I hope he does well and makes lots of money . IMO pure business standpoint I don't think he made the greatest decision . But the more I think about it if he's going 22 in a "weak draft" where would he have been drafted next year in a deep draft? So it may end up being a brilliant decision .
I think he made a good decision. When you have a chance to make over 1 million dollars a year, you jump at it. Who knows how long his career will be or how many more chances he will have to earn that kind of money?
In Northern CA too, try 1.1 mil easy.
Smart move is probably to share an apartment with another player on the team. If his family comes to live with him though, maybe a house is a good idea.
I live across the street from a NY Jet whose salary is between $3 and $4mil. He rents the house. In fact, we've had 3 other Jets live in the neighborhood over the past 6 years and they've all rented. It makes sense for these guys to rent because they move around frequently and a lot of them actually go somewhere else for their offseason training.jr4750 said:
Good summary. Didn't realize agents don't get a cut of their rookie salary.
Or (c): He was overcome with emotion because his life-long dream of becoming an NBA player just came true.
that look was not joy. I bet anything he was promised to be in the lottery. Did you see some of those kids that went ahead of him. One guy hasn't played that much in two years. It may have been a good choice to go and I would have taken the money also but this kid was only going to improve. One more year he would have made life a lot easier. Had three years guaranteed and also would have had another year getting bigger. Now it's up to him. He has to get some breaks and get a second contract. After that he's set. The second contract is the important but one.
Actually, the first contract is the important one because there's no second contract without it. IMO, Mali played this well, under the conditions that exist in 2016.
Yes the first one is important. But rookie contracts aren't life changing money. Especially if you're living in California. The second one with a few endorsements and he's set up if he's smart with his money.
