Periodically the amount of the “Playoff Pool” money changes based on overall league profits. According to the newest Collective Bargaining Agreement(Article IV, Section 5(g)), this year’s total share is roughly $12 million dollars.
Here is an official breakdown of how this year’s pool gets divided:
Incentives For Regular Season:
Best Record in NBA: $346,105
Best Record in Conference: $302,841 each
Second Best Record in Conference: $243,411 each
Third Best Record in Conference: $181,706 each
Fourth Best Record in Conference: $142,800 each
Fifth Best record in Conference: $118,990 each
Sixth Best Record in Conference: $81,157 each Incentives
For the Playoffs:
Teams Participating in First Round: $179,092 each
Teams Participating in Conference Semifinals: $213,095 each
Teams Participating in Conference Finals: $352,137 each
Losing Team, NBA Finals: $1,408,168
Winning Team, NBA Finals: $2,125,137
Using the Cleveland Cavaliers as an example, if they would go on to win their first NBA Title, they stand to make an extra $3,215,566 dollars. NBA’s Best Record($346,105) + First Round($179,092) + Conference Semi-Finals($213,095) + Conference Finals($1,408,168) + Winning NBA Title($2,125,137).
Here is an official breakdown of how this year’s pool gets divided:
Incentives For Regular Season:
Best Record in NBA: $346,105
Best Record in Conference: $302,841 each
Second Best Record in Conference: $243,411 each
Third Best Record in Conference: $181,706 each
Fourth Best Record in Conference: $142,800 each
Fifth Best record in Conference: $118,990 each
Sixth Best Record in Conference: $81,157 each Incentives
For the Playoffs:
Teams Participating in First Round: $179,092 each
Teams Participating in Conference Semifinals: $213,095 each
Teams Participating in Conference Finals: $352,137 each
Losing Team, NBA Finals: $1,408,168
Winning Team, NBA Finals: $2,125,137
Using the Cleveland Cavaliers as an example, if they would go on to win their first NBA Title, they stand to make an extra $3,215,566 dollars. NBA’s Best Record($346,105) + First Round($179,092) + Conference Semi-Finals($213,095) + Conference Finals($1,408,168) + Winning NBA Title($2,125,137).