Josh Smith says 6.9 million dollar salary will be hard on his family

[SHAQATTACK]

Dang .....he should apply for an Obama phone

[kraidstar]

This is truly a non-story, because Smith wasn't talking about the money. He even said, that the Clippers deal wasn't about the money, because he got those millions from Detroit.

What WILL  be hard on his family is that it is one year deal, so his family (wife and three kids) won't be moving with him. In the original full quote he goes on to talk about how he will go for a long term deal next summer.

TP

but you can tell by some of the comments that some folks have a real axe to grind...

[saltlover]

Not that it matters much in the overall discussion, but the $6.9 million number is incorrect.  It's $6.55 million.  See the following article for a detailed calculation and explanation of CBA rules:

http://www.clipsnation.com/2015/7/24/9037885/how-set-off-works-josh-smith-contract-clippers

[littleteapot]

Honestly sometimes I wonder if the money is worth never getting to see your family.

[GC003332]

What the heck, this is complete non-news.

He says it will be HARDER on his family, not hard on his family.

In fact, he sounds completely humble, the quote saying his decision is going to affect both him AND his family.

Josh Smith is the furthest thing from a vet. min. player.

Players of his caliber are easily making 10+ mil.

He could have played somewhere else for way more money, but chose to play where he wanted, despite the fact that it wasn't the best decision for his family.

Sounds 1000% more like an apology to his family than Josh Smith acting spoiled.

Please stop taking quotes ridiculously out of context.

TP.

This is a bad thread and the people posting in it should feel bad.

The word has come down from Celticsblog resident self appointed chief of operations.Act now 

[sed522002]

This is truly a non-story, because Smith wasn't talking about the money. He even said, that the Clippers deal wasn't about the money, because he got those millions from Detroit.

What WILL  be hard on his family is that it is one year deal, so his family (wife and three kids) won't be moving with him. In the original full quote he goes on to talk about how he will go for a long term deal next summer.

That makes more sense, but of course context means nothing when it comes to hot takes and stories (this isn't against the OP).

[D.o.s.]

What the heck, this is complete non-news.

He says it will be HARDER on his family, not hard on his family.

In fact, he sounds completely humble, the quote saying his decision is going to affect both him AND his family.

Josh Smith is the furthest thing from a vet. min. player.

Players of his caliber are easily making 10+ mil.

He could have played somewhere else for way more money, but chose to play where he wanted, despite the fact that it wasn't the best decision for his family.

Sounds 1000% more like an apology to his family than Josh Smith acting spoiled.

Please stop taking quotes ridiculously out of context.

TP.

This is a bad thread and the people posting in it should feel bad.

The word has come down from Celticsblog resident self appointed chief of operations.Act now 

Don't let me stop you from misreading things and being mad about things that don't effect you in the slightest.

[Forza Juventus]

What the heck, this is complete non-news.

He says it will be HARDER on his family, not hard on his family.

In fact, he sounds completely humble, the quote saying his decision is going to affect both him AND his family.

Josh Smith is the furthest thing from a vet. min. player.

Players of his caliber are easily making 10+ mil.

He could have played somewhere else for way more money, but chose to play where he wanted, despite the fact that it wasn't the best decision for his family.

Sounds 1000% more like an apology to his family than Josh Smith acting spoiled.

Please stop taking quotes ridiculously out of context.

TP.

This is a bad thread and the people posting in it should feel bad.

This!!!!!

[GC003332]

What the heck, this is complete non-news.

He says it will be HARDER on his family, not hard on his family.

In fact, he sounds completely humble, the quote saying his decision is going to affect both him AND his family.

Josh Smith is the furthest thing from a vet. min. player.

Players of his caliber are easily making 10+ mil.

He could have played somewhere else for way more money, but chose to play where he wanted, despite the fact that it wasn't the best decision for his family.

Sounds 1000% more like an apology to his family than Josh Smith acting spoiled.

Please stop taking quotes ridiculously out of context.

TP.

This is a bad thread and the people posting in it should feel bad.

The word has come down from Celticsblog resident self appointed chief of operations.Act now 

Don't let me stop you from misreading things and being mad about things that don't effect you in the slightest.

Speaking of being mad , you are a ticking time bomb of toxic energy , continue on your way merry way ha ha

[Hemingway]

I read that the other day. It completely disgusts me. Most people don't even see 1 million over the course of their whole lives and he says that making almost 7x that this year? If he really didn't want to bring "hardship" on his family I'm certain some other team would be willing to give him more than a vet minimum. I can't believe he would be so absent minded as to say something like that. Just another reason to dislike him I guess.

1 million isn' that much. if you made 25k a year for 40 years you would make a million dollars.

[Beat LA]

Dang .....he should apply for an Obama phone

Lol , what?

[D.o.s.]

What the heck, this is complete non-news.

He says it will be HARDER on his family, not hard on his family.

In fact, he sounds completely humble, the quote saying his decision is going to affect both him AND his family.

Josh Smith is the furthest thing from a vet. min. player.

Players of his caliber are easily making 10+ mil.

He could have played somewhere else for way more money, but chose to play where he wanted, despite the fact that it wasn't the best decision for his family.

Sounds 1000% more like an apology to his family than Josh Smith acting spoiled.

Please stop taking quotes ridiculously out of context.

TP.

This is a bad thread and the people posting in it should feel bad.

The word has come down from Celticsblog resident self appointed chief of operations.Act now 

Don't let me stop you from misreading things and being mad about things that don't effect you in the slightest.

Speaking of being mad , you are a ticking time bomb of toxic energy , continue on your way merry way ha ha

Well that escalated quickly.

[cltc5]

He's got kids to feed.  Ask Latrell spreewell