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Doubt it. Hope he is though, but star seems excessive.
Russell will be the better and more important player in the near future.
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Clarkson is a star!! Just need to improve on defense. He's liable for 20 every night hopefully he can continue to get better
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Like all star level? Nah.
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thank you kob.
been a male role model for me since I was a youngsta, on and off the court.
The contributions to the the GAME OF BASKETBALL (not just the Lakers, not just the NBA) he has made is truly legendary, hes done alot for the sport. regardless what anyone in here says, that 48 Mill contract was well deserved, and so will be the statue in front of staples
1. MJ
2. KOBE
3. Everyone else
appreciate ya'!
been a male role model for me since I was a youngsta, on and off the court.
The contributions to the the GAME OF BASKETBALL (not just the Lakers, not just the NBA) he has made is truly legendary, hes done alot for the sport. regardless what anyone in here says, that 48 Mill contract was well deserved, and so will be the statue in front of staples
1. MJ
2. KOBE
3. Everyone else
appreciate ya'!
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Kobe Bryant Will Retire With Record $680 Million In Career Earnings
Kobe Bryant announced Sunday night that he will retire at the end of the 2015-16 NBA season. (Photo: Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
Kobe Bryant spent a career chasing Michael Jordan. He passed MJ on the NBA’s all-time scoring list last December and ranks third behind only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Karl Malone. Barring a miracle turnaround by the Los Angeles Lakes this year, Bryant will fall one short of Jordan’s six NBA titles after announcing his retirement Sunday night on The Player’s Tribune effective at the end of the 2015-16 season. Bryant was the first player to be tagged “The Next Jordan” who came close to living up to the billing.
One area that Bryant did pass his boyhood idol was at the bank. Jordan earned an estimated $465 million during his playing career from his playing salary and endorsements, while Bryant’s tally will hit $680 million by the end of the season. On an inflation-adjusted basis, the two are closer with Bryant holding the edge $762 million to $720 million in 2015 dollars (Jordan has continued to make a mint in retirement with total inflation-adjusted earnings of $1.6 billion since 1985).
Bryant’s $680 million in total earnings is the most ever by a team athlete during their playing career. The only athletes to earn more are in individual sports and include Tiger Woods, Michael Schumacher and Floyd Mayweather.
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Jordan deserves a large share of the credit for soaring NBA revenues during the 1990s, which triggered ever-increasing salaries for the league’s stars. Bryant’s first Lakers’ contract covered three years and paid $3.5 million. The Lakers paid Bryant $320 million over the following 17 seasons. He has been the NBA’s highest-paid player the past six seasons and is the only player in NBA history besides Jordan to have a salary that topped $30 million in a given year. Bryant’s $323 million in career playing salary trails only Kevin Garnett at $332 million.
Bryant knew early in his career he had the potential to make significant bank in the NBA. He was one of only five players to vote against the 1999 Collective Bargaining Agreement that capped individual player salaries. He voted no despite having only seven starts under his belt during his career to that point.
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In addition to driving NBA salaries higher, Jordan ushered in the era of the NBA player as a marketing juggernaut. Bryant never reached the mass appeal or marketing reach of Jordan, but he did endorse a range of top brands like Mercedes-Benz , McDonald’s, Sprite , Nintendo , Sony , Hublot and more that helped him earn more than $350 million off the court during his career.
Nike NKE -1.52% has been Bryant’s biggest corporate backer. The $31-billion-in-sales sportswear giant signed Bryant to a $10-million-a-year contract in 2003. Adidas , who first signed Bryant when he entered the NBA, had failed to capitalize on Bryant’s ascending role in the game with its line of Bryant signature shoes. Nike promoted Bryant as the soaring heir apparent to MJ, particularly in Asia where Bryant became a rock star thanks to the success of the Lakers and Bryant’s graceful style of play.
China was a particularly important market for Bryant and Nike. Bryant put in the work by making annual pilgrimages to China before it was fashionable for NBA players to make the trek. He gained credibility with the 300 million basketball-playing Chinese thanks in part to his embrace of Chinese culture. Bryant is far more popular in China than in the U.S. His jersey was the NBA’s best-seller in China for most of the past decade. He was treated as the biggest star of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
During his career, Bryant’s popularity in China helped him land China-specific deals for Mercedes-Benz’ Smart Car, Alibaba and Sina.com. Alibaba announced plans in August to create a series of Bryant-branded products and distribute them through the company’s retail platforms, which are accessed by over 350 million active buyers.
Nike sold $105 million worth of Bryant’s sneakers in the U.S. last year, according to retail tracker SportScanInfo (sales outside the U.S. are not available). Only LeBron James and Kevin Durant sold more among active players.
The biggest benefactors of Bryant’s historic 20-year career might be the Buss family, which owns 70% of the Lakers. The Lakers signed a 20-year TV deal with Time Warner TWX +1.43% in 2011 worth $4 billion, pushing annual operating profits north of $100 million for the team. The franchise was worth around $200 million when Bryant was drafted in 1996 and was valued at $2.6 billion in Forbes’ latest look at the business of the NBA.
Kobe Bryant Will Retire With Record $680 Million In Career Earnings
Kobe Bryant announced Sunday night that he will retire at the end of the 2015-16 NBA season. (Photo: Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
Kobe Bryant spent a career chasing Michael Jordan. He passed MJ on the NBA’s all-time scoring list last December and ranks third behind only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Karl Malone. Barring a miracle turnaround by the Los Angeles Lakes this year, Bryant will fall one short of Jordan’s six NBA titles after announcing his retirement Sunday night on The Player’s Tribune effective at the end of the 2015-16 season. Bryant was the first player to be tagged “The Next Jordan” who came close to living up to the billing.
One area that Bryant did pass his boyhood idol was at the bank. Jordan earned an estimated $465 million during his playing career from his playing salary and endorsements, while Bryant’s tally will hit $680 million by the end of the season. On an inflation-adjusted basis, the two are closer with Bryant holding the edge $762 million to $720 million in 2015 dollars (Jordan has continued to make a mint in retirement with total inflation-adjusted earnings of $1.6 billion since 1985).
Bryant’s $680 million in total earnings is the most ever by a team athlete during their playing career. The only athletes to earn more are in individual sports and include Tiger Woods, Michael Schumacher and Floyd Mayweather.
ADVERTISING
Jordan deserves a large share of the credit for soaring NBA revenues during the 1990s, which triggered ever-increasing salaries for the league’s stars. Bryant’s first Lakers’ contract covered three years and paid $3.5 million. The Lakers paid Bryant $320 million over the following 17 seasons. He has been the NBA’s highest-paid player the past six seasons and is the only player in NBA history besides Jordan to have a salary that topped $30 million in a given year. Bryant’s $323 million in career playing salary trails only Kevin Garnett at $332 million.
Bryant knew early in his career he had the potential to make significant bank in the NBA. He was one of only five players to vote against the 1999 Collective Bargaining Agreement that capped individual player salaries. He voted no despite having only seven starts under his belt during his career to that point.
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In addition to driving NBA salaries higher, Jordan ushered in the era of the NBA player as a marketing juggernaut. Bryant never reached the mass appeal or marketing reach of Jordan, but he did endorse a range of top brands like Mercedes-Benz , McDonald’s, Sprite , Nintendo , Sony , Hublot and more that helped him earn more than $350 million off the court during his career.
Nike NKE -1.52% has been Bryant’s biggest corporate backer. The $31-billion-in-sales sportswear giant signed Bryant to a $10-million-a-year contract in 2003. Adidas , who first signed Bryant when he entered the NBA, had failed to capitalize on Bryant’s ascending role in the game with its line of Bryant signature shoes. Nike promoted Bryant as the soaring heir apparent to MJ, particularly in Asia where Bryant became a rock star thanks to the success of the Lakers and Bryant’s graceful style of play.
China was a particularly important market for Bryant and Nike. Bryant put in the work by making annual pilgrimages to China before it was fashionable for NBA players to make the trek. He gained credibility with the 300 million basketball-playing Chinese thanks in part to his embrace of Chinese culture. Bryant is far more popular in China than in the U.S. His jersey was the NBA’s best-seller in China for most of the past decade. He was treated as the biggest star of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
During his career, Bryant’s popularity in China helped him land China-specific deals for Mercedes-Benz’ Smart Car, Alibaba and Sina.com. Alibaba announced plans in August to create a series of Bryant-branded products and distribute them through the company’s retail platforms, which are accessed by over 350 million active buyers.
Nike sold $105 million worth of Bryant’s sneakers in the U.S. last year, according to retail tracker SportScanInfo (sales outside the U.S. are not available). Only LeBron James and Kevin Durant sold more among active players.
The biggest benefactors of Bryant’s historic 20-year career might be the Buss family, which owns 70% of the Lakers. The Lakers signed a 20-year TV deal with Time Warner TWX +1.43% in 2011 worth $4 billion, pushing annual operating profits north of $100 million for the team. The franchise was worth around $200 million when Bryant was drafted in 1996 and was valued at $2.6 billion in Forbes’ latest look at the business of the NBA.
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Sounded like during last night's press conference he's going to try and play the remainder of the games, good for the ticket buyers. Wonder if he'll finally get cheered in Philly tomorrow.
Sounded like during last night's press conference he's going to try and play the remainder of the games, good for the ticket buyers. Wonder if he'll finally get cheered in Philly tomorrow.
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^ It's too bad that he didn't sacrifice his last paycheck in order to contend for another ring. Would've liked him to go out as a champ.
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Seeing as he got that deal after tearing his Achilles it wasn't going to happen anyway.
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I wouldn't say Clarkson is a star yet. His defense is nothing worth speaking of, and he averages like what 2 assist?
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posted this in the NBA thread but probably belongs here...
just refelcting on kob's career and...
the fact kobe got hit with the rape case in the prime of his career, hit rock bottom, stuck with it, won 2 more titles, repaired his image and made everyone forget is truly a testament to him as a player/person, this gets overlooked alot.
I couldn't imagine [ insert current NBA superstar here ] getting hit with a scandal of that same scale, coming back, winning titles, MVP's, public favor and wiping the slate clean.
and in the end, Vanessa was the real MVP....she stuck by her man through the whole thing, crazy loyal.....**** for me I was like hell yeah look baby, he ****** up AND SHE STILL DOWN
going to catch him out here in Jaurary when he come to Oakland for the last time
just refelcting on kob's career and...
the fact kobe got hit with the rape case in the prime of his career, hit rock bottom, stuck with it, won 2 more titles, repaired his image and made everyone forget is truly a testament to him as a player/person, this gets overlooked alot.
I couldn't imagine [ insert current NBA superstar here ] getting hit with a scandal of that same scale, coming back, winning titles, MVP's, public favor and wiping the slate clean.
and in the end, Vanessa was the real MVP....she stuck by her man through the whole thing, crazy loyal.....**** for me I was like hell yeah look baby, he ****** up AND SHE STILL DOWN
going to catch him out here in Jaurary when he come to Oakland for the last time
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It's crazy how hard he goes on the Oak hate, especially on Twitter.
You'd think he did something to him personally...
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Shame that accusation prevented him from winning more MVPs
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I've wavered so many times over the years.
Like P said, resume wise, it's Kobe easily.
Player wise, you can make the argument for Magic. But Iono......I still think of things like 2013, fresh in my mind.
Kobe can take over the game and pass it around like Magic used too. He doesn't do it often, but he CAN do it.
Magic could never, ever, EVER, do some of the things that Kobe did for games, weeks, months at a time. (offensively, AND defensively)
Magic isn't carrying Smush, LO, Kwame, Luke, baby Bynum, etc anywhere. He isn't willing them thru the West over 82 games, no way. And that's not even Kobe at his best.
I dunno.......so much 1A 1B I can't ever decide without a doubt which was the better overall player. I'm just thankful I was able to see both in my lifetime.
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He's the same guy who wanted Okafor and said it was a mistake we drafted Russell (I remember this distinctly because I was like where is the usual positive E). Opinions change over time so it's not a big deal if in June he wanted Okafor, but still.
Okafor will learn. Doesn't seem like a bad or stupid person at all. Just young with a very rare opportunity/resources.
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What's up with the Kobe hate in the NBA thread? Feels like a kobe haters thread 
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What's up with the Kobe hate in the NBA thread? Feels like a kobe haters thread
Dudes lookin up to losers who don't even give effort for their team on the defensive end like James Harden but love to hate on greatness that's actually won on both ends of the floor. It's hilarious
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dat avy doeWhat's up with the Kobe hate in the NBA thread? Feels like a kobe haters thread
cue jeanie buss "they're losers rant"Dudes lookin up to losers who don't even give effort for their team on the defensive end like James Harden but love to hate on greatness that's actually won on both ends of the floor. It's hilariousWhat's up with the Kobe hate in the NBA thread? Feels like a kobe haters thread
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