Pelicans send out season ticket renewal with NO mention of Zion

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Can anyone educate me on player jersey/merchandise sale commissions?
 

Those are team/league revenue (not controlled by a player nor paid out as some sort of extra individual player compensation) owned under NBA Properties. That results in them becoming part of the BRI (Basketball Related Income) calculation, which determines the cap, which drives the overall size of player salaries. (Players as a whole get half of BRI.)

Players do get paid individually for whatever endorsement deals they make, and sneaker deals are at or near the top of that food chain.