How an NBA sixth man built a $600M empire

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Salute to the breh:salute:

How an NBA sixth man built a $600M empire

But Bridgeman understood her point. Salaries for players then weren't that high by today's standards. In Bridgeman's 12-season career, which included a stint with the LA Clippers, he made about $2.95 million and never more than $350,000 in a season.

After his career, he built a fast-food empire that, at its peak, totaled more than 450 restaurants nationwide. He became a Coca-Cola bottling distributor with territory across three states and into Canada. He bought Ebony and Jet magazines. His estimated net worth soared to nearly $600 million, behind just Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson and LeBron James, among NBA players.
 

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“We know you got a brick but sell 'em Wendy’s til they tired” :banderas:

“With no credit, you know they sick but that gotta eat fetish” :ufdup:

“Here's the rules: chop it, bag it, stash it, bacon stack it” :jbhmm:

“Get in, get out - that's a 4 for 4 classic” :whoo:

“Wanna speak to me direct, hit a quarter-pound, I'm out” :wow:

- $1.99 Hustler by Memphis BBQ
 

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Great story.

Make sound investments with that money. Even if you didn't make a ton you still got a leg up on 99% everyone else.

Similar story with former NFL and OU player Ryan Broyles.

Broyles! Lions drafted him, I thought he'd be a solid player for us but the injuries ended his career. But even during his brief stint I remember him talking about real estate, asking for advice, learning etc. Sounds like he has multiple properties now and is cookin' with gas.

Athletes are in prime position to make a lot of money investing in property, franchise restaurants, stores etc. And creating jobs for their home towns.
 

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Salute to that good FBA brother he's a good example.

Sidenote: I wish Black Americans would open up distribution centers in the south in places like Mississippi to help with employment.
 

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That brother really made sound investments with his earnings. Takes a lot of business acumen and discipline.
It also shows how much spending power a few million was then to now. Meanwhile salaries have not gone up in decades but spending power has gone down. A few million is still a few million but it’s a lot harder to flip it into what he did.
 
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