In a few words with Brian Windhorst, LeBron James talked about his current contract, mentioning that he's never had a maximum contract in his career, instead sacrificing a few bucks to he could come to the Miami Heat and team up with Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade.
I have not had a full max deal yet in my career -- that's a story untold.
I don’t get (the credit) for it. That doesn’t matter to me; playing the game is what matters to me. Financially, I’ll sacrifice for the team. It shows for some of the top guys, it isn’t all about money. That’s the genuine side of this, it’s about winning. I understand that.
On the surface, there's no doubt that LeBron sacrificed a few bucks to play with the Heat. He was dealt in a sign-and-trade, so Miami could have still been able to get both he and Bosh under the old NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement.
The only problem there would have been that the Heat would have just under $60 million committed to Wade, James and Bosh this season, and they would have had very little room to stay away from huge luxury tax penalties, squeeze in free agents and pa ...
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Is LeBron James’ Paycheck Really the ‘Sacrifice’ He Says It Is?
February 2nd, 2013 by Jesse Dorsey Leave a reply »
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