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http://www.forbes.com/sites/jimpagel...n-nba-history/
Dallas Mavericks power forward Dirk Nowitzki may have taken that discount to new levels Tuesday after signing a shockingly small $25 million, three-year contract to stay in Dallas for his 17th-19th NBA seasons.
Nowitzki had max contract offers from the Houston Rockets and Los Angeles Lakers of $97 million over four years but was reportedly never interested in any offers outside Dallas. Instead, the 12-time All-Star voluntarily took a 65 percent pay cut, leaving over $72 million on the table.
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I wish LG has similar level of faith in me as Dirk does in Dallas
Harden Dwight Dirk worst defensive big 3 all time.
Lakers are denying the story
A Lakers official disputed ESPN report that indicated the team tried to entice Nowitkzki to leave Dallas for max-level money. The report said that Nowitzki refused to enter negotiations with the Houston Rockets or Lakers. But a Lakers source familiar with the situation said the team would have never offered a max-level offer to Nowitzki considering they planned to set that money aside both to pursue LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony.
if you don't think Cubes is paying him under the table. He's a multi-billionaire with more money than he knows what to do with. I guarantee you Dirk's getting a nice little cut of that.
Probably.
better than duncan
There's no ing way I'm leaving 70 mil on the table. You know some underhanded 's going on.
Man that's insane. I know he's earned more than $200 mil in his career, but still leaving $70 mil on the table is insane.
Looking at both Dirk's and Tim's salaries over the years, they look nearly identical. I think both will end up making just about $230 mil.
No matter the amount, Dirk deserves props, especially when he should be pissed at Cubes for breaking up his only championship team (old or not...)
I also get the feeling that Cuban's no longer vested in getting another championship. He basically checked out after the 11 run and you get the feeling that he no longer cares whether Dirk has a good team to contend for another run.
I also think he wants to cash in by selling the Mavs in a year or two.
Well, on the first look you could get this feeling, I know what you mean. But you should look about all the statements Dirk has made so far in his career, especially from 2010 onwards. When he gave the Mavs their first discount, taking 80 million instead of 96, he already said that has earned more money until that point than he could ever spend in his whole life. Based on his own admission anything more would just be ac ulation of something he has already enough of. Basically, you can say he doesn't give a about money. He doesn't spend it on any glitz and glamour, on cars, fancy mansions, es and some boyhood crew.
Directly after winning the le he said in an interview that he just wants to live his normal life in Dallas, playing basketball and having a family sooner or later (at that point he wasn't together with that Swedish-Kenyan woman). He doesn't care much about business or being a celebrity. After winning the le there were many facturers sending him watches, cars or whatever for endorsements, he turned down every single offer.
Somehow it seems that some folks just cannot get it through their head that some people are not motivated by only money, they don't understand what Dirk is about. He's just a humble guy that wants to live a pretty normal life with his family. He's just like that. Hard to understand if you see many of the other athletes around, hunting for one last big payday. Do you actually know which player has made the most money in the NBA based on salaries alone? No? I'll tell you: Kevin Garnett. That was also one reason why he failed in Minnesota. Besides his own shortcomings the team wasn't that good, but also mainly due to the fact that he alone ate half or even more of their cap each year. And before you now mention the payroll of Dallas in the last decade: Cuban had a habit of grossly overpaying players. There were many of those guys, but the best example is Erick Dampier. 60 million for that dude? No way in he deserved that amount of money.
Last edited by Sportstudi; 07-17-2014 at 01:15 PM.
I am sure Cuban will take care of Dirk somehow so that this doesn't end up being such a huge sacrifice. The new CBA constrains a player's ability to max out his salary while also having a good roster around him.
I don't think that's the case at all. Cuban still attends most of the games. What owner would do that if he didn't give a about winning?
Honestly, I do think some underhanded is going on. Either promises were made about Dirk's role with the organization post retirement or one of Cubes affiliates is going to compensate him some how. There are so many ways to get around this .
Already refuted by Lakers and already posted.
Besides how could either pay that to Dirk if they were chasing Melo and/or Bosh? Story smells of bull , but dirk is a great guy and superstar. No need to exaggerate though.
True, but the Rockets offered the max. That's certain.
Maybe Dirk just doesn't give a about the $70 million and wants a second ring in Dallas at any cost. Occam's razor tbh.
You don't think Houston would have taken Nowitzki over Bosh? I probably would have.
Probably to piss off Donnie after that Parsons offer sheet.
All this wild reporting smacks of let's paint Dirk as a saint since I am paying mother en Chandler Parsons more than you spin, from Cubes.
Love dirk he said he would take less and did ... but story has benn exaggerated at least on Lakers end. WOuld have loved dirk in L.A. though ...
Last edited by Killakobe81; 07-17-2014 at 12:42 PM.
fair enough. I honestly also don't think the Lakers offered the max as they were trying to get Melo or LeBron.
Not sure, but I think that was even before that offer sheet. I might be wrong though.
Gee, Ss choosing the high road. You'll be outcast.
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