The Utah Jazz decided not to match Portland's five-year, $34 million offer for restricted free agent Welsey Matthews and so he has signed with the Trail Blazers. That's a lot of money for a guy who only started half the games last season and averaged 9.4 points and 2.3 rebounds. So...is he overpaid?
Blazers Sign G Wesley Matthew To Five-Year Deal
“My answer to that is that I’ll be in the gym,” he said this morning. “I appreciate the money. I appreciate it more for my family. The money is for them, this game is what’s for me. I love this game and before I signed, I said this money isn’t going to change a thing about me. A lot of people respected what I did because of how hard I played, how hard I went. That wasn’t to get a big contract like this. This big contract helps my family out. I’m alright as long as I play this game.”
He then admitted that the criticism of his contract might be valid.
“People that say I’m overpaid -- I might be. We never know. I know one thing is that I’ll be in the gym and I’ll be working to give myself a chance to be the best that I can be.”
Still, the Blazers seem excited about what Matthews can bring to the table. They’ll know in time if it was worth it. Blazersedge will be all over it.
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