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Jul 6, 2015
3:04:23pm

BYUHawk

Looks like Warriors and Cavs offered more money.

Wonder why neither of them won out if they were offering more money and both have championship level talent. He must truly believe Spurs are his best chance for a championship.

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/13210946/david-west-sign-san-antonio-spurs

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BYUHawk

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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

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.

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

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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