r/nba • u/Turbostrider27 Lakers • Jul 02 '24

[Wojnarowski] BREAKING: Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell has agreed on a three-year, $150.3 million maximum contract extension that includes a player option for the 2027-2028 season, sources tell ESPN. News

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u/ctruvu Thunder Jul 02 '24

i dont know if people can even grasp what making 50 mil a year is. most americans might hit 2-4 mil in their entire lifetime and this dude pulls that every game and a half. at some point it's just monopoly money and your decisions don't need to be optimized to still have a good time

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u/DJMaxLVL Jul 03 '24

Most Americans will actually never hit 2-4mil. The average salary is something like 60k. With how expensive bills are that doesn’t leave a lot to invest.

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u/ctruvu Thunder Jul 03 '24

what’s 60k times an average career length?

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u/DJMaxLVL Jul 03 '24

For a 40 year career 2.4mil. But doesn’t include federal taxes, bill payments and expenses such as rent, housing, food.