Chef
01-03-2012, 07:59 AM
holy shit, a young mulitmillionaire athlete who understands money and has self awareness. he could be dangerous.
Despite speculat ion that Williams covets the financial windfall associated with big cities, the Nets point guard, who holds the franchise's future in his signature hand, said his free agency decision won’t be based on any uptick in endorsement money. Williams has a sense of where he stands on Nike’s totem pole, and it might be below the profit margin. “I’m not Kobe Bryant or Kevin Durant or LeBron James,” Williams told the Daily News before scoring 16 points in Sunday’s 98-82 loss to the Cavaliers. “(Marketing value) depends on who you are, No. 1. I don’t think it’ll make a difference for me, which is why I don’t really care about big market, small market.” New York Daily News
Williams said he’s never been advised by Nike on how a location would boost his marketing value, and he doesn’t envision himself commanding the type of cachet that reportedly landed Derrick Rose a $250 million deal with Adidas, even as Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov is promising global stardom. New York Daily News
Of course, Williams would get an extra year and $30 million on his contract by re-signing with the Nets instead of another team. He has already ruled out an extension. “I’m sure I could make a couple more hundreds of thousands or something like that a year (on endorsements), or maybe a $1 million per year,” said the 27-year-old, who is married with four children. “But you could go somewhere in Florida or Texas and you’re not losing 8% state tax, plus you don’t have a city tax, plus the cost of living isn’t two times higher than anywhere else.” New York Daily News
Despite speculat ion that Williams covets the financial windfall associated with big cities, the Nets point guard, who holds the franchise's future in his signature hand, said his free agency decision won’t be based on any uptick in endorsement money. Williams has a sense of where he stands on Nike’s totem pole, and it might be below the profit margin. “I’m not Kobe Bryant or Kevin Durant or LeBron James,” Williams told the Daily News before scoring 16 points in Sunday’s 98-82 loss to the Cavaliers. “(Marketing value) depends on who you are, No. 1. I don’t think it’ll make a difference for me, which is why I don’t really care about big market, small market.” New York Daily News
Williams said he’s never been advised by Nike on how a location would boost his marketing value, and he doesn’t envision himself commanding the type of cachet that reportedly landed Derrick Rose a $250 million deal with Adidas, even as Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov is promising global stardom. New York Daily News
Of course, Williams would get an extra year and $30 million on his contract by re-signing with the Nets instead of another team. He has already ruled out an extension. “I’m sure I could make a couple more hundreds of thousands or something like that a year (on endorsements), or maybe a $1 million per year,” said the 27-year-old, who is married with four children. “But you could go somewhere in Florida or Texas and you’re not losing 8% state tax, plus you don’t have a city tax, plus the cost of living isn’t two times higher than anywhere else.” New York Daily News