NBA Players Who Rejected The Bag To Bet On Themselves: Did Kuminga Choose Wrong Again?

Sometimes, it’s pretty common practice for breakout stars to reject the guaranteed money early and chase a bigger bag later. Fred VanVleet did it, Jimmy Butler did it, and plenty of stars have taken shorter deals or waited out free agency because they knew a bigger payday was coming.

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