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Alec Burk's new ride

scootsy said:
I could care less who it is. This is more about another 21 year old kid spending crazy money when he gets his hands on it for the first time.

Oh and you're a jackass. /ns
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I'm sorry you have made (and continue to make) a fool of yourself on the internet. Get well soon.
 
Beantown said:
So is the new trend to take a perfect luxury car and make it look like a ghetto Rice rocket? If so then Alec Burks succeeded.
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Hey beantown, I just took 2 vacation days for next week because I feel like visiting San Francisco (never been). Tell me what I should see/do in 3 days.
 
scootsy said:
No substance, yet again.
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I'll give you one: a player that's to date made $4 million (that is to say, more than most people earn in a lifetime, not to mention the $3 million he's due in the next year) doesn't have to worry about paying off a >$100k car over the rest of his life. That I can figure that out doesn't make me smart. That you can't makes you a mouth-breather.

But I agree that there is a lot in life that you can waste money on and probably shouldn't. If you want to find out the circumstances as to why many pro athletes go bankrupt, I encourage you do a little more research.
 
Yeah, I think athletes biggest pocket-book hitter is loaning money out to extended family and friends, then paying baby's mommas.
 
NUMBERICA said:
I'll give you one: a player that's to date made $4 million (that is to say, more than most people earn in a lifetime, not to mention the $3 million he's due in the next year) doesn't have to worry about paying off a >$100k car over the rest of his life. That I can figure that out doesn't make me smart. That you can't makes you a mouth-breather.

But I agree that there is a lot in life that you can waste money on and probably shouldn't. If you want to find out the circumstances as to why many pro athletes go bankrupt, I encourage you do a little more research.
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Doing that research is what led me to make my initial claim. It boils down to 2 reasons, bad investments or overspending.

Yes he has made $4 million over two years, puts him in the top tax bracket shipping 40% to the government. His salary last year was $2.1m, and if that was his only income, then he wound up with around $1.26m heading into his bank account. So yes, he spent 9-10% of his income on a car, not really a big deal, I fully agree with you. But I think the precedent of luxurious living at this stage in his life is an extremely dangerous indicator.

3/5 NBA players are broke shortly after their playing days are over. You don't think that merits greater responsibility on the part of the athletes?
 
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