The lucrative annual payroll of the Detroit Pistons, along with an expected 100 concerts and other events a year, coming to Little Caesars Arena has Detroit officials preparing for a steady stream of new income-tax revenues.
Using the city’s little-known “jock tax,” NBA players and staff — for the home and visiting teams — would be taxed for each day of working in the city. Under the current formula, a player making $20 million a year could pay $2,400 for playing one game and taking one travel day in Detroit, based on an estimate used by a tax attorney who represents professional athletes.