Forget today’s financial crisis.
NBA players are among the highest paid sportsmen in the world, thanks to the ever-increasing popularity of basketball worldwide. Crisis? What crisis?
Have you ever wondered who’s who in the list of the highest salaried NBA players this season? Check out these Top 10 salaries in 2008-2009 season, courtesy of DraftExpress.com:
Top 10 highest salaried NBA players
- Kevin Garnett (Boston Celtics, forward): $24,751,934
- Jermaine O’Neal (Toronto Raptors, forward/center): $21,372,000
- Jason Kidd (Dallas Mavericks, guard): $21,372,000
- Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers, guard): $21,262,500
- Tracy MacGrady (Houston Rockets, guard): $21,126,874
- Stephon Marbury (New York Knicks, guard): $20,840,625 *
- Allen Iverson (Detroit Pistons, guard): $20,840,625
- Tim Duncan (San Antonio Spurs, forward/center): $20,598,704
- Shaquille O’Neal (Phoenix Suns, center): $20,000,000 **
- Steve Francis (Houston Rockets, guard): $18,364,480 ***
Notes:
* He is the sixth highest paid NBA players, but the Knicks put him on DNP list. I guess this proves again and again that, despite being highly paid, NBA players won’t guaranteed adequate playing time.
** Another source, InsideHoops.com, reports that Shaq receive $21,000,000. But who cares? It’s only a 5% difference :P
*** Another source, InsideHoops.com, reports that Steve is not even in their Top 20 list. I checked on NBA.com, he’s still in the Rockets roster – is he waived?
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Dunkadelic Jay-Z23
~ Feb 20, 2009
Big Money Dunkadelics of the NBA. Who says you’ve got to go to college to become a big success. 4 of the 10 players on the Highest Paid list didn’t even attend college (KG, Jermaine O’Neal, Kobe, T-Mac). Iverson and J. Kidd played 2-years of college. Steve Francis and Stephon Marbury played only 1-year of major college basketball. Francis was a junior-college transfer to Marryland and played 1-year for the Terps before he was the 2nd overall pick in 1999. Shaq played 3-years at LSU and Tim Duncan is the only 4-year player on the Top 10 Highest Paid list. He and Shaq are tied with the most NBA Championships 4.
mona
~ Mar 25, 2009
hi
Asep Onde
~ Mar 25, 2009
Hi mona :) Thanks for dropping by!
Haleighfields
~ May 3, 2009
YOU Dont no what you are talkin aout Lebron James IS SO Number 1
marco
~ Jun 4, 2009
Where is Lebron he is MVP for 09 HE is #1
Asep Onde
~ Jun 4, 2009
marco,
He’s getting there, especially after he carry the Cavs single-handedly to the Conference Finals – Don’t worry :)
boss
~ Jun 19, 2009
KG MAKE CAKE 4 REAL
TOREY J DAY…..A.K.A BOSS
boss
~ Jun 19, 2009
DIS SEASON IVERSON BOUT TO
EXPLODE UP DA MONEY CHARTS
…..MONEY MENCH……….
bariki
~ Jun 19, 2009
I read some news on yahoo sports today and they ranked Woods, Kobe and Jordan as the highly paid athletes …I guess it includes the non salary funds,doing ads and promotion!
lakerfan24
~ Jun 26, 2009
Hes still on his rookie contract dumbo’s I’m sure he’ll be number one on the list in the summer of 2010 when he signs his huge 6-10 yr contract to play for the Knicks.
TIFFANY
~ Aug 14, 2009
well i think that lebron should be on here. he is like the mvp. he is the best [player in there hands dwn and ppl should respect and accept that. if dis dude dnt make the top ten highest salaries nxy year, im comin to find whoever in the hell is paying them cuz we gone have some talkin to do.
Asep Onde
~ Aug 15, 2009
Hi Tiffany,
LeBron is getting there :) – No worries!
Agentzero
~ Sep 4, 2009
WeR’z king JAMES..
We are aLL Witnesses..
He is the best player..
skippy
~ Oct 7, 2009
what about lebron
KB24
~ Nov 21, 2009
wuts up with all you lebron nuthuggers??! not to mention any names but a list is good…
Haleighfields, marco, tiffany, Agentzero and skippy.
ALL LEBRON NUTHUGGERS!!! WHY DONT U SHUT UP AND GOT GET URSELVES SOME LEBROMANCE QUEERS!