one word... "dumb"
from usatoday...
> Amaechi staying in Orlando
>
> ORLANDO, Fla. -- Orlando Magic center John Amaechi said Sunday he will re-sign
> with the team, turning down more money from the NBA champion Lakers. He called
> it an agonizing decision. ''Against the counsel of my agent, sisters and best
> friend, against everything that says I'm not making the best of the situation,
> against my own best financial sense, I'm re-signing because I think the Magic
> need me more than the Lakers,'' Amaechi told The Orlando Sentinel. The 6-foot-10
> Amaechi turned down a six-year, $17 million guaranteed contract offer from the
> Lakers to sign a short-term deal with the Magic. He averaged 10.5 points, 3.3
> rebounds and 21.1 minutes in 80 games last season. Amaechi, 29, can make more in
> a multiyear deal with the Magic than with the Lakers - as much as $27 million
> over six years. But not until after this season, so he is gambling that he won't
> get injured and that Orlando will reward his loyalty. ''I hope the circumstances
> don't conspire to come back and haunt me,'' Amaechi said. |
