“I’m 22 years old, I don’t know the business side of it,” Patrick Beverley bares all to Kevin Hart
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Patrick Beverley is an NBA star who has made a name for himself as a hard-nosed defensive guard. Recently, Beverley sat down with actor and comedian Kevin Hart to discuss his career and the business side of the NBA. During their conversation, Beverley admitted that he had to pay $1.4 million to be able to play in the league when he was 22 years old, revealing just how much he didn’t know about the business side of the NBA at the time.
Patrick Beverley has revealed that he didn’t know the business side of the NBA when he was 22 years old. He had to pay $1.4 million to play in the league, a buyout from his contract with Olympiacos in Greece. In an interview with Kevin Hart, Beverley revealed that he was expecting the NBA to pay the $1.6 million buyout, but was told that they could only pay the $250K. The remaining amount would have to come out of his own pocket.
Beverley was quite surprised to learn that he had to pay such a hefty sum, and he admitted that he didn’t know the business side of the NBA at the time. “I’m 22 years old, I don’t know the business side of it,” he said in the interview. Despite the unexpected costs, Beverley was able to work things out and ended up playing in the NBA. He was also quick to document the impact he had on the NBA teams he played on. Especially the LA Clippers.
Beverley candidly talks about exit from the Clippers
When Chris Paul left the Los Angeles Clippers to join the Houston Rockets, Pat Bev was sent to the Clippers to take his place. He quickly became a fan favorite and leader of the team. The Clippers also made it to the Western Conference Finals for the first time in their history.
When it came time for Bev’s contract to be re-negotiated, the team offered him only 5 to 6 million dollars.“For them to come in and ‘We’re only looking for you get 5 or 6 million dollars,’ I felt like that was the ultimate spit to my face when I literally just changed this whole organization around.” said Pat Bev. It was clear that he felt insulted by the offer.
The business side of basketball may be hard to swallow at times. However, Pat Bev has done an admirable job of navigating it while staying true to himself. Both the situation with at the start of his career and during his tumultuous exit from the Clippers.
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