On February 11, 2022, the Celtics and the Magic made a win-win trade - the Celtics traded Ball Pol, PJ Dozier, 1 second-round pick and some cash to the Magic for 1 future second-round pick.
From the Celtics' point of view, they successfully avoided taxes after sending two players in a row, and the Green Army, which originally had a super luxury tax of $1.3 million, made $10 million after sending away the duo with a total salary of $4.1 million, counting the luxury tax dividends.
Itoban Moore.
From the Magic's point of view, Bol Pol, who only used one second-round trade, became the representative of the most improved player this season, averaging 12.4 points, 7.4 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game.
It's just that the deal hides an insignificant detail: in order to make a deal, the Magic cut 31-year-old McKaaway and 33-year-old Itovan Moore, and the two disappeared from the NBA's view.
Revisiting the deal a year later, the most profitable was Itoine Moore, who lost his job in the NBA — he made an investment the day after leaving the NBA and made more money a year later than he played basketball all his life in the NBA.
Moore flew to save the ball in the NBA.
Little people at the bottom
For some reason, Itoine Moore always thinks about what to do with his life after leaving basketball.
The idea first came to mind when Moore played six seasons in the NBA. Moore was 28 years old at the time, at the peak of his career, and it was also the time he signed a four-year, $34 million contract with the Pelicans.
As the 55th pick in the 2011 draft, receiving such a contract is already a counterattack for small people. After all, 27 of the players drafted in the same year have not played in the NBA for 6 years, but Moore still can't help but think about what he will look like after leaving the game.
Before that, from the streets of Chicago to the aces of Purdue University to now the NBA, Moore's life was crammed with basketball, and he thought about only one question: "I have basketball in my head, how can I play on the basketball court." ”
But during that season in New Orleans, Moore suddenly realized that sooner or later an NBA player would face a topic — his basketball career would come to an end.
Similar thoughts often appeared around Moore, and his family always asked him -
What to do after an NBA player's career, remind him to take care of the money he earns.
Moore signed a four-year, $34 million contract with the Pelicans.
Moore's long-term concerns are justified. After a four-year contract with the Pelicans, Moore's NBA career took a turn for the worse, first signing a base salary with the Suns and a year later with the Magic. So Moore's NBA resume is full of five teams: Celtics, Magic, Bulls, Pelicans, and Suns.
It's just that he is ultimately a figure at the bottom of the NBA world, "I thought I would renew my contract with the Suns, and I have always been in contact with them, so I thought I would stay." But that's the world of basketball, you never know what's going to happen, that's part of the business. ”
The basketball world never knew what to expect, so Moore, who signed with a base salary, was cut by the Magic six months later. The reason for the cut is not out of sight — the Magic of tearing down and rebuilding is a youth army, and Moore, 33, has the nickname "Uncle Yi" in his final year with the Pelicans.
At the same time, after returning to his old club Magic, Moore did not play a single game, and the appearance record was awkwardly stuck at 0, so it was logical to be cut.
So after 11 seasons, Moore quietly disappeared from the NBA's field of vision, leaving no trace in the NBA's honor book, but taking away $42 million in revenue.
Moore plays for the Magic.
The day after leaving the NBA, he made $44 million
Saying goodbye to the field abruptly would make many players feel uncomfortable, so Moore kept training and waited for the call of other teams. But compared to players who earn money playing to support their families, Moore has long been prepared for this day.
At the time of his departure from the NBA, Moore was already the owner of two fast-food restaurants, owned a rental car company in Orlando and rented out apartment units in Indiana and New Orleans.
A year ago, he invested in 600 multifamily homes in Texas, a veritable charterer.
In his opinion, the network is also important, and playing in the NBA also happens to endorse him. While playing with the Pelicans, he used social media to communicate with the owner of a pizza chain.
"When you're in the NBA, it's definitely easier to connect with people," Moore said of the convenience of his identity, "and when you have a place in the NBA, you have a lot more credibility." Everyone knows that to get into the NBA and be successful, you have to be disciplined and work hard, and I think that applies in any work and life scenario. ”
These investments were made possible by the thinking he began in the sixth year of his career. Since then, he has learned about real estate and business ideas from his cousin Birchfield and tried his hand at running them. At the same time, his agent Mark Bartelstein and his financial advisor also helped him a lot.
"It's just the beginning," said Moore, who graduated from Purdue University with a bachelor's degree in organizational leadership, "and I want to try to make nine figures." I want to go further off the court than I do to play basketball. ”
Moore (left) participates in investment development.
However, compared to the above mentioned investment, Moore's most important investment at the moment is precisely the day after he was cut by the magic. That day Birchfield called him to tell him about a business opportunity about an investment in the development of the Dallas Executive Airport.
If not cut by the magic, Moore may simply miss the investment. According to him: "It can be a blessing in disguise, because I have to put all my time into the business. ”
"If I was still playing in the NBA and going home and away every day, I would never have made this trade. This investment made me $44 million, more than I could have earned playing ball. ”
Life is like a box of chocolates with different flavors, you never know what you'll get next, and this one Moore eats happens to be the sweetest.
Moore also played for the Suns.
Successful entrepreneur
The success of the investment may not seem like a coincidence to Moore, because in his final years in the NBA, whether it was with the Pelicans, Suns or Magic, he would always talk to his teammates about how to manage money and quickly gain their trust.
Moore said he grew up in government-provided low-cost housing and his family was poor, but now he hopes to provide his family with an inexhaustible wealth for a lifetime.
In his opinion, more and more people are becoming entrepreneurs after the 90s, and young people also have more business acumen and self-reflection ability.
"You have to protect what you have," Moore lamented, "the sooner you know how to pay your bills and what the interest rate is, the better you'll be." ”
Moore's most admired player is Bridgman, and the NBA's 75 biggest days were not on the court, but at the end of his career.
Not only does he own nearly 400 restaurant chains, he also owns a Coca-Cola bottling factory and two magazines, and is valued at $600 million, making him one of the richest players to ever play in the NBA.
Moore described it this way: "He is my goal, and I want that to be my life trajectory." ”
Although Moore is no longer in the NBA, he still does not consider himself a retired player, he will still follow the game and keep exercising, and hope that a team can sign him.
Moore also thought that when he officially retired, he would make a batch of business cards that read: "He is a former NBA player who has dedicated most of his life to this pursuit, and he will not forget basketball." ”
But when asked if there would be an entrepreneur label on the business card, Moore corrected,
"My business card will say 'successful entrepreneur'."