Billyhoyle
Im Not Juan Garcia
- For the 2010-11 season, Matt Bonner of the San Antonio Spurs would be paid an additional $100,000 if the combined total of his three-point shooting percentage, free throw shooting percentage, and field-goal shooting percentage added up to 169. He combined for 157 percent shooting during the 2010 season, so he ended up with no extra money.
- Nick Collison would be given an extra $100,000 if he were to win an MVP award.
- Due to weight concerns, the Heat used to give Mario Chalmers $19,580 just for showing up for summer league, and for going through a team "skill/conditioning program."
- In 2009, Clippers' Baron Davis was contractually obligated to receive an extra $1 million if he played in 70 games that season and the team won 30 of them. At the end of the 2009-10 season, Davis had played in 75 games, leading the Clippers to a 29-53 record…one win short of a million-dollar payout.
- Michael Jordan's "Love-of-the-Game Clause". MJ could play in exhibition games, scrimmages or just a pickup game in a random park whenever he wanted—the only player that general manager Jerry Krause ever thought about giving this clause to.
- Adonal Foyle would be given an extra $500,000 if he were to win MVP, and another $500,000 if he were to win MVP of the NBA Finals.
- In 2009 Tony Battie, then on the Nets, had a base salary of $6 million, but he was owed an extra $100,000 if he played in 50 games and averaged eight rebounds, another $100,000 if he averaged five free-throw attempts in those games, and an extra $100,000 if he was active for 50 games and his team made the playoffs. Battie played in just 15 games in the 2009-10 season, so he ended up getting none of that extra dough.
- Glen Davis' contract when he was with the Celtics included he would be given an extra $500,000 if he were to make an unspecified weight at certain points in the season.
- Larry Hughes was guaranteed a $1.6 million bonus if his team -- whatever team he was going to be on in '09-10 season -- won 55 games or more.
- In 2006 Luke Ridnour signed a contract with Seattle SuperSonics, with a clause he would receive an extra $1.5 million from for winning Defensive Player of the Year award.