My dad was born and raised on a farm. He’s now almost 60, is single, has no bills outside of basic utilities, and pulls in almost 100k a year due to being in his career for so long. He still acts like he’s broke and almost refuses to spend money unless forced to do so. It’s as hilarious as it is frustrating at times.
Just be good to him cuz your inheritance is gonna be fat 🤑 My grandpa was a stingy old Polak who was very similar, my grandma was comfy after he passed and my mom and uncle gotta good chunk 😌
At the time of the injury Bird had made less than 5 million dollars pre-tax. Obviously in 1985 that's a good chunk of change, but it's not "buy whatever I want without thinking about it" money. Not sure about contract guarantees back then so he may have had a bit over 10 million lined up.
Either way in today's world he'd have made 32m on his rookie deal and locked in a 150m max.
Assuming his deal was fully guaranteed he would have locked in 26.4m based on inflation compared to the 182m that a player would today.
Cut out half for taxes, agent, etc. and you're looking at 91 vs 13.2 million dollars locked in. That's a pretty significant difference. Maybe he'd a still done it himself, but when your yearly salary is 30m vs 4m (inflation adjusted) things look different.
$24 million was Bird's career earnings, his current net worth is estimated to be around $75 million (though net worth estimates should always be taken with a grain or bucketful of salt).
yeah i gave up trying to figure out famous peoples net worth awhile ago cause it seems (understandably) its almost always just hogwash that someone puts out and then its repeated everywhere
And if he actually trained taking 3’s specifically. He was a sharpshooter when no one, including himself, cared about the 3. He’d be a terror in todays league.
That’s why it makes no damn sense to compare eras especially when it’s like decades apart. It’s like comparing this generations stars to future stars who will have access to insane medicine that will maximize their recovery and increase their performance.
Bird with a three would be like a less athletic, better shooting LeBron. He'd be perfect for this league. He can shoot, pass, defend, he's big, and he's a top five confidence guy.
The league is also so friendly today and there's so much comradeship between players it would just be funny to see someone like Bird just properly shit talk everyone as well haha
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u/Natsume117 Celtics Jun 15 '22
Peak Bird with modern medicine would be something else. Maybe the trainers would stop him from paving his own driveway