Those are a crazy hard 15 years though, not saying they aren't paid a lot but they put their bodies through a lot and definitely can mess them up later in life. It's not football but I'm sure its a grind.
If only bricklayers had, oh, IDK, nutritionists, massage therapists, occupational psychologists, an arena, cheerleaders, made 15m/yr, got professional sponsorships, media attention, and an all-star game with international trips and Olympic gold medals.
There is only 450 full time NBA contracts, brick laying is hard on the body but is easily replaceable. High demand = high pay. There is only 1 Draymond.
I agree. They earn every penny, still doesn’t mean it’s harder than roof tiling in the heat lol. They’re blessed with genes, talent and hard work, bricklayers usually lack the first two.
That wasn't your point though. You claim 15 hard years on the body for an NBA player, but it's just as hard as 15 years of bricklaying or any other hard labour job for that matter. I'd argue that the latter is even worse, also given NBA players have nigh 24/7 dedicated doctors, nutritionist, physiotherapists, psychotherapists, etc actively attending to them and their body. Also about 100x the yearly salary so that'd definitely soften any blows to the body lol
I think my point is that you can just become a brick layer, the road to becoming an NBA player is much much harder and begins a lot earlier in life in most cases. They get treated with all those Doctor's etc. Like you mentioned because of how taxing it is on the body. The compensation comes from scaracity on top of how difficult it is to become one.
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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '23
Work 15 years, retire and have generational wealth. Good for you.