Last December, Kobe Bryant went down with a season-ending injury shortly after signing a $48-million contract extension that will make him the highest-paid NBA player until 2016.
Some criticized Kobe for not taking a larger pay cut at a point in his career when his skills are diminishing.
In an SI cover story by Chris Ballard, one anonymous GM said Kobe had "zero" trade value because of his salary.
According to Ballard, Kobe had ideological reasons for taking his extension. He believes star players are underpaid because of the league's strict maximum contract rules, and he signed his deal as a show of defiance.
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