Dirk gives whole new meaning to loyalty

On ESPN page

http://espn.go.com/dallas/nba/story/_/id/11219095/dirk-nowitzki-takes-larger-pay-cut-expected-dallas-mavericks-agrees-3-year-deal-worth-25-million.

Well, I don't know if Dirk is loyal or maybe bordering on misinformed. Cuban may be the best salesman in the world.

db

dbrown4 wrote:On ESPN page

http://espn.go.com/dallas/nba/story/_/id/11219095/dirk-nowitzki-takes-larger-pay-cut-expected-dallas-mavericks-agrees-3-year-deal-worth-25-million.

Well, I don't know if Dirk is loyal or maybe bordering on misinformed.  Cuban may be the best salesman in the world.  

db

All 30 NBA owners must be grinning ear to ear seeing how they completely had their way with the players during the last lockout/new CBA.
They are watching players sacrifice millions and millions of dollars to be "loyal" to their team or to play with other stars.
Sacrifices are being made by top tier players while team values and revenue continue to go through the roof.

That makes perfect sense, TJ. Assuming players can't wait for 2017!

db

Nowitzki Rejected Max Offers From Lakers, Rockets To Re-Sign With Mavs For $25M Over Three
Jul 15, 2014 3:43 PM EDT


Dirk Nowitzki accepted a three-year, $25 million contract to re-sign with the Dallas Mavericks.

Both the Los Angeles Lakers and Houston Rockets approached Nowitzki with max offers, but he turned them down to remain with the Mavericks.

Via Marc Stein/ESPN



bob
MY NOTE:  Turned down multiple max offers for one vastly smaller.  Wow.



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Maybe Cuban has future Corporate plans for Dirk.

swish

I hope he got a "no-trade" clause written in to his contract. I understand that in this case, loyalty works both ways. I have seen players (on the Red Sox, I can't remember his name) sign a contract with a "home town discount" and then get traded before the first season was over.

gyso