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July 15, 1989 – Not a Bad Boy but a Rich Boy

Filed Under On This Day . . ., NBA, Loose Balls

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Apparently drunk with power after sweeping the Los Angeles Lakers during the 1989 Finals, the Detroit Pistons shortly followed up that summer by signing Atlanta Hawks center Jon Koncak – coming off a season in which he didn’t even average 5 points a game – to a 6-year, $13-million offer sheet.

While the Hawks would match the offer for no explicable reason, Koncak was cool either way, as he turned out to be a rich boy who earned more than three of the greatest players in the history of the game – Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, and Larry Bird – during the first season of his contract.

Here’s an amazing comparison of how Koncak performed statistically with these three Hall of Famers during the 1989-1990 season after hitting the jackpot the previous summer and later earning the nickname of Jon Contract:

• Jon Koncak 3.7 Points Per Game, 4.2 Rebounds Per Game, 0.4 Assists Per Game

• MVP Magic Johnson: 21.6 PPG, 6.4 RPG, 11.1 APG

• Larry Bird: 24.3 PPG, 9.5 RPG, 7.5 APG

• Michael Jordan: 33.6 PPG, 6.9 RPG, 6.3 APG

God damn, Jordan should have never included that “For Love of the Game” clause in his contract, as it screwed him over financially yet again in ’89-90.

As for Koncak, he’s got to look back and appreciate the love he got for having no game.

chris@hoops4thesoul.com