It's good to know with certainty that you'll be selected in the NBA Draft. That means a lot of money is coming your way, and if you're the type, it means you can spend a little of that cash ahead of time.
That's what Rodney Hood and Cleanthony Early did for draft night on Thursday, with each NBA-hopeful dropping upwards of $50,000 on jewelry for the event.
Hood, selected 23rd overall by the Utah Jazz, sported a $50,000 Breitling Bentley along with a $30,000 gold-and-diamond bracelet. You've gotta be a dime piece just to look at the rocks on his time piece, pictured below courtesy TMZ:
As the 23rd pick, Hood is likely set to earn $1.29 million this season based on the NBA's rookie scale and, assuming he doesn't flame out of the league entirely, should be in line for roughly $6.31 million over the next four seasons.
Early, a second-round pick of the New York Knicks, was more modest in his spending. He only dropped $62,000 to rock a Rasaello & Co. yellow gold watch and a link diamond bracelet.
As a second round pick, Early is not guaranteed any money but is free to negotiate a wider range of contracts. Most second-round picks who sign do so for under $1 million annually, but Early should earn more than the $507,336 rookie minimum.
We're of the mind both were a good look, but we'll have to defer to watch expert J.J. Redick for a final verdict.
