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Yahoo
a day ago
- Business
- Yahoo
The Milwaukee Bucks Bobby Bonilla'd Damian Lillard
A very happy and topical Bobby Bonilla Day to Damian Lillard, formerly of the Milwaukee Bucks. On Tuesday, the point guard was waived by a franchise desperate to hold onto Giannis Antetokounmpo in the immediate aftermath of the Bucks signing center Myles Turner to a massive four-year, $107 million deal after helping the Indiana Pacers win the Eastern Conference just weeks ago. Advertisement The money for Turner's contract had to come from somewhere — and because god forbid a team have to go over the second apron — Lillard's $113 million contract became the inevitable casualty. The Bucks weren't just going to hand that all over in a lump sum, however. Not when there's creative math to rely on. BOBBY BONILLA DAY: How much he's earned from Mets through 2025 According to ESPN's Shams Charania, the Bucks are "stretching the remaining" salary on Lillard's contract over the next five seasons: In a scarce market during the early days of free agency, Bucks general manager [Jon Horst] and CAA Co-Head of Basketball Austin Brown partnered on executing a complex, massive deal to reshape Milwaukee and allow the franchise to retool aggressively again around Giannis Antetokounmpo. The Bucks have re-signed Bobby Portis, sharpshooter Gary Trent Jr., forward Taurean Prince and guard Kevin Porter Jr. this offseason, while losing Lopez, who signed with the LA Clippers. The Bucks had visions of attempting to acquire Turner, but had no pathway due to their salary restrictions, but Horst and Brown huddled on Monday and Tuesday to create an opening. Perhaps it's no coincidence the "opening" they were searching for appeared on July 1, the day the sports world collectively laughs at the New York Mets' outlandish deal with Bobby Bonilla defer millions in salary. Lillard will get his money, that's the most important part here. Advertisement It may also be the last major payday of his pro career, so stretching it out isn't exactly the worst news. After rupturing his Achilles tendon in the playoffs, the guard will likely need a full year to recover. When he returns, he'll be 36 years old with quite a few question marks. It doesn't feel like a stretch to say the Bucks will still be paying Lillard after he's retired. And that, friends, is the best possible way to celebrate Bobby Bonilla Day there is. This article originally appeared on For The Win: The Milwaukee Bucks Bobby Bonilla'd Damian Lillard
USA Today
a day ago
- Business
- USA Today
The Milwaukee Bucks Bobby Bonilla'd Damian Lillard
A very happy and topical Bobby Bonilla Day to Damian Lillard, formerly of the Milwaukee Bucks. On Tuesday, the point guard was waived by a franchise desperate to hold onto Giannis Antetokounmpo in the immediate aftermath of the Bucks signing center Myles Turner to a massive four-year, $107 million deal after helping the Indiana Pacers win the Eastern Conference just weeks ago. The money for Turner's contract had to come from somewhere — and because god forbid a team have to go over the second apron — Lillard's $113 million contract became the inevitable casualty. The Bucks weren't just going to hand that all over in a lump sum, however. Not when there's creative math to rely on. BOBBY BONILLA DAY: How much he's earned from Mets through 2025 According to ESPN's Shams Charania, the Bucks are "stretching the remaining" salary on Lillard's contract over the next five seasons: In a scarce market during the early days of free agency, Bucks general manager [Jon Horst] and CAA Co-Head of Basketball Austin Brown partnered on executing a complex, massive deal to reshape Milwaukee and allow the franchise to retool aggressively again around Giannis Antetokounmpo. The Bucks have re-signed Bobby Portis, sharpshooter Gary Trent Jr., forward Taurean Prince and guard Kevin Porter Jr. this offseason, while losing Lopez, who signed with the LA Clippers. The Bucks had visions of attempting to acquire Turner, but had no pathway due to their salary restrictions, but Horst and Brown huddled on Monday and Tuesday to create an opening. Perhaps it's no coincidence the "opening" they were searching for appeared on July 1, the day the sports world collectively laughs at the New York Mets' outlandish deal with Bobby Bonilla defer millions in salary. Lillard will get his money, that's the most important part here. It may also be the last major payday of his pro career, so stretching it out isn't exactly the worst news. After rupturing his Achilles tendon in the playoffs, the guard will likely need a full year to recover. When he returns, he'll be 36 years old with quite a few question marks. It doesn't feel like a stretch to say the Bucks will still be paying Lillard after he's retired. And that, friends, is the best possible way to celebrate Bobby Bonilla Day there is.
USA Today
2 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
How much has Bobby Bonilla earned in deferred money through 2025?
It's July 1! And you know what that means? It's BOBBY BONILLA DAY! In case you're not in the know about this whole annual phenomenon: it's the day on which former MLB player Bobby Bonilla gets his yearly payment of over $1 million from the New York Mets, which fans like to joke about every July 1, even though he also gets money from the Baltimore Orioles. (Did you know that? Now you do!). The joke is that Bonilla gets paid long after retirement, despite the fact that deferred payments are very much a thing still in the baseball world. Wondering how much he's been paid so far to NOT play baseball after he retired? You've come to the right place. How much money has Bobby Bonilla made in deferred payments? Per Spotrac, he gets $500,000 a year from the O's and $1,193,248 from the Mets. The payments started in 2004 from the Orioles and 2011 from the Mets. The current tally? He's made $28,898,720 so far. The Orioles payments will stop in 2028, and the Mets' money won't come in after 2035. He'll earn a total of $42,331,200 to not play baseball. That's quite a way to make a living!
