NBA players can be said to be some of the wealthiest athletes in the world, even if they are rookie contracts, they can get at least one million contracts every year, and the annual salary of the top pick reaches tens of millions of dollars. As long as you have played in NBA for three years, you will be able to enjoy your pension. At present, Chinese players Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian can receive a pension from the NBA every year. Many NBA players live very extravagantly during their playing. In addition, they are easily traded to change cities. Many people basically buy luxury houses and luxury cars. Superstars buy luxury houses and luxury cars every time they go to a city. This is a symbol of their status. Many people also go bankrupt after retiring due to the extravagance and extravagance of life during the game.
After Yao Ming was selected by the Rockets , the NBA began to enter the field of vision of the Chinese people. We are familiar with the stars who initially joined Yao Ming, such as Yao Ming and Francis. When Yao Ming came to Houston, he was very uncomfortable. He didn't play the level that the No. 1 pick should be at the beginning. At this time, Francis stood up. He helped Yao Ming overcome difficulties and protected him in many games. Therefore, We affectionately call Francis and Francis. Yao Ming's career is 8 years, Francis's career is 9 years, both of them reluctantly chose to retire due to injuries at the age when they should have reached the peak.
Francis earned $103 million in salary throughout his NBA career, most of which came from the Rockets. In 2003, the Rockets signed a six-year contract with Francis worth 84 million U.S. dollars, which was his only maximum salary contract. Francis was at odds with the head coach,The team was sent to the Raptors, and the players in exchange were Tracy . Then came the familiar Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady's Rockets, who almost won the championship in 2008.
Francis retired at the age of 31. He is also like most people all day long drunk fans, most of the time staying in nightclubs. It didn't take long for Francis, who was righteous, to have financial difficulties. The money in his hand was not enough to support him to continue to live an extravagant life. Without money, he would definitely find a way. Francis lived in a luxury mansion and drove a luxury car, so he thought about the mansion near his home and was finally caught and imprisoned for theft. He was also imprisoned for driving while drunk.
After all, Francis is an NBA All-Star player. He still has some fixed assets that can be sold, and part of the endorsement income every year, so after he was released from prison, he decided to reform his business and invest in business. Now that several years have passed, Francis has also achieved success in doing business. According to the assessment, his net worth in 2021 is 40 million US dollars.
Francis is currently involved in the construction industry, hairdressing industry, boxing MLM activities and clothing industry. His partners are former NBA player Sam Cassell and Nick Van Exel . Francis also acquired a small basketball team in Houston to help some talented young people enter the NBA.
Francis has averaged 18.1 points, 5.6 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 1.5 steals per game in his career. He moved to three teams, the Rockets, the Magic and the Knicks. Francis was selected by the Grizzlies ,But he said that he would not play for the Grizzlies, so he was traded to the Rockets and started his All-Star journey. Surprisingly, Francis once joined the CBA for $800,000, only to withdraw in four games.
.
