2007-11-12 13:06:33 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Basketball
As a NBA superstar, Jordan was the very picture of grace, coordination, virtuosity, and all-around skill -- adeptly marketed to earn a record salary and endorsements. Jordan received $30 million to play for the Chicago Bulls in 1997 (Time, July 29, 1996) and $33 million in 1998; he earned more than $40 million in endorsements and promotions in 1995, making him the highest paid athlete in the world (The Guardian, June 11, 1996), and reaped in excess of $45 million in endorsements in 1996, continuing his position as the world's highest paid athlete. In June 1998, Fortune magazine estimated that Jordan had generated more than $10 billion during his spectacular professional career in terms of an increase in tickets sold, television advertising revenue, increased profits of products Jordan endorsed, basketball merchandising exploiting Jordan's figure, and his own films, businesses, and product lines. Jordan is big business and has accelerated the trends toward the implosion of business, entertainment, and sports.
2007-11-12 13:12:49 · answer #1 · answered by Darth Revan 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Derick Coleman was one of the first to get a big contract and he went from getting double double to less then 10 a game. HE was a waste when he got the contract.
Garnette at 21 mil a year,
Webber at 20.7 mill a year,
Shag gets 20 mil a year( but he turned down money so they could get better players- that was nice of him)
Jordan did get 25 mill for one season.
2007-11-12 13:21:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Kobe Bryant. He's earning 146 Million for the next 3 years.
2007-11-13 06:16:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think the biggest was Kevin Garnett years ago - he got something like 125 million for 7 years
2007-11-12 13:25:58 · answer #4 · answered by Andrew D 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I think Rashard Lewis's contract is around 110(?) million for 5 years, so thats around 22mil a year.
2007-11-13 04:10:37 · answer #5 · answered by lilfishi22 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i think its shaq! coz he signs a contract with the lakers before with an offer of more than 25million per season!
2007-11-12 13:12:55 · answer #6 · answered by Genrel A. 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Interesting question. i dont really know but im interested to see what people say. its probably recent because they didnt dish out huge amounts like they do today in the past. but im not sure who it is
2007-11-12 13:10:29 · answer #7 · answered by Zack 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
i think it might be shaq, didn't he make about $30 mil a few yrs ago?
2007-11-12 14:09:45 · answer #8 · answered by JD 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
dunno maybe kobe or jordan
2007-11-12 13:16:50 · answer #9 · answered by Chargers, Dodgers, Lakers 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋