Wow, salaries of the 97-98 Chicago Bulls

[QUOTE=Korki Buchek]Then why is Ben Wallace's contract with the Bulls one of the biggest topics on this forum when Ben got very underpaid with the Pistons considering he won 4 DPOYs and a championship during that time?[/QUOTE]


Wallace's giant contract was a big topic because

a)it was obviously WAY too much, because the bulls needed to pry him away
b)everyone could see 10 miles away it would be a cap killer shortly
c)he left the pistons, the only team where he had real success and won a title to goto a team that people thought was a piece or two away from being a legit contender


There's a big difference in signing MJ to a giant contract to keep him, to make up for him being underpaid, when even at 30 mil a year he was a bargain, and signing up for Wallace because he happened to be underpaid for a few seasons, in a completely different cap era.


The only remotely non-retarded thing about that contract is that it didn't increase in value each year.

Weren't there a lot of bonusses?

[QUOTE=CantStopMe]Jordan, 33 million? Wow, you would think with that much money, he wouldn't have murdered his own father by not paying his gambling debts. He's a bigger ******* than I thought. But hey, he needed that extra mercedes more than his own father.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Scott Pippen]go back to troll sohh coliseum & lakersground. Please do not bring this crap to insidehoops:confusedshrug:[/QUOTE]

:oldlol: another Kobe stan trolling

On topic, what the Bulls gave to Mike in terms of salary was paid back a hundred-fold in terms of what he brought to them, not only in team success, but also financial success.

[QUOTE=mattreis62]Do people pay 50 bucks for a seat to watch a heart surgery? Do they buy "Dr. Brown" jerseys after the surgery is over, and then go on eBay and buy Dr. Brown autographs and shoes endorsed by Dr. Brown? 33 million dollars is nothing compared to how much cash players like MJ, LeBron, and Kobe generate.

There are tons of heart surgeons in the world, but there are only a few superstar athletes. It's called supply and demand. You can argue that certain players are overpaid (Rashard Lewis anyone?) but the highest tier of players is underpaid if anything.[/QUOTE]
You're absolutely right. Anyone can be a insignificant heart surgeon, a basketball player on the other hand is the rarest of breeds. Entertainment >>>> saving lives. Your logic is flawless.

[QUOTE=DuMa]you cant compare salaries from one decade to another. inflation plays a huge part in that. a long with the CBA[/QUOTE]

Actually you can. When you consider that the new CBA was responsible for lowering the max amount of money a player can get. I think Glenn Robinson was the first player to get a 100 mil contract, and he came out in 94 or so. Anyone remember the length of years on that deal?

Before that I think Larry Johnson had the biggest contract at 84 mil.

Shortly after the Robinson signing, the Heat tried to give out TWO 100 mil contracts, to both Mourning, and Juwan Howard, but Howard's contract was rescinded by the league for being in violation of the salary cap at the time.

Jordan didn't make 100 mil in his whole career. What's that tell you?

Mathius

[QUOTE=Mathius]Actually you can. When you consider that the new CBA was responsible for lowering the max amount of money a player can get. I think Glenn Robinson was the first player to get a 100 mil contract, and he came out in 94 or so. Anyone remember the length of years on that deal?

Before that I think Larry Johnson had the biggest contract at 84 mil.

Shortly after the Robinson signing, the Heat tried to give out TWO 100 mil contracts, to both Mourning, and Juwan Howard, but Howard's contract was rescinded by the league for being in violation of the salary cap at the time.

[B]Jordan didn't make 100 mil in his whole career[/B]. What's that tell you?

Mathius[/QUOTE]

thats amazing cause MJ worth 300million dollars today just think if he actually got paid as a played he would have been the first billion dollar athlete

[QUOTE=haterofhaters]Taken from Basketball-Reference.com
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/2006/writers/marty_burns/01/12/pistons/t1_jordan.pippen.rodman.jpg[/IMG]
[B]1997-98 Chicago Bulls Salaries[/B]
1 Michael Jordan $33,140,000
2 Toni Kukoc $4,560,000
3 Ron Harper $4,560,000
4 Dennis Rodman $4,500,000
5 Luc Longley $3,184,900
[B]6 Scottie Pippen $2,775,000 [/B]
7 Bill Wennington $1,800,000
8 Scott Burrell $1,430,000
9 Randy Brown $1,260,000
10 Dickey Simpkins $1,235,000
11 Robert Parish $1,150,000
12 Jason Caffey $850,920
13 Steve Kerr $750,000
14 David Vaughn $693,840
15 Keith Booth $597,600
16 Jud Buechler $500,000
17 Joe Kleine $272,250
18 Rusty LaRue *$242,000



MJ's Salary = 33 Mill
The rest of the team's combined salary = 30.36 Mill

If this was todays making money first, winning a title second NBA, I bet the majority of the team would've just sat out, starting with Pip.:oldlol:[/QUOTE]
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