▁King ▁who ▁was ▁widely ▁regarded ▁as ▁a ▁player ▁with ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁generate ▁lots ▁of ▁interest ▁and ▁ticket ▁sales . ▁Minnesota ▁negoti ated ▁a ▁major ▁advert ising ▁campaign ▁for ▁King ▁to ▁end or se ▁c andy . ▁The ▁contract ▁offered ▁by ▁Minnesota ▁to ▁King ▁would ▁have ▁oblig ated ▁her ▁to ▁play ▁for ▁the ▁team ▁for ▁five ▁years ▁and ▁pay ▁her ▁compens ation ▁in ▁excess ▁of ▁$ 2 ▁million ▁paid ▁out ▁over ▁ten ▁years . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁money ▁in ▁ ▁the ▁contract ▁would ▁have ▁come ▁from ▁the ▁end ors ement . ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁team ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁named ▁the ▁Minnesota ▁Kings . ▁However , ▁King ▁( and ▁W TT ▁league ▁execut ives ) ▁believed ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁better ▁for ▁her ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁the ▁eastern ▁United ▁States . ▁Therefore ▁she ▁solic ited ▁offers ▁from ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁Philadelphia ▁franch ises ▁before ▁signing ▁a ▁five - year ▁contract ▁worth ▁$ 1 ▁million ▁with ▁Philadelphia ▁where ▁she ▁thought ▁there ▁would ▁be ▁better ▁commercial ▁opportun ities . ▁King ▁claimed ▁she ▁could ▁ear n ▁up ▁to ▁$ 7 5 , 0 0 0 ▁for ▁sp ending ▁a ▁couple ▁hours ▁making ▁a ▁television ▁commercial . ▁" Man , ▁I ' m ▁not ▁d umb ," ▁she ▁said . ▁" Get ▁it ▁while ▁you ▁can ." ▁King ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁W TT ▁Most ▁Val u able ▁Player ▁Award ▁while ▁leading ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁Fre ed oms ▁to ▁the ▁best ▁regular - season ▁record ▁in ▁W TT . ▁ ▁Minnesota '