Does anyone know how many playoff shares a team ends up handing out? My guess would be that the Grizzlies were able to commit to giving him a full playoff share. If the team ends up making the 2nd round, the amount of money they split up is in excess of 500k.
Anyways, good move for him. Wouldn't be the worst thing if we gave him a shot to make the team next fall, though.
This is an article from 2009. I'm sure the numbers are different this year. Players vote on who gets a full, partial, or no share, so the numbers for individuals will vary.
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Just for making the playoffs, the team receives $164,168, which they then divide into shares starting with all 15 players. Assuming there are 20 shares, each player will receive . . . $8,208.40.
The rest of the breakdown: Best record in the NBA ($317,263), Best record in Conference ($277,604 each), Second-best record in conference ($223,126 each), Third-best record in conference ($166,563), Fourth-best record in conference ($130,900), Fifth-best record in conference ($109,074), Sixth-best record in conference ($74,394).
Teams participating in first round ($164,168 each), Teams participating in conference semifinals ($195,337 each), Teams participating in conference finals ($322,792 each), Losing team NBA Finals ($1,290,821), Winning team NBA Finals ($1,948,042).