Jordan Poole getting paid! 4 years. $140mm
Good for him!
October 16th, 2022 at 3:49 PM ^
Green is green with envy over that green.
October 16th, 2022 at 3:55 PM ^
He's verde jealous.
October 16th, 2022 at 9:37 PM ^
Well played. Well played
October 16th, 2022 at 3:55 PM ^
His doppelganger is making the same, I saw just yesterday.
October 16th, 2022 at 5:41 PM ^
I’ll forgive OP for missing yesterdays’s post since it was at noon and a lot of us had something else going on at the time.
October 16th, 2022 at 5:56 PM ^
He got ANOTHER extension? So that’s 8 years, $280 million?!?
October 16th, 2022 at 8:58 PM ^
We should keep posting this until he’s a billionaire
October 16th, 2022 at 4:03 PM ^
Largest NBA deal ever signed by a Wolverine, right?
October 16th, 2022 at 4:09 PM ^
Juwan had the largest deal in NBA history at one point, but the deals are much much larger now.
With that kind of money it makes you rethink your life choices. I should have pursued the NBA. If only I was taller, more athletic and interested in basketball. ..-and dedicated. And…
October 16th, 2022 at 6:21 PM ^
Cool story bro time… when I was a little kid, my pediatrician extrapolated out my growth curve, did some calculation and told my parents I was going to be 7’2”. They explicitly never told me that story growing up because they were worried I’d quit paying attention in school and just play basketball (and they were right).
October 16th, 2022 at 6:53 PM ^
How tall are you today?
October 16th, 2022 at 8:20 PM ^
He said he was projected to be that tall as a wee lad. He didn't say he was that tall now. Or that's at least how I read it.
October 16th, 2022 at 10:20 PM ^
Topped out at 6’5”. Tall enough to be uncomfortable in airplanes and small cars, but not so tall as to make nba money without a lot more athleticism.
October 16th, 2022 at 6:56 PM ^
user name is checking out, but without a photo some will be skeptical.
and did you play some hoops?
October 16th, 2022 at 10:23 PM ^
Some hoops, as a very undersized center once tasked with guarding Antonio Gates in high school. Much more soccer where I could be the Peter Crouch on the pitch.
October 16th, 2022 at 7:23 PM ^
Something like 17% of people over 7’ worldwide play in the NBA. Are you mad at your parents or are you well adjusted?
I had a housemate who was 6’8” and never played basketball. He got “do you play basketball “ at every bar he went to. he’s making NBA money as an ad exec now.
October 16th, 2022 at 8:07 PM ^
Something like 17% of people over 7’ worldwide play in the NBA
Not worldwide, but in the United States, 17% of men between the ages of 20 and 40. At least, that was the estimate in 2013.
October 16th, 2022 at 10:25 PM ^
I don’t know if I’d go so far as to say “well adjusted”, but I never made that 7’2” height. I joke with people and tell them I’m a huge disappointment to my parents at only 6’5”.
October 17th, 2022 at 12:37 AM ^
A lot of people who are 7+ ft. have health problems later in life because the various systems of the human body were not designed to support such a large frame. Even if they are able to avoid chronic medical conditions, they become injury-prone and have to deal with a heightened risk of more serious injury due to accidents than people of normal height.
Poor Shawn Bradley (who is 7'6") probably would not have been paralyzed when his bicycle was hit from behind if he had been shorter.
October 16th, 2022 at 4:08 PM ^
Obviously left too early
October 16th, 2022 at 4:19 PM ^
Gold plated Jordan pool.
October 16th, 2022 at 4:21 PM ^
GSW re-signed Wiggins for $104M yesterday too. Methinks they're getting ready to cut bait with Draymond.
October 16th, 2022 at 4:34 PM ^
Not a fan, but from the tenor of Steve Kerr's comments, I don't think so. I think that, if I'm reading right, Green will just play without a new contract.
October 16th, 2022 at 4:37 PM ^
Nah, they have owners who dont give a fuckkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk about the luxury tax and are basically working voodoo accounting to make this team stay together at this point. I believe I last heard a few weeks back that their luxury tax penalty for the upcoming season was supposed to be as much as the salary cap itself. Truly insane.
They are all-in on win-now mode and probably want at least 2 more championships before Thompson/Green leave in the next few years. Curry is also very old by NBA PG standards, so the time to win 2 more is now.
October 16th, 2022 at 7:19 PM ^
Nah, they have owners who dont give a fuckkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk about the luxury tax and are basically working voodoo accounting to make this team stay together at this point.
This contradicts what Lacob was saying earlier this summer. He's one of the "poorer" owners as is, and the tech/VC winter doesn't help matters.
October 17th, 2022 at 12:49 AM ^
The Warriors spent $1.4 billion to build the Chase Center in the most expensive city in the country and didn't receive a dime in taxpayer money to help defray the cost (by way of comparison, Little Caesars Arena cost around $860 million to build, of which taxpayers covered around $365 million). They had cheaper options, but they wanted to be in San Francisco and they didn't care what it cost. I don't think they'll let the luxury tax deter them from paying what they have to pay to maintain their dynasty.
October 16th, 2022 at 7:42 PM ^
Yeah. Depends on what you mean by "cut bait" but he's definitely facing a prove-it year.
October 16th, 2022 at 5:02 PM ^
Wow, $35m/year is what Jordan was getting his last few years with the Bulls
October 16th, 2022 at 5:04 PM ^
Jordan only earned those numbers his last two years with the Bulls, prior to that his top salary was $4,000,000. Of course Jordan really did not need to get paid to play basketball as all of his endorsement deals are what made him filthy rich.
October 16th, 2022 at 5:03 PM ^
Happy for Poole as he should get every dollar of his market value but this right here is why I refuse to support the NBA, NFL, and MLB.
October 16th, 2022 at 5:56 PM ^
Same. I love that Poole has been able to take advantage of the system to join the 1%, but dang it's a really fucked up system that pays that much money. I mean he would still be fabulously wealthy making half that or a quarter of that for that matter.
October 16th, 2022 at 8:50 PM ^
It's certainly a lot of money, but then, the NBA makes a lot of money. Under the collective bargaining agreement, a little less than half of league basketball-related income goes to the players. If they made less, more money would go to the owners, who are richer still. Would that be better?
October 16th, 2022 at 6:01 PM ^
Can you elaborate?
October 16th, 2022 at 7:00 PM ^
140 million dollars to play a game! Poole hasn't even made an all-star team I don't believe.
October 16th, 2022 at 7:20 PM ^
Is there an assigned ratio for number of all-star games to millions of dollars that can be earned?
October 16th, 2022 at 10:28 PM ^
I am a free market guy. We, as Americans, place too much value on professional sports.
Like I said, I am happy for Jordan Poole and if I was in his position I would take every dime I could get but the fact that he is making 140 million after only averaging 18.5 points per game from one season demonstrates to me that "we" place too much value on a game. For this reason, I haven't spent a dime and very little time on professional sports for over a decade.
The reason I watch the college game is because I still believe the players are representing the school. I know the college game is quickly transitioning into the NFL light and when that transformation is complete then I will abandon it as well.
October 16th, 2022 at 5:07 PM ^
Obligatory, "Page 2."
Obligatory, "Again?"
Obligatory, "Fuck Draymond."
October 16th, 2022 at 5:09 PM ^
Keith Jackson also just signed a $69 million extension to call games for ABC
October 16th, 2022 at 6:41 PM ^
Awesome, hope he calls the Michigan vs OSU game this year
October 16th, 2022 at 6:43 PM ^
That contract is going to set him up for years and years to come.
October 16th, 2022 at 6:44 PM ^
Damn. I was hoping he'd come to FOX.
October 17th, 2022 at 8:52 AM ^
Pool party at my place.
October 16th, 2022 at 5:22 PM ^
Holy double post batman! https://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/jordan-poole%27s-contract-extension-gsw
October 16th, 2022 at 7:04 PM ^
What an idiot. He should have stayed another year.
October 16th, 2022 at 9:56 PM ^
NBA is the best league for player to revenue ratio. Way more players in every other sport. Sick money per player in NBA. Parents raise your kid to aim for NBA.