This made Brown's mood on the court not very positive. Although Gan Guoyang had a good relationship with PJ, when it came to contract issues, he respected the management's decision and also understood PJ's emotions.
No player should be expected to make financial sacrifices for the team's championship honor, and the team leader shouldn't use the team to coerce teammates into giving up lucrative contracts to stay with the team and maintain competitiveness.
For superstars, losing a million in a contract isn't a big deal. The off-court income and the bonuses brought by winning a championship can make up for it multiple times over.
Role players are different. Every penny counts, especially with America's high taxes. Many seemingly huge contracts, after taxes, agents, and pensions take their share, basically leave only half.
If your contract is lacking by hundreds of thousands to a million, after all the deductions, you get even less.
