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Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist
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.
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Also, if he retires not only does his old team and friends get hurt by it, he doesn't get his last $4 million.
On LTIR the Hawks get flexibility and he still gets paid....but doesn't have to grind out the season for a fraction of what he used to make.