How much $ does a 10-day contract pay?

[A.M.G.]

I've wondered this for a while, but seeing that Sundaita Gaines and Anthony Tolliver both are on 10-day contracts spurred me to ask. So does anyone know how much a 10-day is generally worth? $50,000? More/less?

For that matter, how much is a D-League contract? Do they all make the same amount, or do veterans make more?

There's a decent chance I could find all this out on wikipedia actually.

[Kblaze8855]

I wanna say they are 60 thousand.

[Kblaze8855]

Quick search tells me its at least 35,000. but I feel like I remmeber it being exactly 60.

[inclinerator]

over 9000
















for each game

[GollyImSoGully]

That's a sweet deal. 10 days 60 G. That's more than the average for a year for americans I suppose.

[HylianNightmare]

NBA D-League salaries pay around $12,000, $18,000 or $24,000 per season, according to an NBADL player who spoke to InsideHoops.com.

Read more: http://www.insidehoops.com/nbdl.shtml#ixzz0d5WZJZ8f

from this websit actually

[HylianNightmare]

The minimum salary a 10-day contract can offer is the # of days in the contract divided by the # of days in the regular season multiplied by the minimum annual salary. Note that 10-day does not mean 10 games

found this in an articly about darius miles

[A.M.G.]

That D-Miles article said a 10-day is $17,000 minimum, but that seems wrong, especially because the NBA minimum salary is not $300,000, and hasn't been for like a decade. It was about $442,114 for the season that article was talking about, and $457,588 for this season (according to the internet).

So, if I've worked this out correctly, the absolute minimum a 10-day contract can be worth this season is $26,916.94. One hopes they round up that 94 cents . Actually, one hopes they round that salary up to $30,000.

Either way, pretty nice pay for just 10 days of work. Especially "work" which is basically staying in nice hotels, flying on private jets, practicing with the team, maybe playing a little (or a lot if you're lucky and are actually good), and generally living the NBA dream life for a week and a half.

I mean, it's not going to set you financially for too too long, but considering that D-Leaguers make less than $26000 in an entire SEASON... it's gotta seem pretty tight.


But holy ****, I didn't know the most an NBADL player can make in a season is $25,500. That is chump change, you can probably make that working full-time at McDonalds.



Also, this is based on a rookie minimum contract, not sure if players who have been in the NBA a lot longer make more. Like if you sign a player who has been in the NBA for 10+ years to a 10-day contract (not a likely scenario, but still), would the salary be based on the $1,306,455 minimum salary for 10+ year vets? That would be like $76,850 for 10 days work. Or is a 10-day always based on the rookie minimum? We may never know.

[bdreason]

But holy ****, I didn't know the most an NBDL player can make in a season is $25,500. That is chump change, you can probably make that working full-time at McDonalds.

It is chump change... but don't forget that their rent and utilites are paid for... and they are playing Basketball, not flipping burgers. Also, they have a chance for a substantial, and immediate pay raise.

[ReturnofJPR]

Birdman Anderson just got his 2nd one. Making $120 grand in 20 days, not too shabby....

[Bandito]

It is chump change... but don't forget that their rent and utilites are paid for... and they are playing Basketball, not flipping burgers. Also, they have a chance for a substantial, and immediate pay raise.

If the rent and utilities are paid for then is not so bad. They get paid as much as me for playing basketball.

[MeLO MvP 15]

I'm pretty that just like minimum contracts, they depend on years of experience.

[jrong]

There are three levels of pay in the D League. The 25 K is the high end. A guy I coached one year in college played D-League ball for one season, but he came in at the "C-level" pay-rate. He was makng abut 14 K. Then he went and played ball in Iceland then next year and made a lot more.

[nathanjizzle]

10 day contract prob consist of 4 games. probably 75k. after taxes 40k thats 10k a game.

[outbreak]

You'd think most d league guys only do it for a couple years then go over seas, or only come back to it when there's NBA interest.