The checks that would make Darren Collison a millionaire were just starting to come in when the New Orleans Hornets rookie received some startling advice during the 2009-10 season.
Save your money. You never know if there will be an NBA season two years from now.
So Collison, then fresh out of dorm life and roughing it at UCLA, took a measured approach to moving into a new tax bracket in his first two NBA seasons.
http://articles.latimes.com/2011/nov/08 ... s-20111109
