NBA Twitter reacts to $776 million offer to Kylian Mbappe: ‘NBA better hope Saudis don’t dip their toes in basketball’
According to reports, Saudi Arabian football side Al-Hilal is offering a one-year, $776M deal to PSG superstar Kylian Mbappe.
The offer has become globally known over the past 24 hours, with many sports personalities commenting on it.
The NBA world, including players such as Giannis Antetokounmpo and LeBron James, also commented on this unreal potential deal.
Al Hilal you can take me. I look like Kylian Mbappe 😂😂👀 pic.twitter.com/VH0syez3VX
— Giannis Antetokounmpo (@Giannis_An34) July 24, 2023
They got basketball leagues too right? 😱😱🏃🏿🏃🏿💨💨💨💨💨 I don’t the ink on my contract has dried up yet 🤣🤣🤣🤣
— Draymond Green (@Money23Green) July 25, 2023
Me headed to Saudi when they call @RichPaul4 & @mavcarter for that 1 year deal! ✌🏾🤷🏾♂️😁 pic.twitter.com/IX0VSMZYNb
— LeBron James (@KingJames) July 25, 2023
1 bil for 1 year!?!?
— Tre Jones (@Tre3Jones) July 24, 2023
LeBron leaving the NBA to play in the Saudi league pic.twitter.com/ldwIsY7OyK
— Josiah Johnson (@KingJosiah54) July 25, 2023
1 year 776mm? Wtf lol …
— Damian Lillard (@Dame_Lillard) July 24, 2023
LeBron and Kyrie after hearing that soccer money in Saudi Arabia pic.twitter.com/LNfjkRfuwW
— NBA Memes (@NBAMemes) July 25, 2023
Is the Saudi basketball league any good? Which NBA player is going to get poached for a mega bag?
— Josh Eberley 🇨🇦 (@JoshEberley) July 25, 2023
NBA better hope Saudi’s don’t dip their toes in basketball
— Ralph Mason (@Ralph_MasonJr) July 24, 2023
NBA's highest yearly salary is Curry at $48 million. Mbappe just got offered $775 million yearly salary to play in Saudi Arabia.
Soccer money is insane 🤯 pic.twitter.com/nckeJtzzjp
— NBA Memes (@NBAMemes) July 24, 2023
How long until Saudi Arabia starts pulling NBA stars with insane contracts? Because it’s coming..
— 🦉 Lakers Vino (@VinoUncorked) July 25, 2023
Saudi Arabia is trying to pay Kylian Mbappé $776 million to play for Al-Hilal for one season.
For comparison:
$531M: LeBron James' all-time NBA earnings
$494M: Patrick Mahomes' deal through 2031
$450M: The value of the Arizona Coyotes
$367M: The New York Mets' entire payroll… pic.twitter.com/FA93DaSMWo— Front Office Sports (@FOS) July 24, 2023
What if the Saudi Arabia just starts their own basketball league and signs all of the NBA superstars 😭
— BGN Hoops (@BGNHoops) July 25, 2023
Lebron leaving NBA to play one year in Saudi League. LeBillionair moves pic.twitter.com/5scTmPH4gm
— SSB (@SSBKlutch) July 25, 2023
when will saudi arabia come for our best players in the nba?
and will they take the $
— Travonne Edwards (@Travonne) July 24, 2023
Not to go full doomsday here, but the NBA's biggest stars slobbering over the idea of Saudi money is probably a bad omen for the future of American sports.
— Matt Carey (@RealMattCarey) July 25, 2023
NBA might be cooked if the Saudi start offering big contracts https://t.co/e5zXk1hDQm
— 🇪🇷🕊️ (@BetterCallAlba) July 25, 2023
NBA players might be the easiest of all the athletes for the Saudis to poach (if they want to). CBA has limits for how much the NBA superstars can make annually
— Ralph Mason (@Ralph_MasonJr) July 25, 2023
Lol the NBA players have discovered the kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
— Mike L. Goodman (@TheM_L_G) July 24, 2023
What if the Saudis decided to take on the NBA? Pay Lebron $500 million a year in 2024. If they got 30-40 of the top 100 NBA players, it would be pure chaos. Total disruption and they don’t have financial limits. They don’t give a fuck Jack. People like that are very dangerous.… https://t.co/rHEqROSWpR
— FightOracle ™ (@fightoracle) June 14, 2023
To compare the magnitude of Kylian Mbappé’s potential one-year, $776 million contract with the Saudi Arabia Club Al-Hilal 💸
Mbappé alone would make more than the NBA’s 17 highest-paid players next season… COMBINED 🤯
Stephen Curry: $51,915,615
Kevin Durant: $47,649,433
Joel… pic.twitter.com/lZxd14yGfx— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) July 24, 2023