2012-2013 NBA Season Thread

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Originally Posted by Phlip

The difference is that the Knicks DESERVED that shit as an organization, especially at the time. Sure, Starbury is batchit insane and was probably pretty much stealing money at the time, but that place was a cesspool at the time.
Rahsard Lewis, on the other hand, HAS to know that he was never worth the money he was getting and was fine with taking that buyout for as much as he did.

it's not stealing if the knicks gave him that contract in the first place. LOL. he wanted to play, but coach still sat him and he wouldn't take a penny less than $1 or $2M than what the final year of his contract was due to pay him. he knew he wasn't going to get much from another team anyways. celtics sign him, he did nothing, and out of the league after that.

you are right that guys like rashard lewis and joe johnson aren't worth the $118M and $119M contract extensions they were given. Lewis knows it. During the lockout, he said something to the tune of "I know i am not worth that much but it was offered to me. what do you say in my situation? "no, I want less?" well, at least lewis admitted that.

I don't know about Joe Johnson. He's pretty smart in turning down a $60M contract extension offer from atlanta and they ended up giving nearly double that a few months later.