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Originally Posted by photon
Of course, he's the one who decides on an ongoing basis if the benefit of playing is worth the downsides and the risks, since he's the one who has to suffer with the downsides and take the risk. I don't think that's shady at all, everyone who has an ongoing condition makes similar decisions.
Unlikely things do happen, and they do happen at seemingly unlikely times. His evaluation is benefit vs downside, his decision probably has more to do with the Hawks' outlook for another championship; the less likely that is the more likely he doesn't want to go through the downside, and that's perfectly fair IMO.
I don't understand why people would think he for some reason takes the team's cap situation into account... he doesn't own part of the Hawks, he gets paid regardless, he doesn't personally benefit from the team's benefiting from his decision... unless we get back into conspiracy theories and the Hawks are kicking a chunk of money to the player under the table.
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Because he signed a contract that in the current CBA would destroy the Hawks competitiveness and his friends are all in that team.
If he retired, the Hawks get stuck with a $4.275 cap recapture every year for 4 years. That's a good reason to do what he's doing. He loses nothing here but helps the bhawks avoid trading out core players.