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.
据报导德怀特霍华德在台湾的年薪超过100万美元
霍华德即将到来的客场比赛门票几乎售罄
By George Liao , 台湾新闻, 特约撰稿人
2022/11/09 20:24
台北（台湾新闻）——据报导，前NBA球星德怀特霍华德加入台湾T1联赛桃园永丰云豹队的
年薪超过100万美元。
桃园永丰云豹队周二（11月8日）宣布，2020年随洛杉矶湖人队夺得NBA总冠军的德怀特霍华
德将出席周六（11月12日）宣布与球队签约的新闻发布会。桃园永丰云豹表示，霍华德的第
一场比赛将于 11 月 19 日在桃园的国立台湾体育大学体育馆主场迎战 CTBC DEA新北中信
特攻。
据CNA报导 ，有人猜测霍华德加盟桃园永丰云豹的年薪将超过100万美元（3200万新台币）
，这将超过联盟为外籍球员设定的正常上限。球员的月薪不应超过 20,000 美元。
不过，联盟表示，对于不符合联盟薪金规则的薪水有附带条件。附带条件规定，球队必须首
先报告他们打算为签下新球员支付的任何此类薪水。此类交易只有在联盟批准后才能进行。
联盟证实，桃园永丰云豹周一报告了拟议的薪资方案。联盟认为，霍华德将提升T1联赛的竞
技水平，提升观众的兴趣。
霍华德加盟联盟的消息已经引起了对桃园永丰云豹即将到来的比赛的兴趣。下一场主场比赛
的门票将于周四（11 月 10 日）中午开始发售。据 CNA 报导，包括 11 月 27 日台中、12
月 4 日高雄、12 月 17 日新北和 12 月 24 日台南在内的接下来的客场比赛门票都卖得
非常好。