Should Tim Duncan Ask for Big Money?

[DMC]

You clearly don't understand the situation if you think players taking cuts allows the teams to profit from them more. The money he gives up goes to other players, not the owners. Due to the salary cap the owner is pretty much gonna make them same regardless of whether Duncan gets $2m or $20m.

Why would that matter if it doesn't equate to wins which equates to ticket and merchandise sales which equates to profit for the owners?

[DMC]

if this is the basis for your reasoning then it's flawed from the beginning. Of course the Spurs have a shot at contending next year.

If there's no le next year, it's regardless of Tim's pay. They aren't bringing in someone to replace guys who are hurting the Spurs' le chances. It would just be a savings for the team. So whether or not Tim gets a few million more, the Spurs le chances are unaffected. Several years ago I could see the difference between signing a long term 22m a year deal and requesting a 1 year deal that pays him what he's worth on a team where the coach is going to stay the course with guys who've proven they won't show up in the post season.

Pop has already stated there will be an overhaul this summer. We'll see if that holds true but you have to at least give the coach and president of basketball operations the benefit of doubt.

[DMC]

Yup. If the worst point guard in the entire playoffs(and a bottom 5 PG in the NBA) can make 14 mil/year, Duncan rightfully deserves to get whatever he wants. That selfish French got is the highest paid player on the team, prioritizes international basketball ahead of the Spurs, and has the audacity to heal up on company time while taking 15-20 games off every year due to "injuries and fatigue" And the re ed Parker fans want TD to take a vet min deal all while justifying Tony's bloated contract. Ridiculous.

Tony could have gotten a lot more money elsewhere after his glory days but he chose to play for less in SA. This is the point of his contract that he's getting some money for less production. You can't have it both ways. This is why I say Tim should be paid now. The Spurs have greatly profited off Tim Duncan, he should get his.

[MultiTroll]

Timmy Dunks career earnings, salary only.
$224,709,155 not counting this past 2014-15 season.

[Pound the rock]

His current level of play dictates that he should but assuming he wants another shot at a le before riding off into the sunset, it wouldn't make sense to ask for big money

[MultiTroll]

OP Numb Nutts,

He's not Kirby Bryant.
Nor other NBA punks.

[ChumpDumper]

Whatever as in 200 billions dollars per month?

Yes. If that's what he wants.

I didn't say he will get whatever he wants.

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[ChumpDumper]

[dbreiden83080]

Sure why not? Tell them you want dat Kobe money..

[Buddy Mignon]

If Spurs pay him 20 no le next year

They paid him 10... no le this year.

[Buddy Mignon]

He's one of the best bigs in the game, still. Sure he's older, but so what? He should get paid for his contributions, not take less to play above the level of guys making 2x what he's making.

Its good to see you coming over into the light.

[Buddy Mignon]

Pop is making 11 mil per year

Source?

[cjw]

If you're a good team with cap space, wouldn't you send him an 8 figure, 2 year offer with PO in year 2? No doubt about it.

He's not leaving, but that fact alone means he's not playing for peanuts unless he's getting part of the team at a steep discount when he hangs it up. He's already played at a discount for several years.

[DPG21920]

Tim has taken less but it's not like he's played for peanuts. He has received max money most of his career. Tims salary can absolutely directly impact the Spurs chances of being a contender.

But he can make whatever he wants & no one should expect him to take less. That doesn't change the reality though that his contract directly impacts the Spurs chances.

[spurraider21]

if he wants big money he should ask for big money. shocking as it may be, there are actually guys that care about basketball beyond the dollars. sure, they make a ton of coin anyway, nut not all of them feel inclined to squeeze every last penny out of it.

i remember back when the wolves traded for Al Jefferson and he signed his extension with them, he got paid good money but not the max, and he said himself he was satisfied with it and didn't think he deserved the max, so he never asked for it.

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[ChumpDumper]

[MultiTroll]

I'm the one on the right.
lol

[FromWayDowntown]

Tim's actual market value makes him a near-max player. If he asked for it, I wouldn't have any problem with the demand or giving him what he demands. I don't think he would ask for it, though. He'll do the right thing for himself, which tends to be the right thing for the team.

What Tim Duncan is paid for playing basketball isn't really anything that matters to me.

[ChumpDumper]

I'm the one in the picture
lol

[GSH]

Tim's actual market value makes him a near-max player. If he asked for it, I wouldn't have any problem with the demand or giving him what he demands.

Duncan's performance in the playoffs was nothing short of heroic. It got overshadowed by the fact that they ultimately lost. Tim deserves to get paid. And if there were any justice, part of it would come out of the contracts of the other players who didn't fight as hard as a 39 year-old.

[EVAY]

Tim will get whatever he asks for, imo.

He was getting $22M per year in the last year or two of his last 'max' contract, which ended, IIRC, in about 2011, which wasn't his altogether best year ever. That was when he really started taking super care of his body and he started taking less money per year to advance the team's ability to bring in some help.

I think Tim is a super smart buy who will do whatever he believes is best in the long run. I would be a tad surprised if he started taking contract advice from ST.

[Budkin]

If Tim feels no shot at le I think he retires

[Cklbmk]

I really like the idea of him getting an ownership stake after he retires