There has been a lot talked about before and after your post talking about a pay cut. It's not a pay cut. It's a delay in payment. No details of the delay have been released that I saw in that article. For 80% of the players making the veteran minimum: Would you rather get 65% of your salary during the season and 35% sometime after, or no salary at all? Michael Thomas is probably upset because he has a balloon payment on some island he bought coming due.