LakersSoul wrote:Netsultimatefan63 wrote:LakersSoul wrote:
I doubt Dlo is willing to take less to stay in Brooklyn. I never knew taking less to stay in Brooklyn was a thing.
Regarding your first sentence - You could be right. No one knows what D-lo is thinking. However, it helps that he credits the Nets with his development, mentions that they believed in him and helped him get to this level.
Regarding your second sentence - I referenced two examples of players (Joe Harris and Spencer Dinwiddie) who so far have taken less than they were or would have been worth on the open market to stay with Brooklyn.
Dinwiddie was a bench guy getting less than $2 million per year. Last year he averaged 12+ points and this year when he signed he was averaging just under 17 ppg as a bench guy. Why would he refuse $11 million for 3 years when Lou Williams signed for $7 million/per? That wasn’t an under pay.
As for Harris,he got $16/2 years when he averaged less than 11 points per game. GSW wanted him but at $5+ exception and possibly not full use of it. He didn’t give the Nets no discount.
Where is the Nets discount that you speak of?
Comparing a younger and improving Dinwiddie to an older vet in Lou Williams is not a fair comparison. Despite that, Dinwiddie was vocal about how he took a discount because he liked Brooklyn. He was eligible for 4/47 and took less.
Joe Harris was also vocal about being loyal to Brooklyn because they revived his career and opted to stay with them on a team friendly deal than search for more money somewhere else.
So to answer your question, the Nets discount I’m speaking of comes right from the players mouths.
