Dwyane Wade wants to get paid for playing for Team USA

Glad you brought that up, good point.

 

They used to be banned from playing because they were pros. After a lot of pissing and moaning, they finally let the pros in to compete, and now they complain about pay? Give a mouse a cookie, something, something, something.

 

houstunnin faints.

 

And that's what's wrong with this country, greeeeed! To the fullest.

 

That seems to be case. Countries do pay for their athletes, sometimes win or lose. I really could not care less, if they paid athletes or not. It's not the end of the world. The games generate ALOT OF REVENUE and INCOME, and basketball brings alot of crowds. I have absolutely no problem with it. In fact, I think it would make the games more competitive in every sport, even it is for charity. It would be fun to watch. In fact, I think the Olympians should be pay for some participation and even more, if they are successful. Considering that a proportion of them are underprivileged and it takes a great proportion of their time to train and give up their personal time. When you add professionals into the equation, it doesn't change. Professionals are still risking injuries and sometimes livelihood in some of these events, and an injury could serious jeopardize their careers. Any athlete, regardless if they are professional level or an amateur, ends up suffering a horrific injury or etc they cannot make a proper living no longer. There's also an issue of time. It was not the players who were lobbying for the pro (NBA) players to play, it came when the Soviets (who probably paid their top-basketball players).

He never actually said that, and this thread is beginning to take this out of context. Even if he did, I do not see what's wrong with it. It's completely irrelevant.





Thai Incentives
Gold medalist = $314,000
Silver medalist = $187,788
Bronze medalist = $125,213
Philippine Incentives
Gold medalist = US$220,000
Azerbaijan Incentives:
Gold: AZN 100,000 and NOC-AZN 50,000
Silver: AZN 50,000 and NOC AZN 30,000
Bronze: AZN 25,000 and AZN 20,000
The AZN amounts are converted to the following:
AZN 100,000 = USD 123,777
AZN 50,000 = USD 61,888
AZN 25,000 = USD 30,944
I honestly don't know the difference between AZN and NOC-AZN.
Russia Incentives:
Gold medalist: 100,000 euros (US$150,000)
Silver medalist: 60,000 euros (US$90,000)
Bronze medalist: 40,000 euros (US$60,000)
Slovenia Incentives:
Individual events:
Gold medalist: 39,350 euros (62,920 U.S. dollars)
Silver medalist: 30,400 euros (48,609 dollars)
Bronze medalist: 21,450 euros (34,298 dollars)
Team events:
Gold medalists in team sports will each receive 10,000 euros (15,990 dollars) from the Slovenian Olympic Committee in addition to the one-off 96,750 euros (154,703 dollars) that the state is giving to the whole team
Malaysia Incentives
[Note: These amounts may have already been increased.]
Medal incentives:
Gold = RM160,000 [US$ 49,088.96]
Silver = RM80,000 [US$ 24,544.48]
Bronze = RM40,000 [US$ 12,272.24]
Monthly pension for retired medalists:
Gold medalist = RM3,500
Silver medalist = RM1,500
Bronze medalist = RM1,000
Allowance for Olympic qualifiers:
Monthly allowance = RM1,000 [US$318]
United States Incentives
[Note: This was for the 2004 Olympics]
Gold medalist = $25,000
Silver medalist = $15,000
Bronze medalist = $10,000

Canada Incentives [in Canadian dollars]
Gold medalist = $20,000
Silver medalist = $15,000
Bronze medalist = $10,000
Australia Incentives
Quote from an official:
"We have a medal incentive scheme which only goes down to number four and the best are getting $18,000."
Kenya Incentives
Gold medalist = US$11,000
Silver medalist = US$ 7,500
Bronze medalist = US$ 3,700
Palestine Incentives
Monthly allowance: US$ 100
Argentina Incentives
Olympic qualifiers:
Sportsmen diplomas and scholarships of 4,000 pesos. [US $ 1,326]

Olympics opportunity too much for Hammon to pass up [The Russians paid Becky Hammon]
www.sports.espn.go.com/oly/news/story?id=3427182

 

Let's pay everybody! Hell I watch the Olympics so pay me too!!!

 

The people that should be compensated should be those Team USA members in small and fringe sport that never gets any major endorsements. Those are the people that actually need it to literally feed their family, not pro basketball millionaires that earns insane amount of money every year.

 

I agree! I imagine the discus champion isn't swimming in cash. I guess Wade was just trying to say the $25 mill a year he gets isn't enough to represent his country every 4 years. I suppose he forgets which country is giving him that money in the first place.

 

its not about representing your country or even your college for college players, its that if there were no sales or these jersey sales went towards the US economy than lal is good or even a charity, but they don't . NIKE and the other fat cats get BIG TIME money from all the cool merchandise they sponsor on TEAM USAwhile the guys who actually move the product are just expected to say its patriotic when its just a business that is sheiled as patriotic, similar with college hoops where one and done guys, literally don't goto class 2nd semester, they get minimum of Ds in 3 classes the first semester, bring in 100s of millions of income, and then say they got a free education. Its BS

I am tired of people blaming the heat. IF the ecnomy goes down, must be lebron and dwayne wade's fault. These are two good guys, best players ni the NBA hands down and carry this damn league and they get ridiculed for the dumbest things . People should be thankful they have a chance to watch a guy like lebron or wade even play and suit up, like lebron once said, he spoiled us with his play, and i think sadly that is the damn truth!

 

So many haters on this BBS. Its so sad.
People willing to jump at anything, even a quote taken out of context.

 

1) there are no "venue owners" host committees spend billions to build and upgrade infrastructure and run the events

2) the US has a different structure to its Olympic committees than most countries. our government does not pay or train our olympic athletes unlike other countries. the US Olympic committee is supported through corporate sponsorships and private sector support. other countries their governments sponsor their Olympians.

3) other countries do pay money to athletes who medal. its a form of "reward" from the Master for services rendered to the country. not "fair pay" or a "cut of the pie." it's something patriotic for serving the country. like getting a medal or a stipend for losing a leg in a war.

the problem with someone like you posting a bunch a of numbers without knowing the context is why US is #1

countries do pay for medals for example China in the Soviet system. they actually pay retirement and stipends to their athletes. why? because the State takes them on at the age of 7, 8, 9 and takes responsibility for them. they pay to train them, to house them all their training days, they pay them a stipend while they train so they can live. they belong to the state. they get a pay bump if they medal as a reward. they are not multimillionares who do this 1 summer every 4 years. they have no other means of support. they have no job skills. paying them for the medals is just part of their sports system

it makes no sense in the US. not only because of our Western tradition where men have honor and serve their country but because the government doesn't pay for **** in the first place.

This **** reminds me of when Jordan didn't want to take the medal stand in our Nation's Colors in 92 because his real master was Nike and the suits were made by Reebok. If Dwayne Wade or these other athletes want a payday they can have it written into their real Master's contracts. Say Adidas or Nike pays them an incentive of $100k if they win a gold medal. $50k if they win World's. That's good for another convertible or a couple months paying off one baby mamma. The US government isn't going to pay them ****. If he doesn't like it, don't play.

 

they get those sponsorships because they sponsor athletes and make it possible for the US to field a team.

like I posted if Dwayne Wade and his agents and cronies feel the need to bleed the stone for a payday from even something like the Olympics, which in Western Civilization men have participated as a matter of honor then he can go to his real Master... shoe companies and David Stern. maybe his lawyers can negotiate to bleed some money from those sources.

 

No one forces them to play. Superstars have been absent from Olympics for various reasons. All players volunteer to play. So either suit up or shut up.

 

This guy doesn't deserve his spot.

 

HAHA, true the little MJ and Kobe Fanboys would go up in the arms about this. I am not going to hold back and just read it anymore, its time they recognize greatness. His stats are there, ask Professor hollinger, the numbers are in, MJ and Kobe can't hold a light to LBJ...show some respect to greatness and the ultimate teammate(not a hogger playing hero ball lke MJ/Kobe) kids

 

He said it would be nice if they were compensated. What is the big deal? Not like he said he's not playing if they don't pay him in the upcoming Olympics.

 

Is it just me, or is this the worst idea of all time?

 

The Heat are just so damn likable.