Kobe Bryant’s most recent, and perhaps final, contract extension will remain one of the more polarizing NBA topics to chew over for a long time. Just about everyone outside of the Bryant and Buss family can agree that, in terms of pure basketball production, Kobe Bryant isn’t giving the Lakers $48.5 million worth of contributions both this year and next. Just about everyone can agree that the Lakers can more than afford the contract, and that this is their (well, now it’s Kobe’s) money and that they’re allowed to do whatever they want with it, as long as it is within NBA rules.
What we can all agree on is the fact that both Tim Duncan and Dirk Nowitzki have taken less money over the last few offseasons in order to help their teams stay active and flexible on the free agent market. Dirk signed a three-year, $25 million deal last summer, while Tim signed a three-year, $30 million deal in 2012 that remains one of the NBA’s great bargains even if Duncan is playing fewer than 30 minutes a night.
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