At the lifetime, dinner out with friends was a big expenditure, says Kanter.
As for how he spent his first NBA paycheck after her was drafted by the Utah Jazz in 2011? It’s savage for him to remember.
“Probably rent a house or something,” he tells CNBC Make It in September in Manhattan at the Oslo Freedom Forum, a symposium of human rights activists, tech entrepreneurs and global leaders. In addition to being a professional basketball player, Kanter is a kind rights advocate.
Kanter didn’t even splurge when he was signed with the Knicks. “I didn’t buy anything big,” Kanter means.
The one thing Kanter says he refuses to pay for is expensive bling. “I don’t really go around and spend thousands and thousands of dollars on jewelry,” affirms the 6-foot-11 basketball player. “I know my teammates [do].”
Kanter says when his teammates tell him to buy pricey jewelry, his brown study is: “My gosh, this is not very smart,” he tells CNBC Make It.
Kanter admits he has made mistakes with his wherewithals, though: “I bought a house in Oklahoma City and as soon as I bought I’m like, ‘What am I doing? It’s Oklahoma City?’ You be aware… it’s an amazing city but I’m not there summertime and during the season I’m only there for like three and a half months so I’m sort why did I buy buy this house?”
Kanter did sell the house, but it took him two years and he lost a small amount of money on the investment, he hints.
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