Insane money projected for him and Kemba. Hard to imagine there's enough revenue to cover all those salaries.
Next question is when will any of these guys make a sizeable donation to UConn? If I recall correctly, Donyell, Emeka and Kevin Ollie are the only ones to have made donations of any note. Maybe a quarter million or thereabouts. Although large in absolute terms, their donations were insignificant percentages of their earnings compared to the many others who have supported various programs and capital drives in the past several decades.
Is it they didn't value what Calhoun and UConn did to develop them and their games so they could perform at a level that would earn them these salaries? Or, is it the culture of professional athletes today? Either all the players were well educated by their parents in the way of the world, or UConn and Calhoun did a good job of preparing them for what lay ahead with crooked agents and financial deals like those that bankrupted Abdul Jabbar and Antoine Walker.
When Calhoun was retained, one of his stated duties was to reach out to former players and try to secure their financial support for the Werth Center. They could put their names on various facilities within the building or on the building for a major donation but that went to the Werth family. I think it was Donyell and Kevin who donated at that time and Emeka may have as well, but I thought his donation was directed at another program.
It really surprised me that someone like Ray Allen didn't get a group together and put forth a large donation that would have named the building after someone, maybe Calhoun who they all praised for what he did to make them the players and men they are today, or for a number of the facilities in the building. Like the Andre Drummond weight room, etc.
