Kyrie Irving has been the target of criticism due to his decision to leave the Cleveland Cavaliers to take command of his own team in the Boston Celtics, but he also left a lot of potential money on the table, which the franchise would have likely paid out if he was the key remaining star left in the roster.
But for the 25-year-old, it's more important to build a route to his legacy and be happy with his situation than staying the course in hopes to land that last big contract.
Irving left a potential extension on the line to wear a Celtics jersey, a proposition that could prove costly in the long run, cutting him short of millions of dollars by choosing to leave the team that drafted him.
“You can't put a price on happiness,” Irving told Stephen A. Smith on ESPN's First Take.
Money isn't always everything, and with all-time high contracts being dealt now in the modern NBA, it's likely that Irving won't take such a massive hit after all, with progressive contracts that can very well go past the $30-million-per-year range by the time.
Irving is slated to make $18.9 million this season and $20.1 million the next, point in which he can negotiate an extension with the team.
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