October 12, 1979 Larry played 28 min in his debut against Houston in the Boston Garden | 14 points - 10 rebounds - 5 assists Here's some more footage! 🤗 - ruclips.net/video/3GeyanMXf_Y/видео.html
Magic’s rookie contract was $25 million for 25 years. I’m thinking it got re-negotiated at some point, but back then I’m sure it seemed like a crazy amount of money. I think you were talking about the HBO doc A Courtship of Rivals. And yeah, it was a joke, but I actually believed he would have played for nothing.
My man... You misunderstood what they said about the contract. It was $3M over 5 years for an average of $600k per year. That's $2.6M per year in today's money, so you weren't far off.
October 12, 1979 Larry played 28 min in his debut against Houston in the Boston Garden | 14 points - 10 rebounds - 5 assists
Here's some more footage! 🤗 - ruclips.net/video/3GeyanMXf_Y/видео.html
thank you
“Winning Time” was the show. Another RUclips guy was in it!
The top players got what was a lot of money back then for endorsements . Now, money from endorsements is crazy.
You have to factor in inflation. The ratio is 1 to 5.5 - 1976 to present dollar value.
Magic’s rookie contract was $25 million for 25 years. I’m thinking it got re-negotiated at some point, but back then I’m sure it seemed like a crazy amount of money. I think you were talking about the HBO doc A Courtship of Rivals. And yeah, it was a joke, but I actually believed he would have played for nothing.
That wasn't his original rookie contract. That was after the first year, I believe.
My man... You misunderstood what they said about the contract. It was $3M over 5 years for an average of $600k per year. That's $2.6M per year in today's money, so you weren't far off.
Bird's rookie made him the highest paid rookie in any professional sport at the time.
My man back then you could buy a pick up truck for 6500
As the NBA has it's lowest ratings in history in 2024🤣