Dwight Howard's annual salary in Taiwan reportedly exceeds US$1 million
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Tickets for Howard's upcoming away games have almost sold out
By George Liao, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
2022/11/09 20:24
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Former NBA star Dwight Howard’s yearly salary for joini
ng the Taoyuan Leopards in Taiwan's T1 League reportedly exceeds US$1 million.
The Leopards announced Tuesday (Nov. 8) that Dwight Howard, who won the NBA cham
pionship with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2020, will attend a press conference ann
ouncing his signing with the team on Saturday (Nov. 12). Howard's first game wil
l be a home game against New Taipei CTBC DEA on Nov. 19 at the National Taiwan S
port University Arena in Taoyuan, the Leopards said.
There is speculation that Howard’s annual salary for joining the Leopards will
be over US$1 million (NT$32 million), which would exceed the normal limit set by
the league for a foreign player, CNA reported. A typical monthly salary for a p
layer should not exceed US$20,000.
However, the league said that there is a proviso for salaries that do not confor
m to the league’s salary rules. The proviso stipulates that teams must first re
port any such salary packages they intend to pay for signing new players. Such d
eals can only be made after the league approves.
The league confirmed that the Leopards reported the proposed salary package on M
onday. The league believes that Howard will raise the level of competition in th
e T1 League and boost the audience’s interest.
News of Howard joining the league has already generated interest in the Leapords
' upcoming games. Tickets for the next home game go on sale at noon on Thursday
(Nov. 10). Tickets for the following away games, including Nov. 27 in Taichung,
Dec. 4 in Kaohsiung, Dec. 17 in New Taipei, and Dec. 24 in Tainan, have been sel
ling extremely well, per CNA.
據報導德懷特霍華德在台灣的年薪超過100萬美元
霍華德即將到來的客場比賽門票幾乎售罄
By George Liao , 台灣新聞, 特約撰稿人
2022/11/09 20:24
台北（台灣新聞）——據報導，前NBA球星德懷特霍華德加入台灣T1聯賽桃園永豐雲豹隊的
年薪超過100萬美元。
桃園永豐雲豹隊週二（11月8日）宣布，2020年隨洛杉磯湖人隊奪得NBA總冠軍的德懷特霍華
德將出席週六（11月12日）宣布與球隊簽約的新聞發布會。桃園永豐雲豹表示，霍華德的第
一場比賽將於 11 月 19 日在桃園的國立台灣體育大學體育館主場迎戰 CTBC DEA新北中信
特攻。
據CNA報導 ，有人猜測霍華德加盟桃園永豐雲豹的年薪將超過100萬美元（3200萬新台幣）
，這將超過聯盟為外籍球員設定的正常上限。球員的月薪不應超過 20,000 美元。
不過，聯盟表示，對於不符合聯盟薪金規則的薪水有附帶條件。附帶條件規定，球隊必須首
先報告他們打算為簽下新球員支付的任何此類薪水。此類交易只有在聯盟批准後才能進行。
聯盟證實，桃園永豐雲豹週一報告了擬議的薪資方案。聯盟認為，霍華德將提升T1聯賽的競
技水平，提升觀眾的興趣。
霍華德加盟聯盟的消息已經引起了對桃園永豐雲豹即將到來的比賽的興趣。下一場主場比賽
的門票將於週四（11 月 10 日）中午開始發售。據 CNA 報導，包括 11 月 27 日台中、12
月 4 日高雄、12 月 17 日新北和 12 月 24 日台南在內的接下來的客場比賽門票都賣得
非常好。