As one of the highest paid leagues in the world's large-scale sports events, NBA not only has a much higher average salary than other leagues, but also has quite generous welfare benefits. CJ Myers, a veteran who has worked hard in the league for many years, was surprised by the many benefits of the NBA when he first entered the league. He said in an interview, "Their (NBA) benefits are really amazing, except for free food every day. In addition, they will send a lot of subsidies every away game! " In addition to free food, players also have a season away allowance of 40 thousand! James ·J·s· Wong used it to donate money to teammates in trouble, and what Myers called "subsidy" was the NBA's away allowance. Last season, the NBA gave each player an away allowance of 133 USD, which was almost 1 1,000 RMB. Playing three games is equivalent to one month's salary of ordinary people. And this benefit is for every athlete who leaves the team. Even if you are the most marginal bench figure of the team, it won't be long before you play. As long as you fly to the away city with the team, you will have a lot of money.
Moreover, every season, a player has to play 4 1 away games, which means that these players will receive nearly 40,000 yuan in subsidies every year in addition to their original wages! Every NBA player has a different attitude towards money, just like a superstar who has already held tens of millions of dollars and doesn't care about this dispensable away allowance at all. For example, in 2000, champion Kenyon Martin used these allowances as pocket money for relatives and children; Davis, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, tipped the entourage directly after getting the money; James of the Cavaliers gave the money to teammates who needed it more. For example, when Cavaliers point guard Della Vedwa was not rich, James gave Della a year's allowance; Golden state warriors, three crowns in five years, are even more local tyrants. As long as their players get these allowances, they will be collected as funds for dinner after the game.
NBA teams play away games and travel by special plane or chartered plane. The team rents a shuttle bus to and from the airport, and the accommodation is arranged by the team. At least five-star hotel. In other places, the only place where players need to spend money is eating, which is also the source of food supplements. The standard of NBA away meals is different every season, regardless of star turnover and annual salary. According to the person in charge, the specific figures are shown in the NBA labor agreement. The standard has been rising in the past ten years, and has received $65,438+$020 in the past two years. The history of dietary supplements in NBA can be traced back to 1957. As the initiator and promoter of the Players' League, Celtic defender Robert Joseph Cousy was the first player to get an NBA dietary supplement.
At that time, the standard was 7 yuan a day. After seven years, the standard finally rose, but it was only 8 yuan, which was also related to the low salary of the players at that time. The average annual salary is just over 10 thousand, but now the average salary of NBA players is close to 6 million. About 2006, the complementary food in NBA exceeded 100 USD for the first time, which became a relatively considerable income. You have to pay taxes for eating, and the tax rate is not low (the annual salary of NBA players is high), generally around 40%, and the tax rate varies according to the cities you go to. Jones revealed that he played for the Heat last season and earned an average of $70 a day.