

You are exactly wrong... San Antonio is why the Jazz can win a title

kimdaddy35

7/6/15 3:27pm

He is not crazy tv contract going up which means salaries (cap) are as well

Upanddown

7/6/15 4:16pm

I've always hated West as a player but I respect him for this move

boorad

7/6/15 4:25pm

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