January 9, 20233 yr 16 hours ago, Heads22 said: There's some incentives, but he gave up a little guaranteed money Plus there is zero state income tax in the state of Washington, so cocktail napkin he saves $7M * .0495% = $346,000. Not sure if he has to pay Illinois tax on the $5M buyout (I assume he does). I realize select US cities also tax visiting athletes, but it should be similar playing for Seattle or Chicago.
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