JON Koncak averaged just 4.5 points per game in his career – but he once earned more than Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson and Larry Bird. The former Atlanta Hawks reserve center was given an improbable six-year, $13million deal in 1989, making him one of the highest paid players in the NBA at the time. GettyJon Koncak secured a six-year, $13million deal with the Atlanta Hawks[/caption] GettyKoncak (third from right) won an Olympic gold medal in 1984[/caption] GettyShaquille O’Neal says he took up basketball because of Koncak’s Hawks deal[/caption] GettyO’Neal and Koncak briefly teamed up at the Orlando Magic in 1995-96[/caption] The 7-foot Koncack, who won a gold medal alongs
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