2006 NBA Playoff Pool (http://www.hoopsworld.com/article_16995.shtml)
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The 2006 NBA Playoff pool is $10 million and will be distributed to teams in the following manner:

MilestoneValue Best Record in NBA:$288,421Best Record in Conference, $252,369 each:$504,737Second Best Record in Conference, $202,842 each:$405,684Third Best Record in Conference, $151,421 each:$302,842Fourth Best Record in Conference, $119,000 each:$238,000Fifth Best record in Conference, $99,158 each:$198,316Sixth Best Record in Conference, $67,632 each:$135,263--Teams Participating in First Round, $149,243 each:$2,387,895Teams Participating in Conference Semifinals, $177,579 each:$1,420,632 Teams Participating in Conference Finals, $293,447 each:$1,173,789--Losing Team, NBA Finals:$1,173,474Winning Team, NBA Finals:$1,770,947

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By my quick math, if the Pistons should run all of the way to a title, that would earn them $2,932,006 of the playoff pool.

I would assume that the distribution is not even amongst the players.

However, if it was, each man would walk away with $195,467.07 when it is all said and done.

If they play the maximum of 28 playoff games, that would be $6,980.97 per game.

So we have locked up best record, best conf. record and 1st rd or $690k.
Still small potatoes but for bench guys, they got some lunch money.

I seem to recall that the players vote on playoff shares - how much each individual gets. I don't know if they do that after each series on once at the end.

That would be an interesting meeting to hear over the transom.