By Nick Mac View the original article to see embedded media. As it stands in 2022, NBA players are making more money than they ever have. Evidence of that is the mega deals stars like Bradley Beal and Nikola Jokic signed this offseason worth over $500 million between the two of them. It wasn’t always like that. Players in the 50s and 60s had to get second jobs or retire early because basketball didn’t pay enough. Players in the 70s, 80s and 90s made a little more money but it is nothing compared to the contracts being handed out in 2022. For example, Michael Jordan made an estimated $94 millio…