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Lionel Messi is on a 4 year contract where he's making 168 million a season. How many if any NBA players would be able to command that much?

Soccer is much bigger than nba world wide

Not close to that imo. That contract basically bankrupted that club by the way.

iLLmatic860 wrote:Soccer is much bigger than nba world wide

I don't think that was the question or that it was implied that NBA players would make more

To answer the question... much less than that Maybe $75-100 mil per for a prime Jordan/LeBron level player.

not that high, but an nba player could def get over 100 mil.

Would the NBA player also win his 7th Ballon d'Or? Maybe MJ would be worth it.

Otto Porter got paid 100 mills over 4 seasons averaging 12 points a game. LeBron would get 100mill a season.

This is why US/north American pro sports teams are worth more then Euro football clubs, even when the Euro football clubs have more revenue.

NRSV wrote:Not close to that imo. That contract basically bankrupted that club by the way.

No this is his psg contract and no he did not bankrupt Barcelona, he also brought in a pretty decent sum of money to the club.

Stupid signings and high wages by the former board is to blame for nearly bankrupting Barcelona.

I remember reading that when Lebron went back to Cleveland he brought roughly 1 billion dollars worth of revenue with him to the city. I suppose using numbers like that you could justify paying a player a salary north of 100 million. After all if a player brings his team / city tons of money, I suppose he is worth such a massive salary.

I had no idea his contract was that big. Wriste

Alonzo_Morning wrote:I had no idea his contract was that big. Wriste

To be fair, Lionel Messi is an established brand in himself and Paris Saint Germain are owned by the Qatar Investment Authority which is the country's wealth sovereign fund. A country that has major money to blow so that's a huge difference right there. And he's a worldwide figure.

As for NBA players I don't see them earning anywhere near that amount. Maybe 75-100M/year minus endorsements as one poster stated but nowhere more than that for now.

Messi the GOAT...All i wanted to say.

damn, so that's why inter didn't make an offer

Lebron could easily get $250m a year

it probably be the NBA's only player whos grossed over a billion still running up and down the court , LeFonz Jaime

Tracymcgoaty wrote:Messi the GOAT...All i wanted to say.

Messi is the 2nd best player.

KazuoOda wrote:

Tracymcgoaty wrote:Messi the GOAT...All i wanted to say.

Messi is the 2nd best player.

Not to me he ain't. I watch Messi and i remember the love i have for football. Messi is poetry.

KazuoOda wrote:

Tracymcgoaty wrote:Messi the GOAT...All i wanted to say.

Messi is the 2nd best player.

Who is better?

azcatz11 wrote:

KazuoOda wrote:

Tracymcgoaty wrote:Messi the GOAT...All i wanted to say.

Messi is the 2nd best player.

Who is better?

Pele clearly...Dude played against defenders who couldn't even stand in a proper defensive stance.