The Spurs are benefitting from NBA efforts to financially balance the league. Those benefits include a sum of $26.3 million, paid by the biggest revenue drivers in the NBA.
ESPN’s Adrian Wojranowski reported that as a part of the leagues revenue sharing plan for the 2021-22 season, the top-10 teams in the league, financially, will pay a total of $240 million to the bottom-20 teams. The Golden State Warriors made the highest payment at $45 million, and the Indiana Pacers received the highest payment, at $42.2 million. This money comes from 50% of the luxury tax payments made in the NBA.