If he was worthy of having his number retired the Jazz would've resigned him at all cost.
Everyone agrees that he was not performing at the level he was being paid.
An obvious youth movement was afoot, making a move not to re-sign him logical.
despite his getting emotional (crying, which to some is unforgivable).
To me it was an honest expression of his situation.
He was never the first option offensively, nor should he have been. Scoring big time is as much about shots taken as ability to score.
He was a very good player for a decade for this organization.
If money is such a concern with Andrei, why is his contract today in Russia going to charity ? He choose to stay there and earn nothing for himself. When
it is obvious that he could of made 4-5 million this season somewhere. I believe this shows what kind of character Andrei has.