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NBA Players paid extra money for advancing in playoffs

stuart2

stuart2

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...not trying to be provocative with the title... just stating a fact.

NBA Playoff Money Payments Pool
NBA teams receive bonuses for winning the championship, finishing at certain playoff seeds, and for other accompliments. These are the NBA playoffs pool breakdowns for 2006:

Best Record in NBA: $288,421
Best Record in Conference, $252,369 each: $504,737
Second Best Record in Conference, $202,842 each: $405,684
Third Best Record in Conference, $151,421 each: $302,842
Fourth Best Record in Conference, $119,000 each: $238,000
Fifth Best record in Conference, $99,158 each: $198,316
Sixth Best Record in Conference, $67,632 each: $135,263

Teams Participating in First Round, $149,243 each: $2,387,895
Teams Participating in Conference Semifinals, $177,579 each: $1,420,632
Teams Participating in Conference Finals, $293,447 each: $1,173,789

Losing Team, NBA Finals: $1,173,474
Winning Team, NBA Finals: $1,770,947
Total Playoff Pool (2006): $10,000,000
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Not a lot of money after it's all divided up between 15 players, coaches, and the whomever else gets part of the pie... still bigger than any bonus i've ever received :)

Stuart
 
Considering the revenue that's generated from additional playoff games it makes sense. The longer a team goes the more bucks everyone gets from the owners to the concession guy who gets more hours of work.:)
 
Dtown said:
Considering the revenue that's generated from additional playoff games it makes sense. The longer a team goes the more bucks everyone gets from the owners to the concession guy who gets more hours of work.:)
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Right. I was wondering how far the extra money actually goes... is it just the immediate players, coaches, and GM, or does it include the trainers, scouts, etc.?

Stuart
 
It once was reported that coaches around the association are using the "Bonus" money as a motivation towards his players as a way for pushing themselves further. Dick Motta is a sure case.
 
It's a common practice in football and in national teams. I think it only stimulates players to do well.
 
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