Crazy stat shows how little the San Antonio Spurs will pay Tim Duncan this season
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This off-season, the Big Fundamental chopped his salary in half and took a $5 million pay cut. As a result, the Spurs went out and nabbed LaMarcus Aldridge and David West in free agency, and were able to sign Kawhi Leonard to a max deal. Even in the brutal Western Conference, the Spurs are once again expected to make a deep playoff run.
Dan Favale of Bleacher Report shed some new light on just how valuable Duncan's contract is by showing how many players in the NBA will make more money than the 5-time NBA champion. Although his original calculation listed two players twice, the results are still crazy: 153 other players - 153! - will make more money than Duncan this season.
155: The number of NBA players who, as of now, will be earning more than Tim Duncan next season. WUT. pic.twitter.com/PAlY4Fu7tn
- Dan Favale (@danfavale) August 18, 2015
Think about that for a second.
Plus, Duncan remains extremely valuable to San Antonio even if his minutes are cut severely. Simply by having 18 years of experience in Gregg Popovich's system, Duncan will help Aldridge adjust to San Antonio and help build the team for the future.
And yet, Zaza Pachulia and Dion Waiters will both make more money than Duncan.
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