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NBA Quiz: what was Michael Jordan's salary for the 1997-98 season? -- (edited)

Posted by Mark HaML (aka Iadodger) Dec 10 '15, 13:17

hint: it was a one-year deal

hint #2: Kobe Bryant is currently the highest-paid NBA player for 2015-16 at $25,000,000

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Less than he makes not playing -- nm - toblr.2 Dec 10, 13:28
33mil - Will Hunting Dec 10, 13:21 8
- yep, almost 20 years ago...crazy how ahead of its time that was -- nm - Mark HaML Dec 10, 13:23 7
  - He was the Golden Goose, and he'd never gotten paid much at all. I think he'd topped at $3mil - Will Hunting Dec 10, 13:37
  - In those days the Bird Rule was unlimited. Also, MJ had come off a contract that had him severely underpaid. He had signed a long term deal early in - pmb Dec 10, 13:26 5
    - and let's face it, his real money was his Nike contract anyway. nm -- nm - Groindo (Green lives matter) Dec 10, 13:29 4
      - Except he kept asking Tiger to play $10k a hole... - Will Hunting Dec 10, 13:39 3
        
        Well, at 10K per and never winning, that single 33 million year would be worth like 160 rounds of golf and leave millions left over to 'live' on - JD Dec 10, 14:09 1
        
        6 months -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 10, 14:17
        
        the casinos must have just drooled when he and Barkley came to town -- nm - Mark HaML Dec 10, 13:49
3M -- nm - Jawamoxy Dec 10, 13:19 1
- Remember, that was the season he got *paid*. -- nm - Spawn Solo Dec 10, 13:21
33M -- nm - Spawn Solo Dec 10, 13:18

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