A couple interesting Raps business of sports items I came across today:
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Taxes for the Raps players to give you an idea of how much these guys take home after taxes.
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For some, the differences are exacerbated. Raptors star Kawhi Leonard was born in the U.S., and was traded from the San Antonio Spurs to the Toronto Raptors in 2018. From Texas – a state that charges no income tax – to Toronto, Leonard’s tax liabilities on his $20,099,188 salary increased by about $2.07 million, according to Forbes. He did, however, receive a multi-million dollar trade kicker.
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California’s Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry, for example, takes home about $17,751,150 of his $37.5 million gross wages, according to Raiola’s calculations. Curry pays around $14.7 million in federal taxes, and just shy for $5 million in state, local and jock taxes. Curry is currently the league's highest-paid player.
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2) A podcast recently aired called
"Unhatched: The Birth of the Toronto Raptors Franchise" with interviews from a few players, coaches, and mostly from John Bitove about how he came up with the idea and followed through. Some interesting tidbits in there. Found it on the Podcast app on the iPhone.