Season Tickets for Bulls Games Now vs 1997-1998 Season

JordansBulls · Post #1 » by **JordansBulls** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 3:33 am

Anyone have any idea how much Bulls season tickets cost now vs what they were in 1998?

Anyone have an idea where we could find that information at?

Post #2 » by **dougthonus** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 3:37 am

They're approximately double now I believe.

JordansBulls · Post #3 » by **JordansBulls** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 2:55 pm

Here were the approximate salaries that year.

1 Michael Jordan $33,140,000
2 Toni Kukoc $4,560,000
3 Ron Harper $4,560,000
4 Dennis Rodman $4,500,000
5 Luc Longley $3,184,900
6 Scottie Pippen $2,775,000
7 Bill Wennington $1,800,000
8 Scott Burrell $1,430,000
9 Randy Brown $1,260,000
10 Dickey Simpkins $1,235,000
11 Robert Parish $1,150,000
12 Jason Caffey $850,920
13 Steve Kerr $750,000
14 David Vaughn $693,840
15 Keith Booth $597,600
16 Jud Buechler $500,000
17 Joe Kleine $272,250
18 Rusty LaRue *$242,000
$63,259,510

That's a little less than what our team makes this year. So I'm curious on how the prices may have doubled now from in that time period?

Post #4 » by **dougthonus** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 3:10 pm

I'm not sure that double is accurate, it would depend on the sections. I know for a very long time they didn't raise ticket prices at all, and it's only been since 04/05 that they started ramping up prices again.

umfan83 · Post #5 » by **umfan83** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 3:20 pm

Man, I almost forgot Pip was making so little. It's no wonder he was always threatening to sit out and demanding trades. It also makes sense why he is broke right now. What a shame, if he had played a decade later, he'd be set.

Post #6 » by **dougthonus** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 3:22 pm

Pippen made 65 million after those years. He signed a 55 million dollar deal with the Rockets, then we signed him for 10 when that was over. Even if he got "screwed" earlier and only made up to 20 million in his career prior to that.

He's broke because he's a moron and his financial advisor stole all his money.

davhern · Post #7 » by **davhern** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 3:24 pm

umfan83 wrote:Man, I almost forgot Pip was making so little. It's no wonder he was always threatening to sit out and demanding trades. It also makes sense why he is broke right now. What a shame, if he had played a decade later, he'd be set.

I wouldn't go that far. We gave him a pretty big contract on the sign and trade deal. Something like 5 years/ $65M or around there.

davhern · Post #8 » by **davhern** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 3:24 pm

D'oh. Beaten by Doug.

Wewing · Post #9 » by **Wewing** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 4:10 pm

JordansBulls wrote:Anyone have any idea how much Bulls season tickets cost now vs what they were in 1998?

Ticket prices (per game) 1997-98 season:

Courtside $425
Main Floor $135
* 100 level $80/$70
+ Club level $45
# 300 level $35/$25/$20

Ticket prices (per game as part of season tickets) 2008-09 season:

Courtside $950
Main Floor $250
* 100 level $135/$120/$110
+ Club level $85/$75
# 300 level $55/$50/$45/$35

* In the 90s, the 100 level price split was between rows 11 and 12 (in all sections.) Today, the price split is center sections/corner sections/end sections with all seats in the same section at the same price.

+ There is an additional $1000 per seat annual fee for season tickets in the club level. Club seats used to be one price for all seats, now the prices are split between center sections/corner and end sections.

# In the 90s, the 300 level price split was rows 1-7/rows 8-12/rows 13-SRO (in all sections). Today the split is rows 1-7 (center sections)/rows 1-7 (corners & ends)/rows 8-SRO (center)/rows 8-SRO (corners and ends)

JordansBulls · Post #10 » by **JordansBulls** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 5:35 pm

Wewing wrote:
JordansBulls wrote:Anyone have any idea how much Bulls season tickets cost now vs what they were in 1998?

Ticket prices (per game) 1997-98 season:

Courtside $425
Main Floor $135
* 100 level $80/$70
+ Club level $45
# 300 level $35/$25/$20

Ticket prices (per game as part of season tickets) 2008-09 season:

Courtside $950
Main Floor $250
* 100 level $135/$120/$110
+ Club level $85/$75
# 300 level $55/$50/$45/$35

* In the 90s, the 100 level price split was between rows 11 and 12 (in all sections.) Today, the price split is center sections/corner sections/end sections with all seats in the same section at the same price.

+ There is an additional $1000 per seat annual fee for season tickets in the club level. Club seats used to be one price for all seats, now the prices are split between center sections/corner and end sections.

# In the 90s, the 300 level price split was rows 1-7/rows 8-12/rows 13-SRO (in all sections). Today the split is rows 1-7 (center sections)/rows 1-7 (corners & ends)/rows 8-SRO (center)/rows 8-SRO (corners and ends)

Thanks man. Where did you find that information at?