In Reply to: $$$. Fire Kelly, UCLA pays. Kelly paid us to leave posted by TheHappyBurgermeister on September 15, 2024 at 12:38:06
Before any performance bonuses
2024: $3M + $250k bonus
2025: $3.1M
2026: $3.2M + $500k bonus
2027: $3.3M
2028: $3.4M + $500k bonus
Buyouts
pre-2028: $1.7M
pre-2027: $1.65M ($3.35M cumulative)
pre-2026: $1.92M ($5.27M cumulative)
Total pay if he lasts
2 seasons: $11.62M
3 seasons: $13.40M
4 seasons: $15.05M
These aren't exactly top of the market, but for a department looking to save money it sure seems likely they could've offered him significantly less and he still would've taken the job. We're basically paying millions just for the optics of not paying bottom of the market.