2012-13 Salary: $2,806,452
Age: 27?
J.R. Smith turned down a $2.9 million player option for next season, making him an unrestricted free agent.
This was absolutely the right thing to do, as Smith was vastly underpaid after winning the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year award.? Smith played in 80 games, averaging 18.1 points and 5.3 rebounds per game off the bench.
While he would like to return to the Knicks, they may not have the money to keep him happy.
New York is well over the salary cap (thanks, Amar'e) and is limited with what it can offer.
This according to Ian Begley of ESPN New York:
"... retaining Smith is the Knicks' top offseason priority, according to a league source. They can offer him a contract starting at approximately $5 million per season with standard raises over four years, using the Early Bird exception."
Smith doesn't strike me as the type of guy who's going to be happy making just $5 million, especially not after coming off a career year..
We'll see how much Smith truly wants to return to the Knicks next season, or if he'll opt for the big paycheck instead.
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