There were many who questioned David West’s math skills, if not his sanity, when he opted out of the last year of his contract with Indiana to sign with the five-time NBA champion Spurs.
Even for someone who’s long been in the nation’s 1 percent club, the figures are rather staggering. West said “no, thank you” to $12 million from the Pacers to sign in San Antonio for $1,499,187 and take on a lesser role.
That’s $10,500,813 he left on the table — which, come to think of it, is enough to crush said piece of furniture with its weight.