Thanks to his lawsuit against the grocery chain named Dominick's Finer Foods, we learned one of the worst kept secrets involving Michael Jordan and the money he earns from endorsements. Spoiler alert: Jordan makes a whole hell of a lot of money in that department.
According to the documents in the case, His Airness earned $75 million in endorsements in 2012. The San Antonio Current cleverly pointed out how Jordan made slightly less than the entire Spurs roster, who will make a total of $87,691,775.
This had us thinking, are there NBA teams that will make less than what Mike did in branding just three years ago? We headed over to Spotrac and the results were kind of shocking.
- Phoenix Suns: $73,710,254
- Minnesota Timberwolves: $73,545,533
- Sacramento Kings: $73,502,505
- Milwaukee Bucks: $73,168,794
- Dallas Mavericks: $72,932,724
- Denver Nuggets: $72,610,868
- Toronto Raptors: $71,922,620
- Atlanta Hawks: $71,894,552
- Los Angeles Lakers: $71,891,876
- Indiana Pacers: $71,540,082
- Orlando Magic: $68,110,001
- Utah Jazz: $63,787,028
- Philadelphia 76ers: $56,092,789
- Portland Trail Blazers: $50,521,600
Once the new TV deal kicks in next year, every team should surpass the $75 million mark. But, until then, Jordan can look at these franchise's 2015 annual salaries like...
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[via Spotrac]
