Projected NBA Playoff Team Payouts
With the NBA Playoffs winding down, we'll take a quick look at the projected payouts for each postseason team in 2018-19. Since the official playoff bonus pool figure hasn't been released yet, we'll base these numbers off of last year's amount, which came in at $20M, as playoff pools have had a pattern of being the same two years in a row. Should this change, we'll update this article accordingly. All payouts figures are team totals that are then divvied up among the club's players.
Warriors & Raptors
As it stands, the Golden State Warriors stand to reel in $4M ($272,800 per player) for losing the Finals, & $5.2M ($352,500 per player) should they win it.
The Toronto Raptors stand to receive $3.99M($266,200 per player) for a Finals loss, or $5.1M ($345,800 per play) if they win it all.
Seeding Payouts
| Team(s) | Payout | |
|---|---|---|
| Best Overall Record | Bucks | $576,843 |
| #1 Seeds | Bucks, Warriors | $504,737 (each) |
| #2 Seeds | Raptors, Nuggets | $405,684 (each) |
| #3 Seeds | 76ers, Trail Blazers | $302,843 (each) |
| #4 Seeds | Celtics, Rockets | $238,001 (each) |
| #5 Seeds | Pacers, Jazz | $198,317 (each) |
| #6 Seeds | Nets, Thunder | $135,263 (each) |
Posteason Payouts
| Team(s) | Payout | |
|---|---|---|
| First Round | Bucks, Raptors, 76ers, Celtics, Pacers, Nets, Magic, Pistons, Warriors, Nuggets, Trail Blazers, Rockets, Jazz, Thunder, Spurs, Clippers | $298,485 (each) |
| Conference Semis | Bucks, Raptors, Celtics, 76ers, Warriors, Rockets, Trail Blazers, Nuggets | $355,159 (each) |
| Conference Finals | Bucks, Raptors, Warriors, Trail Blazers | $586,898 (each) |
| Finals Loser | TBD | $2,346,947 |
| Finals Winner | TBD | $3,541,896 |
Total Payouts
Here's a look at the total compensation for each team thus far.
* The Warriors & Raptors will add an additional $2.3M, or $3.5M based on the outcome of the finals.
| Team | Payout |
|---|---|
| Bucks | $2,322,122 |
| Warriors | $1,745,279* |
| Raptors | $1,646,226* |
| Trail Blazers | $1,543,385 |
| Nuggets | $1,059,328 |
| 76ers | $956,487 |
| Celtics | $891,645 |
| Rockets | $891,645 |
| Pacers | $496,802 |
| Jazz | $496,802 |
| Nets | $433,748 |
| Thunder | $433,748 |
| Magic | $298,485 |
| Pistons | $298,485 |
| Spurs | $298,485 |
| Clippers | $298,485 |
