Draymond Green is living in a fantasyland when it comes to the NBA and money.
The average NBA salary for this past season was a staggering $9.7 million. That’s a lot of money. Even after taxes and agent fees, there’s still millions of dollars left over.
It’s life-changing money that can set up players for generations to come if they play a few seasons in the league at the average salary.
Just don’t tell that to Draymond. He thinks the league isn’t actually designed to make guys rich.
Draymond Green makes delusional comments about the NBA and money (Photo: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
Draymond Green has complained that the NBA isn't set up to make players rich.
The Golden State Warriors forward believes paying fines and taxes will make it harder for him to hold on to his fortune.
“The fines don't make sense. You've heard the stories of people who worked hard and amassed wealth out of situations that most people never get out of, and they get fined the same way that we get fined. The reality is, we're not set up to be wealthy after we're done playing. This business isn't set up the way that we get taxed, the way that we get fined,” Green said recently on “The Big Podcast” with Shaq.
Yes, Draymond Green doesn't think the NBA is set up to help players get rich after they retire. That's unrealistic.
You can read his full comments below, and we'd love to hear your thoughts. david.hookstead@outkick.com.
I feel sorry for Draymond. I bet he doesn't make much and is probably worrying about how he's going to pay for food when he retires. Oh wait, what's this all about? He's made over $177.8 million in signing bonuses alone!
If Draymond is worried about being wealthy in retirement after making that much money, that's his own fault.
Most Americans can't even dream of earning a fraction of what he's made in his career, money that would change a family forever, and he said on the podcast that the NBA isn't set up for players to stay wealthy.
To quote the great Lane Kiffin, “What world do you live in?”
Draymond Green doesn't believe the NBA was set up to keep players rich after they retire. (Photo: Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
If Draymond cares so much about the NBA and the money he should quit and go work at Walmart. Let's see if he prefers making millions from sports or working a regular job. Definitely one of the weirdest and most ridiculous comments I've ever heard from an athlete. david.hookstead@outkick.com If you agree.
