
Rounding out the top five earners is Hugo the Hornet, who represents Charlotte, with a paycheck of $100,000 annually. He is followed by Benny the Bull of Chicago, with a yearly salary of $400,000, then Go the Gorilla of the Phoenix Suns, who takes home $200,000 a year. While it would be great to have him back on the team, there are concerns about his injury history, the teams salary cap, and any potential ego conflicts. Next on the list is Harry the Hawk, who represents Atlanta: he earns roughly $600,000 annually. In case you’re wondering, that figure is more than ten times the median salary for the job. The highest-paid one is Rocky the Mountain Lion, a representative of the Denver Nuggets, who earns $625,000 a year - you read that right. Just like NBA players, there are also great discrepancies in pay among mascots.

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According to Boardroom TV, a media network founded by Kevin Durant and Rich Kleiman, the average salary for a professional mascot amounts to some $60,000 per year. Their job description usually includes dancing, providing comedic relief during games, and appearing at team events. To be clear, they don’t make the kind of salaries that players do, but team mascots definitely make a decent living. Yet, there’s also another part of the team that provides entertainment for basketball fans and that’s the team mascots, who we can say also does pretty well for themselves.

NBA superstars often make the news for signing massive million-dollar contracts, proof that the league has huge money at stake.
