It is this evening that the first matches of the new NBA tournament, supposed to energize the regular season, will take place.
However, we can legitimately wonder if this “In-Season Tournament” will really motivate the players, while the sporting stakes are very limited, the matches counting in the teams’ results like other matches.
To try to motivate the players, Adam Silver is mainly counting on wallet appeal, with bonuses of $500,000 for all players on the winning team, $200,000 for the finalists, $100,000 for the semi-finalists and $50,000 for the quarter-finalists.
According to ESPNthe coaches have also demanded their share of the pie, and they will also receive bonuses.
The “head coach” of the winning team will receive $500,000, like his players. Then $200,000 for the finalist coach, $100,000 for the semi-finalists and $50,000 for the quarter-finalists.
As for the assistants, they will share 75% of the “head coach” bonus, i.e. $375,000 for the staff of the winning club, $150,000 for the staff of the finalist, $75,000 for the staff of the semi-finalists and finally 37,500 dollars to be shared between the staff of the quarter-finalists.
