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Originally Posted by BillyMac
Red Auerbach's annual salary for his first season with the Celtics, 1951-52, was $10,000. A fine of $25 would represent 0.25% of his annual salary.
Phil Jackson's annual salary is reported to be $10.33 million, the highest salary for a head coach in the NBA. A fine of $25,000 would represent 0.24% of his annual salary.
Looks like the NBA fines for coaches have been pretty consistent over the years.
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Perhaps as a percentage of total income, but $10.33 million in 2009 is dramatically (300x) more the median US income while $10k in 1952 (about $65,000 in today's dollars) was a about 3x the median income.
Red's fine would have been a bigger impact than Phil's. It didn't hurt red, but it wasn't like it was pocket change.
Of course, you compared Red's first season salary with Phil's current salary, but that is a different issue. It would have been a better comparison to use Red's final salary or Phil's first salary.