Are NBA Players Making Too Much Money?

Bro you're one of the smartest basketball KRplusrs on the site. You look at every angle of every video you make and your content is always enjoyable. You actually looked at the value that these guys provide for their teams instead of shutting your mind down at they make millions that's too much. Keep grinding bro...you're gonna blow up soon.

My opinion before watching:
I hate this argument. The NBA makes tonssss of money. If the players don't get it the owners do. The NBA players should be paid for the money they generate.

Awesome video! Covered pretty much everything. I would also mention that the NBA (and athletes in general) creates jobs for millions of people as well. There are tons of reporters, journalists, IT guys, video editors, trainers, chefs, etc. who can all make a living because of the NBA's product, which is amazing.

Athletes provide jobs for people who work for tv channels that broadcast games

You broke this down very well 💯

I mean they deserve it. Them players bust their ass year round to provide entertainment for people that PAY to see it. What people do with their money is up to them.
Edit: plus every player doesn't make as much as it says on paper. They get taxed HEAVILY.

i rather the players make more money than the owners

The question is not just about NBA players. It is about being part of the top 0.1% in your field.
NBA players represent the top 0.1% of basketball professionals in the entire world.
If you take the top 0.1% in food industry, education business, banking, real estate, health industry, technology, movies and television industry, book writers, etc., they make a lot of money.
Always ask yourself: Where do I rank my industry (across the entire world)?
Am I in the top 0.1% in my industry in terms of services or goods I provide?

2 years later, Tatum is making 200m at 22 years old

11k there u go bro lol was 9.1 last time I commented keep grinding bro

Making this comment before I finish watching but people should realize unfortunately no one is “ watching” doctors/ firefighters like we do athletes that’s why even though they’re jobs are essential they aren’t getting as much

I like your channel, contents are great and the way you talk is like a Documentary, very pleasing. Meanwhile I watch a channel where the guy talks like he is high, other one talks like he is in a debate. LoL

My Opinion on this argument:
I think that the salary cap in the NBA cannot be compared to non pro sports jobs. The NBA as an organization would make more money by attracting a large radius of people throughout the country rather than advocating for a few highly populated areas. Since the salary cap spreads out the talent in the NBA, it would attract people in more places in the US to support their local NBA team. The salary cap lets the NBA make more money as a whole and that directly reflects on the players.
If you are comparing salary of NBA players to relative to the salary of jobs, then it seems like they are way over paid for what they are doing. If we are frank, the NBA is pure entertainment. People are being paid tens of millions just to put a ball in the bucket and I see how that can upset people. Honestly, that money could be used to do something that is better for society.
Though what people don’t address is that entertainment, sports, is in high demand. Since tons of people consume it, the value of it rises. People need something that they can just enjoy from time to time and the NBA provides that. The fact that NBA players make lots of money show how important entertainment like this is important to people. If people thought that NBA players make too much money then people would just stop watching the NBA.

Supply and demand, basic economics

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If after watching this video you still believe it's unfair for these people getting paid that much here's a list with things you should do
1 stop following this channel or any sports related channel
2 stop watching any form of sports either live or on TV
3 never buy anything related to a sports team(jerseys balls etc) that way you make the company (aka franchise aka team) to have smaller earnings and the players to have smaller payments as well

well said!!!!!!

They generate more money than they make

What an analysis

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They only get paid half after taxes every year so not really

LeBron single handedly made the Cavs worth over 1 billion dollars, they were previously worth 575 million

Good points

that's the supply and demand of sports because the owners make way more off of t.v sponsorship ads than the players. if the owner didn't make as much, the players wouldn't get paid as they do. ultimately, the viewers and consumers who buys product and service like geico insurance or budweisers pay more because of the ad buys t.v deal.

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I feel NBA teams should have a balanced max cap of $100m , $10m each max for the best players, and bonuses added depending on how well they do in the regular season and playoffs.
Also make it so only 2 players can make the $10m, and have others be at $9, $8 , etc. this would make all teams competitive, as it seems now it's all about the players being greedy F**ks, as they are playing with others and can't do it alone , so better for them to sacrifice a little.

Under CBA, players receive about 50% of the revenue. Players as a group are very fairly paid. To say players are overpaid is the same as saying team owners are underpaid.

When curry is making more money than a life saving surgeon

Your one of the best and smartest KRplusr but your at 11K subs how is this your full time job????

People say players should make more than owners buy the owners own the whole orgonzation a player is just part of it

No because they want to get better everyday instead of doing the least possible like most employees

they get paid big to keep you entertain.

I'm gonna ask my employer for $10 million dollars tomorrow because I bust my ass of all day and do most of the work. NBA players aren't contributing more to basketball than Lawyer's Doctors etc but they throw away millions that people are dying out on the street for

*Are NBA Players Making Too Much Money?* Some yes. Others no. But whatever the players get, their teams make wayyyyy more money.

Yes

Rappers are overpaid

Wow not believe that

Owners make 90 million per season to their pocket.

If people are willing to pay $300 for tickets and $100 for jerseys, there should be no argument. Those who pay for the product are consumers. And if consumers pay for a product it doesn't matter if someone else think it's a ridiculous price (ex: Big Baller Brand, Gucci, Lamborghini) it's a ridiculous argument

Dont hate the problem you support

If only a million people watched the NBA, then players would get payed less

Yes NBA players are overpaid. I’ll Give you two examples Chris Paul and Westbrook. They both want to be traded but will be hard to trade them because of their huge salaries. Don’t get mad at the players the owners was stupid to give them that amount of money.

No but I think Nfl players are truly underpaid because Nba players make more than them but Nfl players can get more injuries and it's the most watched sport in America so it makes no sense

Someone should forget trying to buy a team and just buy LeBron. See what he would sell for....meaning...he is the type of player that starts investing IN teams because he makes so much. Someone like LeBron should be paid higher than others,but I wouldn't use the word "Considerably". I would just think at a higher rate. Could a player afford to make 10 million for a contract instead of 20? Would it hurt them? No, but people would say (50% of the revenue)..right that revenue that is made from outrageous ticket, merch and consession prices that all do not have to be as so either. But the consumer suffers because the owners take it too far. So that revenue itself explains they make too much that goes into that 50/50 split.

Teachers make 40-60k a year question answered

I like the video but i disagree they arent doing any thing for the society

How much is the owner making

They are not because barely any people make it and sum people come from poverty

Hell schrooder lost 80 million in like a day or two

The nba generates a lot of money, and it ALL comes from the players. If anything they are underpaid. Your managerial job at Home Depot can be done by literally anyone, and doesn’t generate shit for money. Stop complaining.

The answer is yes & no.. The amount they make in contrast to the majority of revenue coming in from their talents ends up in the hands of owners who literally sit on their fat, pampered asses all day.. Now compared to a normal citizen tho, the amount of money these guys make to play a game is sickening.. I wish humanity knew how to share but they don't.. Some bust their ass 80 hours a week to barely get by, some sit on their asses & r rich bcuz of their inheritance, some live their dreams, others their nightmares but that is life..

These players will play for 200,000 a year. I promise you. Who gets paid 200k a year to play a sport. All sports are over paid

Have you seen soccer player make a year!! Basketball is nothing compared to soccer

I think that tickets should cost less, nba games should be televised world wide for a much cheaper price. No person needs to be paid that much. Also G-League players need to be paid much more, at the moment they struggle to make a living from this and need to be paid more as a developmental cost for the future. I agree that they deserve it compared to the owners but everyone deserves less.
In saying that these guys are the best in the world, they have applied themselves to this to be in this position. Also they often are away from their families more then any other profession during the nba season.
In the end the money is there, owners and the league have decided to allow players to get this amount of money which they deem fair.

Your narratives curiousness is definitely jealousy

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I'm not sure the contracts would explode that much. MLB has nothing more than a luxury tax and even the biggest stars rarely make more than 25 million a year.

If you believe that players are overpaid you’re a hater

If there's any doubt on the moral question if it's fair to have these athlete earn more than 25 million dollars... It's not.