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title: "3 Contracts Quotes By Sonny Vaccaro"
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> [In terms of my work with Nike, obviously signing Michael Jordan to a $500,000 contract in 1984 set a new precedent for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonny-vaccaro/in-terms-of-my-work-with-nike-obviously-signing-michael-jordan-to-a/)

[Sonny Vaccaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonny-vaccaro/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/afd/sonny-vaccaro-29117_business_in-terms-of-my-work-with-nike-obviously_532047.jpg)

> [ Kobe \[Bryant\] had the biggest contract for a high school kid. He was the first one to get more than a million… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonny-vaccaro/kobe-bryant-had-the-biggest-contract-for-a-high-school-kid-he-was-the/)

[Sonny Vaccaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonny-vaccaro/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/292/sonny-vaccaro-29117_contracts_kobe-bryant-had-the-biggest-contract-for_1461193.jpg)

> [NBA has a selfish rationale. It saves the owners money by delaying the time a player gets to a second, more lucrative…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonny-vaccaro/nba-has-a-selfish-rationale-it-saves-the-owners-money-by-delaying-the/)

[Sonny Vaccaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonny-vaccaro/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4fd/sonny-vaccaro-29117_boards_nba-has-a-selfish-rationale-it-saves-the_2159405.jpg)

## Other authors on Contracts

## More by Sonny Vaccaro

> [Now the kids are portrayed as dirty when they talk to an agent, a shoe guy, some hanger-on. Well, it's only natural that people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonny-vaccaro/now-the-kids-are-portrayed-as-dirty-when-they-talk-to-an-agent-a-shoe/)

[Sonny Vaccaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonny-vaccaro/)

> [In terms of my work with Nike, obviously signing Michael Jordan to a $500,000 contract in 1984 set a new precedent for the business…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonny-vaccaro/in-terms-of-my-work-with-nike-obviously-signing-michael-jordan-to-a/)

[Sonny Vaccaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonny-vaccaro/)

> [LeBron james came, and he gets $10 million a year. There was no stigma or blemish, like you have with one-and-done. Now people say,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonny-vaccaro/lebron-james-came-and-he-gets-10-million-a-year-there-was-no-stigma/)

[Sonny Vaccaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonny-vaccaro/)

> [It's not uncommon in the entertainment world for agents to sign young talent. It's sinful that these players can't be represented by lawyers and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonny-vaccaro/it-s-not-uncommon-in-the-entertainment-world-for-agents-to-sign-young/)

[Sonny Vaccaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonny-vaccaro/)

> [There's Brandon Jennings. The NBA told him to go to college for a year, and he said, "Screw that. I'll go to Europe and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonny-vaccaro/there-s-brandon-jennings-the-nba-told-him-to-go-to-college-for-a-year/)

[Sonny Vaccaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonny-vaccaro/)

> [After the NBA and ABA merged, players could come out after high school. Still, there were only a few cases prior to Kevin Garnett…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonny-vaccaro/after-the-nba-and-aba-merged-players-could-come-out-after-high-school/)

[Sonny Vaccaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonny-vaccaro/)

> [I was starting out in the business, there was only one path to playing professionally - graduate, or go four years. With the creation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonny-vaccaro/i-was-starting-out-in-the-business-there-was-only-one-path-to-playing/)

[Sonny Vaccaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonny-vaccaro/)

> [Very unfairly, there's a negative image of the kid, which really stems from the greed and selfishness of the NBA and NCAA. They're forcing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonny-vaccaro/very-unfairly-there-s-a-negative-image-of-the-kid-which-really-stems/)

[Sonny Vaccaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonny-vaccaro/)

> [Paternalistic is a very good word. They think they have to look out for these guys? Don't worry about it. Why? Because of history.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonny-vaccaro/paternalistic-is-a-very-good-word-they-think-they-have-to-look-out/)

[Sonny Vaccaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonny-vaccaro/)

> [ Kobe \[Bryant\] had the biggest contract for a high school kid. He was the first one to get more than a million a year. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonny-vaccaro/kobe-bryant-had-the-biggest-contract-for-a-high-school-kid-he-was-the/)

[Sonny Vaccaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonny-vaccaro/)

> [What would be wrong with letting a kid go pro, and if it doesn't work out he can come back to college? What's the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonny-vaccaro/what-would-be-wrong-with-letting-a-kid-go-pro-and-if-it-doesn-t-work/)

[Sonny Vaccaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonny-vaccaro/)

> [NBA has a selfish rationale. It saves the owners money by delaying the time a player gets to a second, more lucrative contract. Even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonny-vaccaro/nba-has-a-selfish-rationale-it-saves-the-owners-money-by-delaying-the/)

[Sonny Vaccaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonny-vaccaro/)

> [What would have happened if Derrick Rose had torn his knee in college, or Greg Oden? It would have cost them millions of dollars.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonny-vaccaro/what-would-have-happened-if-derrick-rose-had-torn-his-knee-in-college/)

[Sonny Vaccaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonny-vaccaro/)

> [The NCAA wants to control the images; they say they own your image forever. If you look through this façade, it's crazy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonny-vaccaro/the-ncaa-wants-to-control-the-images-they-say-they-own-your-image/)

[Sonny Vaccaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonny-vaccaro/)

> [One-and-done is the most damaging thing in college basketball. It brings money into the college game, because it kickstarts the bidding war. When you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonny-vaccaro/one-and-done-is-the-most-damaging-thing-in-college-basketball-it/)

[Sonny Vaccaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonny-vaccaro/)

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