Dominique Wilkins on Becoming Highest Paid Athlete in Europe After Leaving Celtics (Part 20)

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10 ай бұрын

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Dominique Wilkins discussed his decision to leave the NBA for the European League and the subsequent challenges he faced playing in Greece. Frustrated with his situation at the Boston Celtics, Wilkins quit the NBA during the 1995 lockout and received an offer from a Greek team that made him the highest-paid athlete in Europe at the time, beating out both basketball and soccer players. Despite initial excitement over his extravagant salary and lavish home, Wilkins struggled, facing abusive fan traditions that included throwing coins and a tough coach. He also experienced difficulty when the management fined him for frequent trips home and later tried to withhold his pay. Eventually, however, Wilkins won a lawsuit against the team management and was able to claim his earnings.

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@kjo2130 10 ай бұрын

$7 million back then is insane.

@pmac133 10 ай бұрын

Especially in Europe

@cprealone 10 ай бұрын

Right that’s insane now in Europe but in the 90s is ridiculous

@timmasters1195 9 ай бұрын

@@cprealoneit's not really insane in football today, there are people on way more, and some of the wages in the Saudi joke league are truly nuts.

@LoyalOpposition 9 ай бұрын

American here who spent 7 weeks in Greece. I LOVE Europe. Been there six times. Once for almost 5 months. Beautiful women, great food, living easy, lots of fun, no violence.

@LaCream973 9 ай бұрын

They broke 💀💀

@tylermitchell4883 10 ай бұрын

“They gave you the world” meaning women throwing themselves at him 😂😂😂

@omgDavidGlasper 9 ай бұрын

No. It means they gave him the house, and cars, and bodyguards, and free dinners...etc.

@wcorowitz 10 ай бұрын

PART 59 coming up in OCTOBER!!!

@floydbanks173 9 ай бұрын

Are you wondering like me????? Dang, how many parts are there????? LOL Will I even be able to find all them?????

@downtownsportsanatomy1631 9 ай бұрын

He won the Euroleague in 1996 and he was the finals MVP with Panathinaikos

@christopherflores4341 10 ай бұрын

He may have been the highest paid in Greece, but not all of Europe. Soccer contracts were pretty huge for the stars by the 80s and 90s.

@tw5139 10 ай бұрын

No, they weren't. The transfer fees were big, but the weekly or game checks were around $40 or $50 thousand for the top players.

@christopherflores4341 10 ай бұрын

Check Maradona’s contract or Baggio’s. @@tw5139

@silewis9396 10 ай бұрын

Top UK footballers were getting up to 53K a week by 97

@bkatsard 9 ай бұрын

@@silewis9396 Dominic played only in 95-96

@whenisdinner2137 5 ай бұрын

No they were not. You are thinking about transfer fees and not the salaries themselves

@theophilusjones3685 10 ай бұрын

Wow he went through all that

@LimoneneDaddy 10 ай бұрын

Anyone if given the opportunity or has the means should travel to Greece. Its like Italy but way cheaper. Fantastic people and besides Athens it's not too touristy in comparison to other European countries

@vladtv 10 ай бұрын

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@itsthecrimboss 10 ай бұрын

If the NBA could take away players pay Jordan Poole needs to give his whole paycheck back!

@markcarey67 10 ай бұрын

Getting traded to Washington is punishment enough - KP had his best recent season there and no one even noticed.

@c.antoniojohnson7114 9 ай бұрын

And Draymond Green is a punk, always in his feelings. Bet he wouldn't do that to someone his size.

@plakojohn1310 6 ай бұрын

Best player that has played in the Euroleague thanks for everything Dominique ☘️💚🟢

@patrickglover1778 9 ай бұрын

Think he realized Chris had just passed away while talking but that year with the Celtics wasn’t good. Got benched and did not get along with Chris Ford at all. Once Reggie Lewis died those were rough years as a Celtics fan. Couldn’t believe they almost beat the magic that year in the playoffs. Still love Nique!

@calicojames4820 10 ай бұрын

I didn't even know nique went overseas...smh

@moove1533 9 ай бұрын

I didn't either

@dzemjsudin4950 9 ай бұрын

toni kukoc had massive contract back in 1993 season with benneton...more than 3 million $

@1990758 10 ай бұрын

They always make it sounds like it's a wonderful thing to play over there. But as the interview keeps going we hear the bad side. It seems like he was ready to blame the coach for his reason for leaving the boston celtics.

@stevenbrown6956 9 ай бұрын

Yea, you can tell he trying to keep it positive.

@DWilson704 9 ай бұрын

He is 63yrs old. I see black dont crack unless you smoke it 😂

@AutistikManiac 9 ай бұрын

Lemne get a 8 ball

@Teddy42O 10 ай бұрын

Dominique Wilkins > Kevin Durant

@kennylafortune63 10 ай бұрын

No way he was making more than any soccer player, just say highest paid basketball player

@lauderdalealldaway954 10 ай бұрын

That was then this now

@user-st3vd5bf6g 10 ай бұрын

Michael Schumacher the F1 driver, made more.

@drewtaylor5205 10 ай бұрын

Back then buddy lol listen

@AK-74K 10 ай бұрын

@@lauderdalealldaway954 Cause I am a nerd, I decided to look this up. Top earner in the EPL in 95/96 was Dennis Bergkamp who earned $2.7m per year, which is less than Wilkins got in Greence ($3.5m) The thing is at that time Italy and Spain top teams paid more than in England, but I couldn't find any info on how much the specific players were paid then. So actually it was possible that he was paide more than any soccer players.

@c.antoniojohnson7114 9 ай бұрын

@@AK-74KBeing a nerd is better than being a dumbass Homer Simpson wannabe.

@ericowens3023 9 ай бұрын

Audio and interviewer was hard to listen to. I really want to enjoy but it was hard. It felt painful to listen to you dig for info rather than better questions.

@RagedContinuum Ай бұрын

yeah his interviewing style is off-putting

@glenwoodreid5910 9 ай бұрын

I heard during a playoff game that Yankee fans were throwing coins at Seattle Mariners players' batting practice.

@seanettecoaxum3269 9 ай бұрын

I just found out that my biological family is wilkins is his family is from Branchville south Carolina the Brown and wilkins is from Branchville south Carolina just would love to know

@rayj.9568 10 ай бұрын

So, they initially wined and dined him and then they tried to jerk him around.

@billalphonso79 10 ай бұрын

thats his side of the story ...i remember reading in the newspaper back then that he was very stingy..he owed money to his teammates,he even owed money to the local videoclub although he was very rich

@tristinhall1275 9 ай бұрын

That has nothing to do with what he’s owed plus the fact that the league tried to renig

@ikke2757 10 ай бұрын

Nah, bruh! Not more than the top soccer players!

@MarcusChefMark 10 ай бұрын

🏚🫃🏾💪🏾🐾🐾🐾🐾🌄

@MrJohnsl40 10 ай бұрын

First finally

@MarcusChefMark 10 ай бұрын

🫃🏾🫰🏾😘

@theov5212 Ай бұрын

PANATHINAIKOS BC

@kwameasare3957 10 ай бұрын

Lies, he was not earning more than football players in England or Italy.

@LuckyC555 10 ай бұрын

Soccer players weren’t even in the top 40 of highest paid athletes back in 1995. 😂 They didn’t have overpaid dudes like Messi or Ronaldo back the n

@AK-74K 10 ай бұрын

He was paid more than the highest player in England. On Italy there seems to be no data available from back then on salaries.

@silewis9396 10 ай бұрын

Top UK earner 95/96 was Bergkamp at Arsenal with 25,000 pounds a week. 96/97 was Fabrizio Ravanelli 42,000 pounds a week.

@LuckyC555 10 ай бұрын

@@silewis9396 get off the nuts already. Nique said he was get a lot more than stated which means he got money under the table along with other perks.

@AK-74K 10 ай бұрын

@@LuckyC555 European clubs have no salary cap, no need for under the table payments. Was just other perks he is talking about

@cp1048 9 ай бұрын

Heard through the grapevine that this guy likes kids, hope it ain't true

@AlizrinCrimson 9 ай бұрын

The grapevine has something to say about everyone, you included

@cp1048 9 ай бұрын

@@AlizrinCrimson 💯

@heisenberg2966 10 ай бұрын

Man, by The Time Dominique was on The Boston Celtics, He was SLOW AND JUST ABOUT WASHED-UP! I remember Watching Games, and he kept getting STRIPPED, when he attempted THAT SLOW-ASS SPIN MOVE! I Really Despised Dominque Wilkins on The Boston Celtics; it was an EMBARRASSMENT TO THE FRANCHISE( just like when They Signed Shaq )!

@The_Dynamic_One 9 ай бұрын

He went from averaging 26pts/gm to not even 18pts/gm in the blink of an eye. Lbs. In his defense, he was like 35 when he signed with Boston.

@heisenberg2966 9 ай бұрын

@@The_Dynamic_One Yeah, I used to always bump into Nique at The Clubs. He actually messed-up One of My Situations, with this Freaky Chick I met at a Nightclub. She knew Dominique, and asked me to go with her, to meet him( I already knew him ). Anyway, Nique invited her to his Hotel, and THE REST WAS HISTORY!