per diem nba
Per Diem-What It Is. Part of the NBA's collective bargaining agreement, each NBA player receives $106 US for every day they are on the road. It serves as their meal money-roughly $19 for breakfast, $30 for lunch and $57 for dinner.Not a bad deal, considering $106 can easily feed a family of five for a week!The $106 a day is a nice raise from the original per diem. In 1957 the NBA's per diem was $7 a day.er Diem-How Others Spend it. 1  Antonio Davis-This former NBA big man was making around $9 million a year in his last years in the NBA. 2  Marcus Camby-This Denver Nuggets center gives some of his per diem to younger, less-payed players on his team.