Steve Kerr Reminded Of Tim Duncan With Kevin Durant's Decision To Take Less

Post #1 » by **RealGM Wiretap** » Tue Jul 11, 2017 4:53 pm

Kevin Durant's decision to take less money on his contract this season reminded Steve Kerr of Tim Duncan, who was his teammate for several seasons with the San Antonio Spurs.

Durant's decision to take less money allowed the Golden State Warriors to more easily re-sign Andre Iguodala and Shaun Livingston while also signing Nick Young.

"I knew he was going to give up enough money to allow us to keep Andre and Shaun," said Kerr. "I didn’t know he was going to go beyond that. A remarkable gesture. I told him it reminded me a little bit of Tim Duncan and his time with the Spurs. He made max money and then at key times in his career he took a little less so they could add a player here and there. The way the league works, the way the CBA works, it really kind of is up to the star player at key times to take a little haircut here and there. Whether that’s fair or not, I don’t know. But I do know that Tim knew it was dramatically helping his own career and KD understands the same thing. In the end, he’s going to make a fortune in his career. Already has and he hopefully is going to win more titles and that’s what he cares about."

Via Anthony Slater/San Jose Mercury News

luss54321 · Post #2 » by **luss54321** » Tue Jul 11, 2017 5:58 pm

Imagine if Duncan signed with the Heat after losing games 7 of the 2012/2013 finals. Imagine Duncan announcing his decision to leave the Spurs and team up with Lebron, Bosh, and Wade, who just knocked his Spurs out of the playoffs. Only then could you compare Duncan and Durant.

Unwell · Post #3 » by **Unwell** » Tue Jul 11, 2017 6:46 pm

Yo they gotta take this article down. It's disrespectful to Duncan and the sport of basketball to ever compare Durant to him. Durant is very talented but what he did by going to Golden State is something that can't be congratulated. Tim Duncan didnt run or look to be as least competitive as possible nor did he lose a 3-1 lead to a team in embarrasssing fashion only to join that same team weeks later. Even when Ray Allen did it, he wasn't in his prime and it wasn't going to a 73-9 team either. Please don't mention Durant with Duncan. Durant is in a league of his own and it should be the d league or something where he can just get paid and win with no competition and spare fans the BS. We want competition and stop using Lebron as an excuse for this behavior....the league was competitive and Lebron didn't go to the 73-9 team with thre reigning MVP that just beat him.

Hoopzilla · Post #4 » by **Hoopzilla** » Tue Jul 11, 2017 6:53 pm

luss54321 wrote:Imagine if Duncan signed with the Heat after losing games 7 of the 2012/2013 finals. Imagine Duncan announcing his decision to leave the Spurs and team up with Lebron, Bosh, and Wade, who just knocked his Spurs out of the playoffs. Only then could you compare Duncan and Durant.

If Tim Duncan played his entire career for a team that let talent walk out the door year after year, I doubt he would have stayed there either, but that is obvious right? I guess Duncan was lucky and played for a 50 win per season franchise his entire career and Durant was not so fortunate. The comparison Ker gave was 100% relevant in terms of taking less salary to help the team. Duncan wasn't quite as giving as Durant as Duncan never had to pay state tax on 41 games a year and Durant does.

Durant starts to look a lot better comparison wise if you aren't so ignorant to some obvious details...

Your hate for Durant needs to be focused on the guy who sabotaged the league with his cherry picking, Lebron. No need to blame the guy who levelled the playing field, he just one upped the pathetic cherry picker known as Lebron. Get ready for Lebron to do it all over again next year too! For a third time, lol. How pathetic can Lebron get?

macNcheese3 · Post #5 » by **macNcheese3** » Tue Jul 11, 2017 7:07 pm

Don't even compare him to TD. TD never jumped shipped.

donemilio21 · Post #6 » by **donemilio21** » Tue Jul 11, 2017 7:21 pm

Kerr is now openly disrespecting one of the highest character guys who has ever played this game.
the cockiness of that organization is on another level.

oaktownwarriors87 · Post #7 » by **oaktownwarriors87** » Tue Jul 11, 2017 7:48 pm

He took a pay cut, but it insures that he plays on the best team in the NBA. He'll now make more money off endorsements because of the team he plays on.

He's also delaying his 5 year max untill the salary cap hits 110-120m.

Dirk made 8 million in 14/15 and 15/16 while Duncan averaged lass than 8 million a year over his last 5 seasons. Those are pay cuts.

hyberx · Post #8 » by **hyberx** » Tue Jul 11, 2017 8:09 pm

oaktownwarriors87 wrote:He took a pay cut, but it insures that he plays on the best team in the NBA. He'll now make more money off endorsements because of the team he plays on.

He's also delaying his 5 year max untill the salary cap hits 110-120m.

Dirk made 8 million in 14/15 and 15/16 while Duncan averaged lass than 8 million a year over his last 5 seasons. Those are pay cuts.

You understand KD would make more money off endorsement regardless just by being in the bayarea and part of a championship contender. It's still $10 Mil a year he gave up no matter what. For a player like him those are guaranteed money he would get from any team in the league.

Anybody raise your hand when you can state the last time you gave up about 25% of your guaranteed salary for the good of your company, knowing an work related injury could put you out of work in 2 years. Then you can talk.

Comparing the pay cut that Dirk and Duncan took on the last leg of their career to KD's in his prime are two different animals.

Pedro · Post #9 » by **Pedro** » Tue Jul 11, 2017 9:05 pm

donemilio21 wrote:Kerr is now openly disrespecting one of the highest character guys who has ever played this game.
the cockiness of that organization is on another level.

Your willful ignorance towards clearly made statements is on another level. Drop the dellusional "hate" and try to be objective.

spicy6 · Post #10 » by **spicy6** » Tue Jul 11, 2017 9:32 pm

Its really disrespectful comparing KD to Duncan.

luss54321 · Post #11 » by **luss54321** » Tue Jul 11, 2017 10:57 pm

hyberx wrote:
oaktownwarriors87 wrote:He took a pay cut, but it insures that he plays on the best team in the NBA. He'll now make more money off endorsements because of the team he plays on.

He's also delaying his 5 year max untill the salary cap hits 110-120m.

Dirk made 8 million in 14/15 and 15/16 while Duncan averaged lass than 8 million a year over his last 5 seasons. Those are pay cuts.

You understand KD would make more money off endorsement regardless just by being in the bayarea and part of a championship contender. It's still $10 Mil a year he gave up no matter what. For a player like him those are guaranteed money he would get from any team in the league.

Anybody raise your hand when you can state the last time you gave up about 25% of your guaranteed salary for the good of your company, knowing an work related injury could put you out of work in 2 years. Then you can talk.

Comparing the pay cut that Dirk and Duncan took on the last leg of their career to KD's in his prime are two different animals.

Wait you think Durant took a pay cut for "the good of the company"...? Was that a serious comment...? Kevin Durant took a pay cut for the good of Kevin Durant. He took a pay cut because he knew it would making winning championships easier. He's basically spending 10 million a year to increase his chances of winning a title, which fits in with the type of person he is.

hyberx · Post #12 » by **hyberx** » Wed Jul 12, 2017 1:49 am

luss54321 wrote:
hyberx wrote:
oaktownwarriors87 wrote:He took a pay cut, but it insures that he plays on the best team in the NBA. He'll now make more money off endorsements because of the team he plays on.

He's also delaying his 5 year max untill the salary cap hits 110-120m.

Dirk made 8 million in 14/15 and 15/16 while Duncan averaged lass than 8 million a year over his last 5 seasons. Those are pay cuts.

You understand KD would make more money off endorsement regardless just by being in the bayarea and part of a championship contender. It's still $10 Mil a year he gave up no matter what. For a player like him those are guaranteed money he would get from any team in the league.

Anybody raise your hand when you can state the last time you gave up about 25% of your guaranteed salary for the good of your company, knowing an work related injury could put you out of work in 2 years. Then you can talk.

Comparing the pay cut that Dirk and Duncan took on the last leg of their career to KD's in his prime are two different animals.

Wait you think Durant took a pay cut for "the good of the company"...? Was that a serious comment...? Kevin Durant took a pay cut for the good of Kevin Durant. He took a pay cut because he knew it would making winning championships easier. He's basically spending 10 million a year to increase his chances of winning a title, which fits in with the type of person he is.

Am I still supposed to take someone who predicted a 4 game for the Cavs seriously, knowing you are nothing but a hater of KD/Ws? LOL.

Yeah, so when LeBron, Dirk, Duncan took a paycut they wanted nothing but for themselves right? Why didn't they accept a $0 contract so the team can hire more star players? Oh hey, here's a great idea, everybody take $0 salary so they can have a team of 15 all stars while causing $0 on the cap space and a sure championship win. (I know there's a minimum team salary). So they can lock up the trophy for next 10 years. Are you calling them yet?

Again, you could benefit yourself as well if you are willing to take a 25% cut to your salary so your company can do well by bringing more qualify employees on board. Until then, you are just hating.

DoItALL9 · Post #13 » by **DoItALL9** » Wed Jul 12, 2017 4:22 am

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oaktownwarriors87 · Post #14 » by **oaktownwarriors87** » Wed Jul 12, 2017 5:00 am

hyberx wrote:
oaktownwarriors87 wrote:He took a pay cut, but it insures that he plays on the best team in the NBA. He'll now make more money off endorsements because of the team he plays on.

He's also delaying his 5 year max untill the salary cap hits 110-120m.

Dirk made 8 million in 14/15 and 15/16 while Duncan averaged lass than 8 million a year over his last 5 seasons. Those are pay cuts.

You understand KD would make more money off endorsement regardless just by being in the bayarea and part of a championship contender. It's still $10 Mil a year he gave up no matter what. For a player like him those are guaranteed money he would get from any team in the league.

Anybody raise your hand when you can state the last time you gave up about 25% of your guaranteed salary for the good of your company, knowing an work related injury could put you out of work in 2 years. Then you can talk.

Comparing the pay cut that Dirk and Duncan took on the last leg of their career to KD's in his prime are two different animals.

I can say that I have taken a 22% pay cut when the company needed me to.

Dirk and Duncan took 50%+++ pay-cuts on their last big contracts. Durant is just waiting for the cap to go up.