Stupid Question

[homeytennis]

Do the players (both on the losing and winning team) get a little bit of a bigger payout because the series went 7 games? My thought is that more tickets and potentially more TV moneys came to the league and both teams.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Do the players (both on the losing and winning team) get a little bit of a bigger payout because the series went 7 games? My thought is that more tickets and potentially more TV moneys came to the league and both teams.

No, they just get a flat playoff bonus for each round they get to.

 

[LogGrad98]

Someone should look this up. I thought it was a bonus for the playoffs in general, an extra bonus for each round, and another smaller one for games played.

 

[LogGrad98]

Someone should look this up. I thought it was a bonus for the playoffs in general, an extra bonus for each round, and another smaller one for games played.

I am the one who googles...

So here it is:

https://moneynation.com/how-much-money-players-make-win-nba-finals/

Let’s look at bonus money first. The NBA sets aside a “Player Playoff Pool” every year. In 2015 that pool had $13 million in it. It looks set to stay that size for 2016. The money is given to different NBA teams depending on performance. The teams then split it up among their players. The most money any team could get in Finals bonuses is about $8 million. Divided between 15 players per team, that money doesn’t stack up to much when some players in the NBA make over $20 million a year already.

NBA Finals winners also get a future salary and endorsement money bump. By some estimates, that can be as much as 30% to 50% per year. To a player already earning $10 million a year and about the same amount from endorsement deals, that can mean another $8 million every year.

How Much Money Players Make if they Win NBA Finals




About $13 million in total bonus money Per Team Bonus
Best NBA Record $790,106
Best in Conference $691,344
Second Best in Conference $555,669
Third Best in Conference $414,805
Fourth Best in Conference $325,991
Fifth Best in Conference $271,635
Sixth Best in Converence $185,272
First Round Bonus $408,839
Conference Semifinals Bonus $486,463
Conference Finals Bonus $803,874
Lose NBA Finals $3,214,636
Win NBA Finals $4,851,365
Total NBA Championship Money $13,000,000

IIRC individual teams can and do either add to this or match it depending on, and sometimes it is in a player's contract along with other performance-based bonuses. I seem to remember hearing that the Spurs gave their players specific bonuses for games played in the playoffs, wins, etc. but now I can't find it, so it may not be the case.