>According to Steve Aschburner, writing on the NBA website, NBA players are the highest paid athletes of any sport, taking home an average salary of $5.15 million in 2011.
Why do NBA players earn so much?
They're not even the richest league in America.
Least # of players per team to spread money over.
It isnt the richest league but also has a fraction of the roster size compared to NFL and MLB
Comes down to numbers, really.
An NFL Franchise has about 60 Players, most of whom will bring down the averages making close to the Minimum. Expenses would be about three times as high as they are present if they were paid like NBA Players.
An MLB Franchise, just the Top Level mind you, has 25 Players on their roster. While they have no real limit in terms of salary, there are numerous small franchises and Minimum Salary Players tugging the averages down.
The NBA not only plays at a near equal financial level thanks to the Salary Cap, they also only number 15 Players per Team at the most. Ultimately that helps pull the averages up because there are less Minimum Salary scrubs clogging the benches as a result.
LESS FRANCHISES LESS PLAYERS
MOST ELITE
>You will never earn Kobe money and have a multi millionaire shoe deal
Feels bad bros
>>64331652
best sport = athletes get the most money
The players union of the NBA cucked the superstars in order for everyone else to get a decent salary. Having a maximum contract is a joke.
>>64334273
>cuckhoop
>best sport
>>64331652
>splitting the pot 12 ways vs. splitting the pot 53 ways
Pretty easy to figure out for anyone with a 3rd grade education.
>>64331652
Less players, and endorsement deals for basketball players are a lot bigger than most other sports.
MLB has the highest paid athletes based solely on salary though.
>>64331652
Best Basketball league in the world.
Best league in America.
NFLEL, NHLEL, MLELS and MLELB can suck the NBA's BBC.
the nba's players union hasn't been emasculated by the owners
>>64331652
they also play 82 games at least
>>64334313
Yeah NBPA functions better than NFLPA. NFL players should be getting a lot more since the league is so rich and the players kill each other on the field.
I bet Lebron would get $70mil/year from the Cavs if it was allowed.
>>64344846
lol, yes it has. The owners dominated the players union in the last lock-out.
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