Duncan s 19-year contract: 3 salary cuts, only one salary of over 100 million, and he was defeated by his ex-wife a lot

Duncan is one of the sceneries in the 21st century NBA, his strength is unquestionable. However, unlike most superstars, Duncan is more low-key and restrained. Not only is he not so sharp, but his ability to make money is also far behind the signs of O'Neal, Garnett and Kobe of his contemporaries. Looking back on Duncan's 19-year career, he signed 6 contracts, including three of which he took the initiative to cut his salary. He is a very good team leader, with only one salary of over 100 million yuan, and he was defeated by his ex-wife a lot.

Duncan was the No. 1 pick in 1997. Half of the league played a bad role in Duncan that year, so he became the No. 1 pick with no suspense. At that time, the contract for the No. 1 pick was $10.2 million for three years. For the Spurs, this contract was great value, because Duncan's rookie averaged 21+12 per game in the season. He led the Spurs to win the championship successfully in the second grade, and the team instantly entered the ranks of top talents.

Generally speaking, the first contract extension of a superstar is full, but Duncan is an exception. Duncan chose to cut his salary when he renewed his contract for the first time. Because the team wanted to retain another super general, Robinson, at that time, Duncan renewed his contract only to sign a three-year contract of $32.6 million, which was a bargain. But such sacrifice is worth it, because the General and Duncan joined forces to win the championship again in 2003, and the General was also a perfect curtain call for retirement.

After this contract expired, General Robinson officially retired, and Ginobili and Parker also grew up. The Spurs' GDP combination has been revealed. Moreover, Ginobili and Parker are still on rookie contracts, so this time Duncan signed a 7-year, $122 million super maximum salary contract. In 2005, Duncan averaged 20+11 per game and successfully led the team to win the championship. In 2007, he still averaged 20+11 per game, and once again led the team to the top successfully. After that, the team experienced a brief trough.

By 2010, the Spurs offered Duncan a two-year, $40 million early contract renewal, but this time, Duncan's performance was not ideal. In 2011, the Spurs encountered the Black Eight Miracle. The team's competitiveness in those two years was obviously insufficient, and Duncan only averaged 13 points per game.

So when he renewed his contract again in 2012, Duncan chose to cut his salary again. He signed a three-year, $30 million contract, and he also regained his form. He led the Spurs to the finals for 2013 and 2014 consecutive years and beat Bosh, successfully leading the team to win the championship for 14 years, proving his ability as a superstar. After the contract expired, Duncan still cut his salary to help the team. Because the team had Aldridge and Leonard at that time, Duncan only received a two-year and $10 million pension contract. In 2016, he averaged 8 points and 7 rebounds per game. After that season, Duncan officially retired. Duncan earned a total salary of $240 million in his career and was already rich. However, his first wife Amy once used his money to support his mistress, and later divorced and divided part of his property, which also caused huge losses to Duncan.