He ranks first among NCAA coaches with a total income of $9.68 million, which is higher than the annual salary of any coach in NBA. Old k became the coach of the American national team as early as 200 1. In 2004, the Lakers offered K a salary of $40 million for five years. Not long ago, the Russian boss of the Nets offered Lao K an annual salary of120,000-150,000 US dollars. However, Lao K refused the highest annual salary in the United States and was willing to take Duke University's "teacher salary".