Los Angeles Lakers large man Anthony Davis was open about one of many attracts to profitable the NBA’s In-Season Match. Davis mentioned the prize cash is the lure for lots of the gamers.
“$500 [thousand] sounds actual good to us. It’s going to carry that juice, you already know what I imply? … I heard considered one of our gamers, I’m not going to say who however he was like, ‘Man,’ once we beat Phoenix, ‘That’s one step nearer to this $500. I’ve by no means had that earlier than.’ So it’s like, that’s a bit additional motivation,” Davis mentioned.
The gamers on the staff that wins the NBA Cup will every get $500,000 in prize cash. For gamers on a league minimal wage, that may vary between almost half of their yearly wage to one-quarter of it. The Lakers have 5 gamers signed to minimal contracts for this season.