It was revealed earlier this year that the Denver Nuggets mascot, Rocky the Mountain Lion, is the NBA‘s highest-paid mascot, taking home $625,000 USD a year, almost ten times that of the average $60,000 USD salary for a league mascot. As you know, mascots are tasked with keeping fans entertained and engaged throughout an entire game. Some of them often put on halftime shows with flying stunts.
Rocky is being talked about a lot on social media because he is bringing home more money a year than Jewell Loyd, who is among the highest-paid WNBA players.
Loyd signed a 2-year / $463,030 contract with the Seattle Storm, including $463,030 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $231,515. In 2023, Loyd will earn a base salary of $234,936, while carrying a cap hit of $234,936 and a dead cap value of $234,936, according to spotrac.
Loyd is a two-time WNBA champion, rookie of the year, and a 4-time WNBA all-star.
The below picture shows Jewell Loyd bringing in $234K a year while Rocky is bringing in $625K.
As expected, social media had a lot to say about this.
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Last season, Seattle finished tied for fourth in the standings at 22-14 and captured the No. 4 seed. The Storm beat No. 5 seed Washington 2-0 in the first round of the playoffs and lost 3-1 to top-seeded Las Vegas in the semifinals.
The Storm will tip off at home May 20 against defending league champion Las Vegas in a rematch of last season’s thrilling WNBA semifinal.
