The amount of money an NBA player makes in a game all depends on the contract he signs with his team. For instance, when Shaquille O'Neal signed a huge contract to play for the Lakers back in '96, it was for seven years and $120 million. When you break it down, it goes like this:
120 / 7 years = 17.1 million a year
17.1 million / 82 = $208,536.58 per game!
When you're as big as Shaq, you got the kind of wallet and pockets to carry around that kind of money!
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The salary of a professional Basketball player varies by team. The average salary of a pro basketball player is $5.5 million.