In most people's impression, NBA players say that they earn hundreds of thousands of dollars a year, and the average player can accumulate tens of millions of dollars in assets if he retires in his normal career. As long as you are a little diligent after retirement, it is not a problem to be a monopoly for life.

However, the reality is that nearly 60% of NBA players declared bankruptcy after five years of retirement, so many players were so poor that they sold their property and their lives were far worse than ordinary people.

Sprewell

Speaking of the name Sprewell, you may not be familiar with it, but his classic? Famous words? You must have heard of it, right? How can you support your family without10 million?

How did this sentence come from? At that time, during the Timberwolves period, Sprewell and Garnett had a good chemical reaction, and he was very important to the Timberwolves. When he renewed Sprewell's contract last year, the Timberwolves offered a three-year offer of $265,438+0,000, which is very high treatment for a 34-year-old future. However, this? Crazy? Say: You might as well stay at home and earn this money. ? So he really lies at home.

After retiring, Sprewell didn't stop. His company is badly run, and he is even more extravagant. In 2007, Sprewell sold his yacht because he couldn't afford to pay a yacht loan of more than $65,438+00,000 per month. In 2008, it was revealed that the madman failed to pay off the monthly mortgage of $2,000, and then he mortgaged his house. 20 1 1, 4 1 year-old lunatics are unemployed at home, and they can no longer say that they want100000 dollars.

Sean. champion

Although Kemp is far from his present age, many fans still remember him. Rain man? The prestige of. When he played for the seattle supersonics team, he was an out-and-out expert.

But he was infected with drugs, and excessive indulgence made him gain weight rapidly, and finally he was too fat to touch the basket. At the end of his career, he was fined for taking drugs many times. At that time, he borrowed a lot of money from the team to support his 1 1 bastard. Shortly after he announced his retirement, he also declared bankruptcy soon.

Deng Tai? Jones

At any time in the league, there will be a few role players with basic salary, hovering on the edge of NBA and unemployment. What about Deng Tai? Jones is one of them. He has played for eight teams in his career, and the highest salary in a single season is only $290. His career salary is * * *180,000 USD. This is very rare among all NBA players.

And 17 finals, Jones, who has no chance to play, is for the sake of what? Restrictions? Durant, who quarreled with Durant outside the court, got a technical foul immediately after the game and got a fine of $3,000, while Jones got a fine of $9,000 throughout the playoffs. When Jones got the salary of $965,438+027, he was deducted to only $65,438+027.

Anthony? Pacers

Walker is a star who earned hundreds of millions of dollars in his career and helped the Heat win the championship in 2006. This is a brilliant and successful career.

However, what about hundreds of millions of assets? Fat Toutuo Walker will be squandered soon after he retires. In 20 10, Walker, who was worth less than $4 million, was in debt127,000. In 20 12, Walker filed for bankruptcy, and his only championship ring was auctioned for 2 1500 dollars.

Myers

There is such a player who is much worse than the above players, than Deng Tai? Jones is still in pain. Is that what it was called at that time? Garnett II? Miles. As a former playboy, his first contract reached $9 million. Although he did not make achievements in the NBA, he earned $65 million in his career.

However, in 16, Miles filed for bankruptcy, and many valuables from his playing days were auctioned, including James' signature jersey (1500), Bird's signature jersey (100), Nowitzki's signature sneakers (375) and Odom's signature sneakers (225).

Playing in the NBA doesn't mean you become rich. Even if you become rich, it doesn't mean you will always be a winner. These painful lessons always alert NBA players and the world.