I didn't find any suspiscion of bonuses in Nash's old contract but the 20% bonus + 10.5% drop are pretty close. Could be a rounding error as listed values are less than the 8% max raises that Phoenix was able to offer, but not by much. There was also a partial guarantee in the 6th year but I found nothing indicating it wasn't exercised and that this might somehow affect his next contract.
Duncan couldn't extend between March 1 and June 30, and with his age it's understandable he wanted to see how things played out that season before re-upping. I don't think him waiting until post-July 1 says anything.
Duncan couldn't extend between March 1 and June 30, and with his age it's understandable he wanted to see how things played out that season before re-upping. I don't think him waiting until post-July 1 says anything.