How much is the NBA championship bonus? It is not as generous as the midseason championship!

How much money can you get if you win the NBA championship?

Recently, the famous media "Yahoo Sports" announced the bonus rules for the league this season. If you reach the first round of the playoffs, you can get a prize of $466,000, while the second round of the playoffs is 568,000. In the third round of the playoffs, namely the Eastern Conference Final or the Western Conference Final, you can get $951,000. The final finals champion can receive a prize of 8.805 million US dollars, while the runner-up is 3.803 million. In addition, there is also the first prize in the regular season, which is $869,000. Finally, there is also a partition bonus, with the first division being 761,000, the second division being 609,000, the third division being 456,000, and the fourth division being 372,000.

According to the above data, if the Thunder wins the championship, their total prize is US$12.4 million, and if the Pacers wins the championship, the total prize is US$11.14 million. The gap is mainly reflected in two events. First of all, the Thunder is the first in the regular season and can earn $869,000. Secondly, the Thunder is the number one in the Northwest Division and can also get $761,000. The Pacers are the second place in the middle area, with a bonus of US$609,000. The sum of the two is the final bonus gap between the two teams.

If you compare carefully, the championship's prize is actually not as much as the mid-season championship, that is, the NBA Cup prize. If the championship bonus is distributed equally to each player, it will be $587,000. But this money is not only available to players. The league will be directly distributed to the team, and all staff who contribute to the finals can receive rewards. In addition to the 15-man roster in the playoffs, each team also has one head coach, 3 to 6 assistant coaches, video analysts, team doctors, equipment managers, etc. There is also the most important role, the team general manager. If the Thunder wins the championship, they will definitely have to give the general manager Presti a bonus! If

is divided equally between each person, it will definitely not be as much as 580,000. Moreover, this money needs to be paid taxes. According to the US tax rules, all taxes for high-income groups such as players are about 40% to 50%, so the final result may be more than 100,000 US dollars. There are indeed many things for ordinary people, but for NBA players, it is basically better than nothing.

And the NBA Cup bonus is fixed. As long as you are a member on the team's roster, everyone will have a bonus of $500,000 after winning the championship, and it is also a net income after tax! In comparison, the cup champion actually has more prizes than the league champion.

Although there is a big gap in prize money, the value of the NBA championship and the commercial value are much higher than that of the midseason. As long as players perform well in the finals, they are qualified to negotiate a richer contract. Even if they leave the team and play elsewhere, their starting point will be much higher than others. The championship brings greater commercial value to the team. For example, after the Raptors won the championship in 2019, its market value increased by $1 billion, which was about 40% of the team's market value at that time.

Dear fans, who do you think the Thunder and the Pacers can win the final championship?