Duncan cuts his salary from $21.16 million to $9.65 million

[ninephive]

Awesome.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/tim-duncan-cut-paycheck-half-san-antonio-spurs-161015938--nba.html

[NoGunzJustSkillz]

what do the other years look like?

[RoundMoundOfReb]

:applause: :bowdown:

[Peteballa]

Who was going to give him more than that? I'm not saying he didn't take slightly less money than he could have gotten, but the article makes it sound like he had the possibility of making $21.16 but decided to take 12 million less to help the team.

[tmacattack33]

So what did his contract have him making next year before the pay cut?

[Kiddlovesnets]

This is what makes a man, someone who truly wants to win more and more rather than earn billions of money but without a ring by the time he retires.

[Nash]

So what? Didn't KG, Allen, Steve Nash and the rest of the old dudes take a paycut? Duncan doesn't deserve the 21 million he got last season and in no way was going to get anything close to that again.

[Fiasco]

PaycutCan :bowdown:

[swi7ch]

Wish more players did this. A lot of stars complain to the management about not getting help but the problem is they are commanding 20 million plus per year! :facepalm

[It's A VC3!!!]

He didn't take a pay cut. He got paid what he was worth. And it's funny how stupid articles are. He made 21 million in 2011-2012 because that was the last year of his multi-year contract, which is always the highest. This is a new contract and he's 36 years old. 30/3 is ridiculous to say he took a pay cut. He obviously wasn't going to get 50/4 or whatever.

[blablabla]

misleading thread title

[wakencdukest]

Bullshit article. It would be nice to see a player take one for the team though.

[bleedinpurpleTwo]

Awesome.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/tim-duncan-cut-paycheck-half-san-antonio-spurs-161015938--nba.html
what? did you expect him to keep getting $20m+ ???
:confusedshrug:

[d.bball.guy]

PaycutCan :bowdown:
:roll:

[RazorBaLade]

this thread title reads as if duncan emerges from a rickety shack in san antonio with 1 torn sock and a jesus beard and says NAY, I WILL NOT MAKE 20 MILLION ANYMORE. I will take but half out of the good of my heart.

[rmt]

Title is misleading. It's not that TD is still worth $21 mil but that his $9.6 mil salary allowed the Spurs to retain Diaw, sign De Colo and maintain flexibility for Manu and Splitter next year. Besides, $9.6 mil is a bargain for what TD provides. If you need proof, just look around the league at the lack of quality centers and the outrageous amount that the teams have to pay for a good big man. TD, at age 36, is still better than a lot of them.

[Timmy D for MVP]

For those of you saying he couldn't make more than that elsewhere:

How much did Hibbert get?

Had it been thought that he would have actually left San Antonio he'd have been the 2nd option for bigs after Dwight.

He would not have made 20+ mill but he did take a cut. And he has restructured in the past to allow for a bit more room.

That said, this contract doesn't magically mean they can sign Lebron James and Dwight Howard. It certainly helps but it won't be a deal maker for them.

[Heavincent]

what? did you expect him to keep getting $20m+ ???
:confusedshrug:

Considering Brook Lopez got a max deal...yes, he could have.

[ripthekik]

:applause: :applause:
Respect.

[Qwyjibo]

For those of you saying he couldn't make more than that elsewhere:

How much did Hibbert get?

Had it been thought that he would have actually left San Antonio he'd have been the 2nd option for bigs after Dwight.
Hibbert is 25, Duncan is 36. If Duncan hit the open market, he still wouldn't have gotten what Hibbert did. And this is even though I think Duncan is still a very productive player and better than Hibbert on a per-minute basis.

[Nevaeh]

PaycutCan :bowdown:

Not this sh!t again. :oldlol:

Unselfishcan
TeamPlayercan

:bowdown:

[bluechox2]

lets not act like spurs were offering 15 million but duncan was like, oh no thats too much ill take 9

dude took whatever he could get

[PickernRoller]

Who are the Spurs gonna grab the next off-season. This one doesn't have many good things left but great for Spurs - I guess a nice bench pick up always helps - the more flexibility the better. TMT must be happy about the news.

[wally_world]

meh, how much more can other teams offer him anw?

[Inactive]

Duncan took a pay cut, because he's an unselfish team first winner.

Lebron, Wade, Allen, and Bosh took pay cuts, but it's because they're coward ring chasers who want take shortcuts.

[Droid101]

Ray Allen cut his salary by 8 million to re sign with the Celtics couple years back...

Then took another 7 million paycut to sign with the Heat!

15 million dollar MARTYR!!!

[Timmy D for MVP]

Hibbert is 25, Duncan is 36. If Duncan hit the open market, he still wouldn't have gotten what Hibbert did. And this is even though I think Duncan is still a very productive player and better than Hibbert on a per-minute basis.

I wholly disagree. It would have been a shorter contract maybe, but if they wanted pure production they would have paid him. Someone like Morey would have payed him because of his value.

[Fiasco]

Not this sh!t again. :oldlol:

Unselfishcan
TeamPlayercan

:bowdown:

RoleModelCan

:bowdown: :bowdown:

[Draz]

I mean he already made enough money.

[BoutPractice]

He could've demanded more and got it.
Duncan was still a top big in the league last year, and worth far more to his team than your typical 7ft project/"contract year center" who shows some promise, gets a huge paycheck due to pure supply and demand then loses all motivation.

[IknowU]

Spurs would have paid him 20mill if he demanded it, thats what makes it great. :applause:

[MJ(Mean John)]

PaycutCan :bowdown:

That's played out and you're corny.

[midatlantic09]

He's not taking much of a paycut because it's not like he could get $20+ million at this point in his career (dude's like 37 years old). The most he could've gotten is $12-13 million a year, so him resigning for almost $10 million a year isn't a huge paycut.

[rmt]

He's not taking much of a paycut because it's not like he could get $20+ million at this point in his career (dude's like 37 years old). The most he could've gotten is $12-13 million a year, so him resigning for almost $10 million a year isn't a huge paycut.

Taking $9.6 mil when he could have had 1/3 more is significant. Spurs would have paid him whatever he wanted, and it's not like they had many options - Splitter, Bonner, Blair and the re-signed Diaw.

[Nevaeh]

Spurs would have paid him 20mill if he demanded it, thats what makes it great. :applause:

Lord HelpAnyWayICan always putting his team first.
http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/images/smilies/bowdown.gif

[ninephive]

Spurs would have paid him 20mill if he demanded it, thats what makes it great. :applause:
This. Duncan isn't a team-hopping gypsie and taking offers. There is a mutual understanding that Duncan is going to retire a Spur and the organization knows that and also knows they will pay him whatever he wants...this is what makes his situation different. On top of that, he had a great season last year and is still one of the best bigs in the league...he deserves and could easily get more anywhere, especially in San Antonio.

[TheGreatBlaze]

Probably pretty easy to do when you already have at least 8 figures in the bank...

[Clippersfan86]

PaycutCan :bowdown:

:roll:

[kennethgriffin]

Thin Doughcan

[konex]

That's about right for him. He's pretty washed up

[Jax]

Tim Moneytothecan

[Carbine]

That's about right for him. He's pretty washed up

No he's not. He has obviously slipped a decent amount from his prime, but his per 36 minute numbers are very close to his prime.

He did just average 17.5/9.5/3 with 2 blocks per game on 50 percent shooting in the playoffs in only 33 minutes/game

[SpecialQue]

BudgetCan

StayBelowTheCapCan

[SpecialQue]

Now that I think about it, this isn't working as well as the Le- and -Be name changes.

[Darius]

$9m/yr is a great deal for Duncan.

[It's A VC3!!!]

It's funny how the only two people in this thread claiming that Duncan is worth 15+ million a year are Duncan fans. That shows that fanism>realism.

10 million a year is overpaying him considering that even if the Spurs manage to be great this year, the tail-end of that 3 year deal is going to be brutal. Manu will be like 37, Duncan, 39, and the Spurs will be a non-factor.

He only got 10 million because KG got the same.

Nobody would have offered him anything close to that with cap restrictions/CBA.

I admire him as a player but this was the max anybody would have forked over to a 36 year old who will be 39 when his deal ends.

[Smoke117]

I agree with the the "whats the big deal sentiment". He is not worth more than 10 million a year. He didn't take a pay cut. He is getting paid what he is worth at this point in his career and probably not even that by 14-15 production wise, but for all he's done for the franchise you can look the other way I suppose when it comes to that point and he's getting paid 10 million in three years and doing nothing.

[R.I.P.]

He got what he is worth. Money means little to guys like Duncan or Dirk at this stage. They want to retire with their franchise and in a 100 years their statues will still stand in Dallas and San Antonio and their legacies will last forever. They won

[Math2]

Awesome.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/tim-duncan-cut-paycheck-half-san-antonio-spurs-161015938--nba.html


:bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown: :applause: :applause: :applause:

Infinite applause to Duncan, he just earned my eternal respect. I don't care if he pulls a Kobe and rapes someone, this guy is the best player of the 2000s by far.

[bleedinpurpleTwo]

Lame.
He is getting paid what he is worth, maybe even more.
I WOULD be impressed if he signed for the Vets Minimum, thereby allowing the team to sign a stud player....maybe they could have gotten a guy like Kaman.

[Math2]

Lame.
He is getting paid what he is worth, maybe even more.
I WOULD be impressed if he signed for the Vets Minimum, thereby allowing the team to sign a stud player....maybe they could have gotten a guy like Kaman.

Better than 20 mil for a loser like Deron Williams

[GOBB]

Tim Duncan could have got a lil more than 3yrs $30mil I think. Teams overpay often to lure a player from another club. Is it not possible to think had Duncan been a free agent a team could have upped the ante for his services? NOW that isnt to say Duncan would have took it. I think he would have took the Spurs deal even if someone offered him 3yrs $36mil. But come on, I know Duncan is 36. I also know he wouldnt get Roy Hibbert/Brook Shields money (isnt their starting like $15mil per or am I off? correct me please). But to think no teams would have offered more than $10mil to steal him from the Spurs I find hard to believe. Age included.

The paycut thing? Meh. Duncan worth isnt $21mil anymore so whatever. Maybe he could have got more given his tenure with the Spurs? Is that it? Didnt read thread or article.