In the process, he forfeited about $10.5 million, presumably to compete for a championship in San Antonio.
Although the Spurs won a franchise-record 67 wins in the regular season, they were knocked out of the playoffs prematurely by the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference Semifinals.
Although West seemed to enjoy his experience playing with such a model organization, it’d be hard to call his choice to join the Spurs a wise decision in hindsight, at least from his perspective.
He willingly accepted a $10.5 million pay cut to lose in the Western Conference Semifinals.