Highest Paid NBA Players For '08-09?

[duncan228]

Can anyone please help me confirm this list? Is it accurate?
Thanks for any help.

1. Kevin Garnett (Boston Celtics) - $24,750,000
2. Jermaine O’Neal (Toronto Raptors) - $21,372,000
2. Jason Kidd (Dallas Mavericks) - $21,372,000
3. Kobe Bryant (LA Lakers) - $21,262,500
4. Tracy McGrady (Houston Rockets) - $21,126,875
5. Allen Iverson (Denver Nuggets) - $20,840,625
6. Tim Duncan (San Antonio Spurs) - $20,598,704
7. Shaquille O’Neal (Phoenix Suns) - $20,000,000
8. Paul Pierce (Boston Celtics) - $18,977,905
9. Shawn Marion (Miami Heat) - $17,810,000
10. Ray Allen (Boston Celtics) - $17,388,430

[Red Hawk #21]

If this list is correct Number 2 and Number 3 are overpaid imo...

[Flight3107]

http://hoopshype.com/salaries.htm

[stretch]

If this list is correct Number 2 and Number 3 are overpaid imo...

number 1 is massively overpaid.

[Tippecanoe]

surprised to see stephon marbury not on that list. i thought he made 20+ mil

EDIT: and he does ($20,840,625), according to ESPN trade machine

[Tippecanoe]

http://hoopshype.com/salaries.htm

:wtf some of the salaries listed there don't match up with the espn trade machine

[TheNextGen]

man...$200,000 a game sounds good.

[duncan228]

http://hoopshype.com/salaries.htm

That's my question. Hoopshype, and others, have different lists. I'm trying to find what's closest to the truth.

Is Hoopshype the most accurate site to believe?

[Tippecanoe]

number 1 is massively overpaid.

you can thank minnesota

[xtremesteven33]

hahaha....JERMAINE O NEAL are you kidding me??!!

[JamStone]

number 1 is massively overpaid.

I don't think the Celtics feel that way.

And, he's taking a pretty big paycut starting the season following the next one.

[lebomb]

Steve Francis makes $19mil a year??? :lmao

Highway robbery!!!

[baseline bum]

If this list is correct Number 2 and Number 3 are overpaid imo...

1,4,5,7, and 9 too.

[DANILO DRASKOVIC]

KG makes over 300K per game
A second year player like Glen Davis will make $711,517 for the entire season

[rj215]

The fact that 2, 3, 4 and 5 make more than Duncan is a joke. Just goes to show that there are some really horrible GMs in the league.

[DANILO DRASKOVIC]

The fact that 2, 3, 4 and 5 make more than Duncan is a joke. Just goes to show that there are some really horrible GMs in the league.

Duncan actually took less money in order for the team to be better
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=An..KnWd5pjy40xSGjPPnKA5nYcB?slug=jy-tim102907&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

[mystargtr34]

That list isnt entirely correct, but both 2's, 4, 5, 7, 9 and 10 are all over paid.

1, 3, 6 and 8 are ok.

[Kindergarten Cop]

Can anyone please help me confirm this list? Is it accurate?
Thanks for any help.

1. Kevin Garnett (Boston Celtics) - $24,750,000
2. Jermaine O’Neal (Toronto Raptors) - $21,372,000
2. Jason Kidd (Dallas Mavericks) - $21,372,000
3. Kobe Bryant (LA Lakers) - $21,262,500
4. Tracy McGrady (Houston Rockets) - $21,126,875
5. Allen Iverson (Denver Nuggets) - $20,840,625
6. Tim Duncan (San Antonio Spurs) - $20,598,704
7. Shaquille O’Neal (Phoenix Suns) - $20,000,000
8. Paul Pierce (Boston Celtics) - $18,977,905
9. Shawn Marion (Miami Heat) - $17,810,000
10. Ray Allen (Boston Celtics) - $17,388,430

According to HoopsHype (the site that I've always considered to be the most accurate), this is the current ranking for the upcoming season:

1. Kevin Garnett (Boston) $24,750,000
2. Stephon Marbury (New York) $21,937,500
-. Allen Iverson (Denver) $21,937,500
4. Jason Kidd (Dallas) $21,372,000
5. Jermaine O'Neal (Toronto) $21,352,500
6. Kobe Bryant (LA Lakers) $21,262,500
7. Tracy McGrady (Houston) $21,126,874
8. Tim Duncan (San Antonio) $20,598,703
9. Shaquille O'Neal (Phoenix) $20,000,000
10. Steve Francis (Portland / Houston) $19,814,480

On another note, how does the ESPN NBA Trade Machine have the Spurs listed as having a payroll of $84,421,427?

[Ill Cosby]

If this list is correct Number 2 and Number 3 are overpaid imo...

Hells yea

Oh yea...KG...get that money! You deserve it!

[mrspurs]

kg, pierce and ray allen on that list. no wonder they won......

[duncan228]

According to HoopsHype (the site that I've always considered to be the most accurate)...

Thanks, that's good to know. There's quite a bit of contradicting info out there.

[Showtime24 LAKERS]

kb24 is worth every penny of that money simply because he's the best player in the game right now.

[dirk4mvp]

If this list is correct Number 2 and Number 3 are overpaid imo...


Do you think the nba is actually rigged?

[timvp]

That's my question. Hoopshype, and others, have different lists. I'm trying to find what's closest to the truth.

Is Hoopshype the most accurate site to believe?The ESPN Trade Machine gets its numbers straight from the NBA. They are the most reliable ... even though right now their team totals are messed up.

[duncan228]

Thanks timvp. Straight from the NBA is the way to go.