Even NBA Ballers can be mustachian

[amicableskeptic]

I heard about this on the radio this morning.  Apparently NBA hall of famer Adrian Dantley puts in an hour a day as a crossing guard to get free health insurance.  He's saved millions from his NBA days and to me this sounds like just a fun thing he's doing in his retirement that also happens to be a really good financial decision.  The author of the piece and the radio guys I heard talking about it don't seem to quite get the whole idea of a non-sedentary retirement, but I think it'll be pretty obvious to mustachians.

http://deadspin.com/why-is-one-of-the-nbas-all-time-greatest-scorers-worki-453840265

[jamccain]

I heard on sports talk radio last week from the father of NBA player Klay Thompson that he receives his son's pay check to manage his money for him.  The father, a former NBA player himself, then pays his son's fixed expenses (no mention of how much) and then gives his son an allowance of only $300 per week. 

His son, Klay, is 23 and makes $2.2M per season...he's good to and will probably end up making $60-80M or so over the course of his career. 

Given his extremely high income level I think "only" having $1200 a month in discretionary income is very mustachian for young Klay. 

[Honest Abe]

I heard about this on the radio this morning.  Apparently NBA hall of famer Adrian Dantley puts in an hour a day as a crossing guard to get free health insurance.  He's saved millions from his NBA days and to me this sounds like just a fun thing he's doing in his retirement that also happens to be a really good financial decision.  The author of the piece and the radio guys I heard talking about it don't seem to quite get the whole idea of a non-sedentary retirement, but I think it'll be pretty obvious to mustachians.

http://deadspin.com/why-is-one-of-the-nbas-all-time-greatest-scorers-worki-453840265

I think this is a positively beautiful act of humility.... I know people who would rather sit at home and take unemployment then to take a job they like less than their last one. This guy is a star and he'd rather be an asset to his community and do something practical than to sit at home and rest on is laurels. Awesome story, thanks!

[YAR]

That is so cool! I loved A.D. in his playing days during the Pistons "Bad Boys" era. Thanks for passing along the story.

[The Bearded Bank Builder]

I heard on sports talk radio last week from the father of NBA player Klay Thompson that he receives his son's pay check to manage his money for him.  The father, a former NBA player himself, then pays his son's fixed expenses (no mention of how much) and then gives his son an allowance of only $300 per week. 

His son, Klay, is 23 and makes $2.2M per season...he's good to and will probably end up making $60-80M or so over the course of his career. 

Given his extremely high income level I think "only" having $1200 a month in discretionary income is very mustachian for young Klay.

Go Warriors!

[kkbmustang]

I heard about this on the radio this morning.  Apparently NBA hall of famer Adrian Dantley puts in an hour a day as a crossing guard to get free health insurance.  He's saved millions from his NBA days and to me this sounds like just a fun thing he's doing in his retirement that also happens to be a really good financial decision.  The author of the piece and the radio guys I heard talking about it don't seem to quite get the whole idea of a non-sedentary retirement, but I think it'll be pretty obvious to mustachians.

http://deadspin.com/why-is-one-of-the-nbas-all-time-greatest-scorers-worki-453840265

Nice.