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Message: [QUOTE="MikeSU02, post: 1777982, member: 60"] I think there are a few things that probably override the incremental financial advantage from staying in OKC: 1) He has his monster Nike deal. $300MM. 2) The better he does in terms of winning titles, the more money he'll earn in endorsements, especially in certain foreign countries. I don't know if he sees that happening in OKC. 3) He has never played for an elite coach/president/etc. I think he has sit downs with SAS and Miami, at the least, just to see what is out there. The other thing - I don't know if Russ 1) wants to stay in OKC or 2) wants to be on a team where he isn't the alpha. I think Russ wants his own team. And if that's the case, then KD could be pushed to go. [/QUOTE]