Pros and Cons of an NBA Career

[adamcz]

Pros
-Get to earn 100's or even 1000's of times the amount of money that everyone else in the world makes.
-Get to play a game for a living.
-Summers off.
-Excellent benefits (medical/dental/pension).

Cons
-Don't get to choose the city you work in.

[aahhsin]

endless hoes eve for someone ugly like lebron

[Chrono90]

pros:
-Get to travel around US or sometimes even throughout the world
-High standard of living
-Be on TV

cons:
-there will be "fakers" around you
-personal life will be reduced
-be told what to wear

[Rockets(T-mac)]

Pros
-Get to play a sport and get payed for it
-Money

Cons
-not a lot of free time
-have to constantly travel

[CakeorDeath]

Con: Chronic pain for many once they retire. Knees, back, ankles, etc. The lifestyle probably wouldn't seem so hot if you have to get cortizone shots every morning just to get out of bed.

[Tarik One]

The only true con is the amount of work you have to put in to remain in the league. People don't realize who good these players are and how diffucult it is to play on that level. Even the so-called scrubs and bench warmers are better than 99% of all basketball players in the world.

[GoldNugg21]

Translation: Bucks fan crying about Yi. So sad. Maybe, considering all indications were that his handlers wouldn't let him play in Milwaukee, your team could have taken the initiative and either dealt the pick to a team that wanted him or drafted a player who would play for your team. I agree it's unfortunate that the athletes can hold this kind of sway, but it's nothing new. Your team was stupid and now they're paying for it. Hopefully you end up with decent value from the pick.

[Collie]

Best thing would be a bench warmer or MLE-type guy

You still get paid millions a year for practically doing nothing but practice plus you don't have the pressure or lack of privacy that comes with being a star.

You could even win a ring or two (Matt Bonner)

[mlh1981]

PROS: The money (obviously), the opportunity to travel across the country and see various cities/arenas, playing a game for a living, having the platform to make a different that professional basketball provdes.

CONS: Not friendly for family life, hard to tell who your real friends are, or who just likes you for your money, being under constant scrutiny

[adamcz]

Your team was stupid and now they're paying for it.No they aren't. Only thing stupid is Yi thinking he's bigger than the NBA and can change the rules instead of accepting them.

As you can clearly see in this thread, the NBA has pros and cons just like any other career in the world. In the end, it's a far better job than just about anything else in existence, and most people would jump at the chance. If Yi really values working in a certain city over making millions of dollars to play a pro sport though, that's his personal choice. Without the NBA he may not be able to get a Visa to work in the United States, but it's still possible. There are a lot of farming jobs in California that unskilled workers like him can land - his big city dreams don't neccesarily have to die.

[Richie2k6]

Pros:

- "Money, cash, hoes. Money, cash, hoes."
- You can be a benched nobody and still get paid more than a doctor.
- You can stamp your place in history.
- You get to go all around the world.
- You get to meet famous people and do once-in-a-lifetime things.

Cons:

- Fan criticism.
- High expectations.
- Bad images can be built overnight.
- Everything you do is watched by everything.
- Less family time.
- Physically demanding.

[deion2123]

cons: wear and tear on your body..feel much older than you really are

[mlh1981]

As a famous athlete, you can't take your family out anywhere. No trips to six flags, the beach, or hell...........even McDonalds. Think Michael Jordan could take his kids back in the day to get a happy meal? The main reason why they build such large mansions is b/c they know that if they venture outside of them, they are gonna get mobbed. Might as well as happy PLENTY of creature comforts

[YaoMacBat11]

If you love the game of basketball, I don't really see a lot of cons..Have a good support system, don't go out and club or party everynight. Hang out with the same ppl, stay true to who you were before you were in the NBA. With all that damn money, I don't see where there'd be any problems... Just don't act like a thug or gangsta and you'll be fine.. it's always thoughs who put themselves in certain positions that bring more con's to them

[geeWiz15]

adam Yi doesn't care where he plays. his agent is doing all of this, because he gets a 20% cut of endorsements.

[adamcz]

If my agent were tarnishing my reputation with demands that I don't actually care about, I'd fire him in an instant. As long as Yi keeps Fegan on board, I'll assume he is ok with the strategy.

[clipps]

Imagine being JJ Berea. You benefit with living the NBA life style, but you're the size of an average man so you get to blend in when you're out in public. A 6'9" black NBA player sticks out like a sore thumb.

[light]

A major con is that at some point in your 30s you will have to find a new career.

[Axe]

Once you are waived by a team, you can't do anything about it anymore.

[light]

Imagine being JJ Berea. You benefit with living the NBA life style, but you're the size of an average man so you get to blend in when you're out in public. A 6'9" black NBA player sticks out like a sore thumb.

Tall professional athletes stick out like a sore thumb in a good way, though. Women want to be with them, men want to be like them.

It would suck if you're Barea and you're a rich pro athlete and women still ignore you because you're short.

[clipps]

Tall professional athletes stick out like a sore thumb in a good way, though. Women want to be with them, men want to be like them.

It would suck if you're Barea and you're a rich pro athlete and women still ignore you because you're short.

So women ignore you because you're short?

[LukeWalton]

Pros
- high salary, even if you don't get far
- prestige
- free access to any Kardashian or Jenner

Cons
- injury risk that can be long lasting
- constant jet lag
- Kardashians and Jenners have free access to your wallet

[Jasper]

OP - Summers off

What league are you talking about ??
The typical NBA player even on a two week vacation is still working out .
The average NBA player during the summer is in the gym for 3-4 hours as well as weight room.
OP doesn't know what he is talking about.

There is two cons to an NBA career -

Your body breaks down , and either have knee replacements or hip replacements
Your career is typically over at age 34.

[pandiani17]

A major con is that at some point in your 30s you will have to find a new career.

This. And change your lifestyle completely.