[lakerboy]

This shit reminds me when baseball salaries stated going thru the roof. Hopefully NBA will follow in the same path and become a nonfactor for fans.

[Mike Huntertz]

WTF...avg. 22 pts per game???
I wish so semi talented!

[Bluehorseshoe]

Is that the most insane contract ever???

[Shute]

Yes. Absolutely

[pattymayo]

Is that the most insane contract ever???

Jrue Holiday and his 14PPG just got $126M over 5 years

[pattymayo]

Otto fukking Porter is going to get a $100M deal. These contracts are wild.

[jtoler]

Will they still get paid after Trump lets the globalists crash the economy?

[Mike Huntertz]

Things are out of whack when the top surgeons in the world make a million....maybe?

THEY CUT INTO YOUR GUTS AND SAVE YOUR LIFE!

The back up athletes in the NBA make 5+ Mill.?

THEY JUST ENTERTAIN YOU!



Insanity!

[Bluehorseshoe]

Jrue Holiday and his 14PPG just got $126M over 5 years

That contract is as ugly as his first name.

[jjgold]

He's terrible just a low percentage shooting ball hog

[pattymayo]

Things are out of whack when the top surgeons in the world make a million....maybe?

THEY CUT INTO YOUR GUTS AND SAVE YOUR LIFE!

The back up athletes in the NBA make 5+ Mill.?

THEY JUST ENTERTAIN YOU!



Insanity!

It's all about money... people pay to go see these franchises, they get insane TV deals, we should be at least happy its not stingy greedy owners pocketing all the $. The players are actually getting their slice these days in the NBA.

But, don't forget, the top surgeon has a career that could be literally 10x longer than the average NBA player. These athletes have such a limited window to make money, unless they are the top elite, once they hit 30s they are done making big money. 30s! These surgeons, doctors, lawyers, could work for another 40+ years and make the same they make if not more.

[Mike Huntertz]

Good points.
The US President ( the most powerful man in the world) gets paid $400,000.

Some could argue...overpaid! lol

His shelf life is that of a Pro athlete.



Things are out of Whack!

[The Kraken]

It's all about money... people pay to go see these franchises, they get insane TV deals, we should be at least happy its not stingy greedy owners pocketing all the $. The players are actually getting their slice these days in the NBA.

But, don't forget, the top surgeon has a career that could be literally 10x longer than the average NBA player. These athletes have such a limited window to make money, unless they are the top elite, once they hit 30s they are done making big money. 30s! These surgeons, doctors, lawyers, could work for another 40+ years and make the same they make if not more.

Plus, the smart ones are making tons of money on the side whether through patent deals, speaking, etc.... Just go to the sunshine act webpage and look through some of the top grossing docs, one made over $50,000,000 on a patent. Theres a lot of money to be had for the top surgeons but I agree, it's nowhere near what the top athletes make.

I wonder if it has something to do with thirty or forty thousand people paying anywhere from $50-$1000 a night a few nights a week to play some game. Throw in the huge billion dollar TV contracts and the contracts make sense.

If Americans would get off their fat, lazy asses then maybe athletes wouldn't make so much.

[gauchojake]

Lockout here we come. All but guaranteed before the next CBA

[pattymayo]

Plus, the smart ones are making tons of money on the side whether through patent deals, speaking, etc.... Just go to the sunshine act webpage and look through some of the top grossing docs, one made over $50,000,000 on a patent. Theres a lot of money to be had for the top surgeons but I agree, it's nowhere near what the top athletes make.

I wonder if it has something to do with thirty or forty thousand people paying anywhere from $50-$1000 a night a few nights a week to play some game. Throw in the huge billion dollar TV contracts and the contracts make sense.

If Americans would get off their fat, lazy asses then maybe athletes wouldn't make so much.

Ask any top surgeon, I guarantee they would take their lifetime earnings over that of an NBA star. No worries of blowing your knee out at age 26. No worries of their career and earning power being completely finished by age 33 (unless they are Lebron or a top tier player). You a big time doctor, you set your own hours all year long. Work whenever you want.

Athletes are always going to make a ton, because the average person tunes in, and its cheap to do so. But look around, the average athlete isn't making much past the age of 30. They are done earning, and have nothing to fall back on, unless of course they made good investments. The lawyers, top surgeons, etc, at age 30 are just beginning and making a ton, only making more, and will do so for the next 30+ years if they want.

[Otters27]

Basketball players getting their cut of the pie

[biggie12]

Raptors 2018 champions!!! Lol

[JaimeMiro]

People complain and still go to the games. If someone's willing to pay $5000+ for court side seats each night +huge TV deals then stars better get paid. This is prolly chump change to the owners. Add to that these guys basically have to deal with stupid media and fans everytime when they leave the house, I'd say they better line their pockets. What I'm against is knowing its prolly Cavs vs GSW in the finals again next year. . . but hey, at least Russ got some help

[lakerboy]

Why do people think that athletes deserve the money but don't want owners to get rich?

If you own a business why would you want your employees controlling you?

Employees are just workers. They deserve to get paid and some deserve more than others based on what they can do. I don't see the difference between LeBron James and a celebrity chef. Bench players in the NBA are equivalent to part time dishwashers. If they quit you just find some more off the street. Thats the part that pisses me off. Bench guys making a killing.

[pattymayo]

People complain and still go to the games. If someone's willing to pay $5000+ for court side seats each night +huge TV deals then stars better get paid. This is prolly chump change to the owners. Add to that these guys basically have to deal with stupid media and fans everytime when they leave the house, I'd say they better line their pockets. What I'm against is knowing its prolly Cavs vs GSW in the finals again next year. . . but hey, at least Russ got some help

Another good point.. you are Paul George (and I use him because sure he's a star, but not LBJ, Harden, Curry stardom) you can't go anywhere without people recognizing you. Be a top surgeon making low millions a year into your 70s, nobody knows you when you leave the house, who wouldn't take that? Sure these athletes are overpaid but its only because people are willing to pay to see them in their stardom. But once they aren't stars, it's over for them.

[pattymayo]

Why do people think that athletes deserve the money but don't want owners to get rich?

If you own a business why would you want your employees controlling you?

Employees are just workers. They deserve to get paid and some deserve more than others based on what they can do. I don't see the difference between LeBron James and a celebrity chef. Bench players in the NBA are equivalent to part time dishwashers. If they quit you just find some more off the street. Thats the part that pisses me off. Bench guys making a killing.

You're smarter than that LB... if the 8th man on the Rockets quits, you'll just "find some more off the street" to replace him? That's the thing.. these guys have a skill set that few in this country have. And people pay to go watch the team, so that person is going to get paid. But you can't compare an NBA bench player to a part time dishwasher.

[lakerboy]

Patty it's a business. Sure bench players need some skills but many of them never even play.

[bigtymer56]

Jrue Holiday and his 14PPG just got $126M over 5 years

......congrats to Jrue.

[pattymayo]

......congrats to Jrue.

Imagine being Jrue.. OK college player, Sixers draft you 17 overall back in 09. Spend 4 years on a shit Sixers team with no pressure, no expectations, get traded to the Pelicans, play there 4 years, play well, average 16 PPG, pay your time... $126M. lol

Jrue is a good player sure, but $126M is a byproduct of the NBA in 2017 lets be honest.

[brooks85]

Will they still get paid after Trump lets the globalists crash the economy?

makes no sense, globalist and trump are at odds. Glad you gamble at least, you must be a terrible handicapper too.

[jtoler]

makes no sense, globalist and trump are at odds. Glad you gamble at least, you must be a terrible handicapper too.

Sure thing buddy, thick as a rock.

[brooks85]

Sure thing buddy, thick as a rock.

says the guy who thinks a "green apple" can be a "green" or an "apple."

same clown who spread fake news for the global elites for over a year

same moron who posted a fake meme just the other day

lol see how you always run into your own post history that proves you're a square? That is what is called a trend and seeing as you're obviously a terrible handicapper it would do you well to recognize and respect them.

[konck]

Price of crack is gonna go thru the roof with all this

[jtoler]

says the guy who thinks a "green apple" can be a "green" or an "apple."

same clown who spread fake news for the global elites for over a year

same moron who posted a fake meme just the other day

lol see how you always run into your own post history that proves you're a square? That is what is called a trend and seeing as you're obviously a terrible handicapper it would do you well to recognize and respect them.

Whatever you just said doesnt make any sense, but lets settle this. So you are saying the globalists and Trump are at odds, against one another, is that correct?

[lakerboy]

Read Lowry's letter on players Tribune. Was purely a family decision and he seems very happy in Toronto.

[Thor4140]

Why do people think that athletes deserve the money but don't want owners to get rich?

If you own a business why would you want your employees controlling you?

Employees are just workers. They deserve to get paid and some deserve more than others based on what they can do. I don't see the difference between LeBron James and a celebrity chef. Bench players in the NBA are equivalent to part time dishwashers. If they quit you just find some more off the street. Thats the part that pisses me off. Bench guys making a killing.

Laker the Sixers franchise went from 600 million to 8 hundred million in one year plus the owner made 21 million last year for that garbage. The tv deal probably pays for most of thee guys salary while the owner gets everything else. The owners are fine. Let others have some money instead of one guy. That is what keeps an economy going as these athletes love to spend.

[Thor4140]

Curry looks like he is gonna average around 5 hundred thousand a game. Not a bad haul

[Smoke]

faggymayo just mad his team couldnt afford him lol

[Jimmy Proffett]

If Lowry gets $33 million a year Lebron & Durant should get $333 million a year

[firekillex]

WTF...avg. 22 pts per game???
I wish so semi talented!

do you watch nba ... semi talented guys a top athlete on planet earth where millions would kill to be in his position
laughable when people on a forum talk about real athletes