The knockout stage of the 2024 NBA Cup is underway, and we’re down to the championship game of the league’s in-season tournament. The trophy will be handed out Tuesday night as the Thunder square off with the Bucks, More than just some hardware and bragging rights are on the line in Las Vegas.
Players on all eight teams that made the knockout round receive monetary bonuses. But there’s a major difference in what players will receive if they win the NBA Cup vs. just making the quarterfinals and losing. Here’s a breakdown of the compensation amounts for players that make it past the group stage:
Players who lose in the quarterfinals: $51,497
Players who lost in the semifinals: $102,994
Players who lose in the championship game: $205,988
Players who win the NBA Cup: $514,971
So players on the Knicks, Magic, Mavericks and Warriors — who all lost in the quarterfinals last week — are getting $51,497. Players on the Hawks and Rockets, the losers of the semifinals, are getting double that amount.
The payouts are slightly higher than last year’s in-season tournament in accordance with the league’s CBA, which states that the prize money will increase by taking the base number from the first year of the NBA Cup and multiplying it by the