Drew should play for free...

RockyMountainSaint · 02-14-2012, 07:01 PM

Originally Posted by gandhi1007

Michael Jordan was paid between $3 and $5 million per season. The NBA had strict salary caps and MJ took pay cuts to surround himself with good talent before his 1st retirement. When the NBA lifted the amount a player can make if resigning with his own team as a free agent, Jordan was paid $20 Million the first full season out of retirement and then $25 million each year after that for the bulls.

Like I said.....Jordan took pay cuts to keep talent on his team (and yes.....$3-$5 million/year was peanuts for Michael Jordan). It is a well known fact that he made most of his money on endorsements, like Nike & Gatorade.......not as a player.

According to Basketball Reference:
1984-85 - $550,000
1985-86 - $630,000
1986-87 - $737,500
1987-88 - $845,000
1988-89 - $2,000,000
1989-90 - $2,250,000
1990-91 - $2,500,000
1991-92 - $3,250,000
1992-93 - $4,000,000
1993-94 - $4,000,000
1994-95 - $3,850,000
1995-96 - $3,850,000
1996-97 - $30,140,000
1997-98 - $33,140,000

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02-14-2012, 07:01 PM	#17
RockyMountainSaint Mmm That Smell! Join Date: Oct 1998 Location: Metairie Terrace Posts: 3,073	Originally Posted by gandhi1007 Michael Jordan was paid between $3 and $5 million per season. The NBA had strict salary caps and MJ took pay cuts to surround himself with good talent before his 1st retirement. When the NBA lifted the amount a player can make if resigning with his own team as a free agent, Jordan was paid $20 Million the first full season out of retirement and then $25 million each year after that for the bulls. Like I said.....Jordan took pay cuts to keep talent on his team (and yes.....$3-$5 million/year was peanuts for Michael Jordan). It is a well known fact that he made most of his money on endorsements, like Nike & Gatorade.......not as a player. According to Basketball Reference: 1984-85 - $550,000 1985-86 - $630,000 1986-87 - $737,500 1987-88 - $845,000 1988-89 - $2,000,000 1989-90 - $2,250,000 1990-91 - $2,500,000 1991-92 - $3,250,000 1992-93 - $4,000,000 1993-94 - $4,000,000 1994-95 - $3,850,000 1995-96 - $3,850,000 1996-97 - $30,140,000 1997-98 - $33,140,000 Read more: How much did the Chicago Bulls pay Michael Jordan per year gandhi1007 likes this.