<p>Well, I firmly believe that a leader can only be great if he surrounds himself with very competent people. That would be a credit to Magic though for doing so.</p>
<p>Regardless, Magic made a good amount of money while in the NBA but nothing like the monster contracts these guys make now. He is now worth $800+ million. He took chances on business ideas that noone else would touch (for example, putting movie theaters in the ghetto). He obviously did a great job at selling himself to investors.</p>