How are NBA players paid? per game? weekly? biweekly?
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Biweekly\n\nAndy (Orange County): Paul, love your columns. I have a question that I've wanted to know the answer to. I work a "regular" day job, get paid every two weeks. When you're making athlete money, do you still get paid every two weeks? It's just hard for me to imagine making a bazillion dollars a year and getting $300K deposited into my B of A account every two weeks (maybe a little less for you). Thanks. \n\n\nPaul: Oddly enough, yes. The absurdity of the biweekly checks is exacerbated by the fact that NBA players are paid only during the season. So, the $14.7 million is compacted into a six-month period. And, while my salaries have always been at the minimum possible level (I think the Bulls actually asked for some money back), the minimum in the NBA is hardly pauper-worthy and the checks are still surprising. \n\n\nThe math, though, on the aforementioned $14.7 million is fun. Off the top of my head (engage correction instinct, any and all nitpickers), that comes out to about $1.2 million gross every two weeks. Even after taxes and all the other nonsense, the take-home is still around $600,000. Every 14 days. Not bad. \n\n\n(It should be noted that our hero -- the guy making the $14.7 million -- is also buying a whole bunch of port-a-potties in Iraq with his tax dollars. Oh, and missiles used to kill people for no reason.)
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Depends on the contract of the individual player.\n\nPLAYER SALARY (US$) \n1. Kerry Wood 12,000,000 \n2. Aramis Ramirez 11,000,000 \n3. Derrek Lee 9,416,667 \n4. Greg Maddux 9,000,000 \n5. Carlos Zambrano 6,500,000 \n6. Juan Pierre 5,750,000 \n7. Ryan Dempster 4,333,333 \n8. Michael Barrett 4,333,333 \n9. Jacque Jones 4,033,333 \n10. Mark Prior 3,650,000 \n11. Scott Eyre 3,200,000 \n12. Bob Howry 3,000,000 \n13. Glendon Rusch 2,750,000 \n14. Todd Walker 2,500,000 \n15. Neifi Perez 2,500,000 \n16. Jerry Hairston Jr. 2,300,000 \n17. Scott Williamson 2,000,000 \n18. Henry Blanco 1,500,000 \n19. John Mabry 1,075,000 \n20. Wade Miller 1,000,000 \n21. Will Ohman 610,000 \n22. Michael Wuertz 355,000 \n23. Matt Murton 337,000 \n24. Ronny Cedeno 336,000 \n25. Freddie Bynum 327,500 \n26. Angel Pagan 327,000 \n27. Sean Marshall 327,000 \nTotal Team Salary:  94,841,166 \n\nDivide the players salary by 162 (number of games) and that is what they make per day.  For example, Kerry Woods makes 12,000,000 a year divided by 162 games come out to about $74,074.07 per day.\n\nIn other words, he makes more in one day than most people work for in one year.
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2005-2006 Top Ten NBA Player Salaries\n\n1. Shaquille O'Neal  $20,000,000\n2. Chris Webber      $19,125,000\n3. Kevin Garnett     $18,000,000\n4. Stephon Marbury   $16,453,125\n4. Allen Iverson     $16,453,125\n6. Jason Kidd        $16,440,000\n6. Jermaine O'Neal   $16,440,000\n8. Tim Duncan        $15,845,157\n9. Anfernee Hardaway $15,750,000\n10. Jalen Rose       $15,694,250  \n10. Kobe Bryant      $15,694,250\n10. Tracy McGrady    $15,694,250\n10. Keith Van Horn   $15,694,250\n10. Grant Hill       $15,694,250\n\nRemember, these players are in different years of their contracts.
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depends on who we're talking about...and paid by whom r u refering to..?\nthey don't just get money from the clubs,but also from endorsements n sponsorship deals...\nall in all it's a REDICULOUSLY HUGE sum of money... :)
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Yeah, but NFL careers are on average only 4 seasons. Body takes a pounding. I doubt anyone calculates pay per hour/minute...besides you are just talking game time. NFL players practice and study film way more per week than NBAers. Plus off-season they have a zillion workouts from actual working on their own to mini-camps etc.
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nba.com broadband has highlights of every game as well as fantasy analysis, top ten, and tnt overtime.  That is a good way to get in on all the action.  They don't have full length games though.
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He was fined 5 cents by the NBA.  Whoops!  That's $5000 to you and me but to NBA players, it's more like 5 cents.  There has been no suspension announced so far.
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For playing or watching? You can't just pay to play with the pros if your asking that.  If you mean how much to watch if depends where, major or not, whose playing.  If you have all of those things it will be alot more than if it is a none major and no big names are playing.
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The NBA actually uses its own writers for its recaps.  Not sure why not Ticker... I'm sure $$$ must play a part.  Always does!
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There is no "DL" in basketball... it used to be called injured reserve I think.  Now the players are referred to as "inactive."  Unfortunately, fantasy leagues on Yahoo don't allow for injury spots as far as I know.
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they are paid for how the game turns out like if they won they get paid more if lose than they get paid reguler.  and plus how the players play like kobe when he made those 81 points he scored alot of money because his outcome and dwyane in the play offs he help the team win 4 wins all the way to the championships and he got like raise for his accomplishment and thats it
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the link has a player index, and lists this years salary for each player. I know it isnt exactly what you asked for, but its a start.
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basketball players make a little more than football players, because of their collective bargaining agreement with the league allows players to make a certain amount.  \n\nNBA Salary (rookies $398,762-$473,604) | (veterans $641,768-$1,352,181) the salaries rise each and every year\nhttp://www.insidehoops.com/minimum-nba-salary.shtml\n\n "Average NBA salary is $4.9 million (U.S.), the highest of any major North American sports league. The collective bargaining agreement came up for agreement in 2005 but NBA Commissioner David Stern decided to make no attempt to implement a hard cap or any other major changes, to the dismay of many commentators who felt that changes were long overdue and that the NBA could take advantage of the NHL's momentum." (Wikipedia - Salary Cap)\n\n\nNFL Salary \nThe minimum salary for an NFL player is $235,000 in his first year, and rises after that based on the number of years in service. Exhibition game minimum is $10,000. These numbers are set by contract between the NFL and the players' union, the National Football League Players' Association. These numbers are of course exceeded dramatically by the best players in each position.\n\nYears Experience Minimum Salary \n0 $260,000 \n1 $305,000 \n2 $380,000 \n3 $455,000 \n4-6 $540,000 \n7-9 $665,000 \n10+ $765,000 \n\n(Wikipedia - NFL, National Football League)
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perhaps, number of tickets sold over x years for a particular team. or number of tickets sold over x  years for a league. or a certain stat for a player over x years. for example, if it was an NBA player, you could do points per game, rebounds per game, assist per game, minutes per game. whatever you want dude
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I am a firm believer, that should a footballer agree to a contract worth, let's say £40.000 a week, he should be entitled to half of what they earn, which would be £20.000, then the other £20.000 would be payed to the player, based on his performance, goals scored, then dedute payments on bookings and sendings offs.\n\nBy doing this, both club and supporters are getting there money's worth, with players putting in 100%every game and they can justify paying that amount to a single player.\n\nFor the footballer, this would be a good payment system, as they would have to play to there maxium level, if they wanted their full amount at the end of each wee. It would also improve disclinpary problems, which sadly today so many players lack.
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The amount minor leaguers get paid is very small. The best prospects may make a lot of money but almost all of it is normally in the form of bonuses and not a salary. The minimum wage for players in the majors is 316,000 but for AAA players that is much lower. The minimum wage for a first year triple A player is 2150 a month, double A makes 1500 a month, high A 1050 a month and low A 850 a month. This salary goes up each year you are at that level. If a player gets moved up a level his contract is prorated and he is paid a fraction of the minimum at that higher level based off the amount of time he spends there
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I googled Brindley Wright.  He currently plays for Cibona in the EuroLeague.  His salary was not disclosed.  Generally, EuroLeauge salaries are similar to the NBA's in one aspect.  There is a minimum and and star players make lots more.  Some Euro players make less in the NBA, but opt for the NBA because of the prestige.