Free Money, NBA-Style
Anyone who has ever taken a look at the salaries of some of the players in the League has surely thought to themselves, “Man, some of these dudes are stealing money”. *Cough* Jerome James *Cough*. The truth of the matter is that it’s not their fault that League execs are dumb enough to sign them to such outrageous deals.
There’s a great story in the Rocky Mountain News today about GM’s handing out boatloads of cash to guys they no longer want to play for them. You should read the whole thing; there’s some jaw-dropping stuff in there. For instance:
Money can buy love in the NBA, especially when a player is handed a big check just because he can make a trade work.
Gary Grant, who was 35 and had scored 12 points over the previous two seasons, got a free $1.4 million when he was tossed into a three-team deal in 2000 in which Portland got Shawn Kemp, and then Cleveland waived Grant. Then there was the $1.2 million retirement gift Joe Kleine got in 2000, just $35,000 less than the top seasonal salary of his 15-year career.
God, I wish I was a little bit taller…
(Via: True Hoop)
28 Responses to “Free Money, NBA-Style”
Feb.8 at 4:04 pm
Jay Davis says:
Don’t the Knicks still owe Allan Houston $284 million?
Feb.8 at 4:13 pm
jbn74sb says:
I was I was I baller, I wish I had a ‘64 Impala.
Feb.8 at 4:13 pm
JohnnyRebel says:
The NBA is the new WCW!
Feb.8 at 4:19 pm
white hot eboy says:
Wish I had a rabbit in a hat.
Feb.8 at 4:22 pm
jbn74sb says:
I wish I had a girl, I would call her.
Feb.8 at 4:26 pm
what says:
Can they use this free money to pay their BEEEEEEEELS?!???!!?
Feb.8 at 4:27 pm
Bigi says:
SKEEEEEEEEE-LOOOOOOO!Vlad…you SKI low…
Feb.8 at 4:45 pm
riggs says:
I wish I had a brand-new car, So far, I got this hatchback, And everywhere I go, yo I gets laughed at
Feb.8 at 5:16 pm
Bryant Reeves says:
I never understood why the jocks get the fly girls
and me I get the hood rats. I tell ‘em scat, skittle, skibobble
Feb.8 at 5:23 pm
Tommy Patron says:
“The General” was one of my favorites in college. That baller song is one of the wackest rap songs ever.
Feb.8 at 5:34 pm
Ryan Jones says:
Good lord — first Russ links to What’s up Doc, and now a Skee-Low reference. What a beautiful Friday afternoon. All I gotta say: “I Got A Man.” If Positive K doesn’t put you in a good mood, you’re a fascist.
Feb.8 at 5:41 pm
Khalid Salaam says:
Jones loves the 90’s
Feb.8 at 5:44 pm
Young Chris #3 says:
I wish I was like six-foot-nine
So I could get with Leoshi
Cause she don’t know me but yo she’s really fine
Feb.8 at 5:45 pm
Young Chris #3 says:
“I’m cool like that” Jones… “We out, we out…”
Feb.8 at 6:09 pm
jdubbs says:
NBA, where you get your money for nothin’
and your groupies for free.
Feb.8 at 6:57 pm
MK Petrik says:
Cause it’s hard to survive when your livin’
In a concrete jungle and
These girls just keep passin’ me by
She looks fly, she looks fly
Makes me say my, my, my
Feb.8 at 6:58 pm
MK Petrik says:
Also, I guess if you’re a 35 year old NBA player (like Aaron McKie and Shaq) you’re considered old and out of shape . . . ouch!
Feb.8 at 7:21 pm
Krayzie Bone says:
Good one Jdubbs…now we have a dire straits reference. Anyone want to take it up (down) a notch and smoke one with your old boy rick james?
Feb.8 at 7:24 pm
nastruthomas says:
and Ricki Lake is Fyne, yo!
Feb.8 at 8:53 pm
Sesa says:
Ricki Lake?
How about Tina Fey?
Feb.9 at 1:32 pm
trick says:
‘Cause when it comes to playing basketball
I’m always last to be picked
And in some cases never picked at all
So I just lean upon the wall
Or sit up in the bleachers with the rest of the girls
Who came to watch their men ball
Feb.9 at 7:44 pm
zamhar says:
waivers and compensation payment is common in sports everywhere… in England the previous manager of the English football team, Steve McClaren, after failing to take his team to the European Championships was sacked… but paid £2 million (roughly US$4mil) in compensation!!! makes me want to brush up on my Championship Manager skills…
Feb.10 at 9:27 am
porkhead says:
why doesn’t anyone ever lose their mind over how much money the OWNERS make out of their labourers, i.e. the players?
Feb.10 at 4:57 pm
bendover says:
jbn74sb is a gay name and made such a gay comment it doesnt even make sense. good for him that he can steal money from the NBA,its a joke leauge anyway.
Feb.10 at 6:54 pm
jeremy says:
i know people that deserve NBA contracts way worse than jereome james
Feb.10 at 6:54 pm
jeremy says:
i know people that deserve NBA contracts way worse than jereome james
Feb.10 at 7:00 pm
jeremy says:
why did i send the same message 2 times? CRAP!
Feb.10 at 8:51 pm
Dacre says:
What I don’t get is why it CONTINUALLY HAPPENS… There’s just TOO MUCH money to throw around?
I imagine Mark Cubans thoughts on the matter would be ironic at best…