NBA: Forbes: NBA's Most Overpaid Players

[BatManu20]

1. Carmelo Anthony

New York Knicks
Salary: $19.4 million
Wins produced: 0.7

2. Ben Gordon

Charlotte Bobcats
Salary: $12.4 million
Wins produced: -2.1

3. Joe Johnson

Brooklyn Nets
Salary: $19.75 million
Wins produced: 1.5

4. Hedo Turkoglu

Orlando Magic
Salary: $11.8 million
Wins produced: -0.6

5. Dirk Nowitzki

Dallas Mavericks
Salary: $20.9 million
Wins produced: 3.3

6. Corey Maggette

Detroit Pistons
Salary: $10.9 million
Wins produced: -0.8

7. Rudy Gay

Toronto Raptors
Salary: $16.5 million
Wins produced: 1.8

8. Stephen Jackson

San Antonio Spurs
Salary: $10.1 million
Wins produced: -0.2

9. Chris Kaman

Dallas Mavericks
Salary: $8 million
Wins produced: -0.6

10. Arron Afflalo

Orlando Magic
Salary: $7.8 million
Wins produced: -0.4

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/nbas-m...095806608.html

[Mal]

And JaVale McGee is worth his 11 mil
Kirby 30
Richard Jefferson is earning 12 mil
Biedrins with 8 or 9
DeSagana Diop is getting 6 or 7 mil

And yet, on the list are Dirk or Melo.

[BatManu20]

And JaVale McGee is worth his 11 mil
Kirby 30
Richard Jefferson is earning 12 mil
Biedrins with 8 or 9
DeSagana Diop is getting 6 or 7 mil

And yet, on the list are Dirk or Melo.

I agree. This list is flawed. I'm just reporting the facts of the article.

[racm]

Just a heads up, the metric used in the article (Wins Produced) likes players who

shoot the ball well
rebound well
pass well and don't turn the ball over

So it hates Melo because his TS%, while good, isn't LeBron/Durant great;
He rebounds well for an SF - but he's been playing PF;
his AST/TO ratio doesn't look good, even if he gets a ton of hockey assists.

[rayjayjohnson]

"dying on the inside"

i love stak5

[Raven]

Just a heads up, the metric used in the article (Wins Produced) likes players who

shoot the ball well
rebound well
pass well and don't turn the ball over

So it hates Melo because his TS%, while good, isn't LeBron/Durant great;
He rebounds well for an SF - but he's been playing PF;
his AST/TO ratio doesn't look good, even if he gets a ton of hockey assists.

good take, also melo has been injured here and there.

[skmblz]

how can you put carmelo and dirk on that list? re ed author...

[BobaFett1]

how can you put carmelo and dirk on that list? re ed author...

what a joke

[da_suns_fan]

Michael. Beasley.

[HarlemHeat37]

Gerald Wallace should be #1, tbh..

[dunkman]

Carmelo, Dirk and Joe Johnson are excellent players. Gay and Kaman are good too.

[baseline bum]

LOL Forbes. No wonder the finance sector was able to take down our economy when that's the kind of analysis they provide.

[resistanze]

LOL Forbes. No wonder the finance sector was able to take down our economy when that's the kind of analysis they provide.

Just a terrible list.

[Cry Havoc]

http://hoopshype.com/salaries.htm

For posterity.

[Killakobe81]

When u just use a random stat plus salaries u get a ty list.

[snickles]

IMO this list shows just how jacked the old CBA was. most of these bloated salaries are a direct result of the ridiculous built in raises that players were allowed to get.

most (not all) of the players on that list had pretty reasonable salariess for the first few years if the contracts.

[TheCultOfPersonality]

So let me get this straight.

Tyrus Thomas, aka Stromile Jr., makes more than Aaron Afflalo and produces way less, makes the same as Chris Kaman, and produces way less, yet Tyrus Thomas couldn't make the list? The guy has had more DNP Coach's Decision games than actual good games this season.


DeSagana Diop makes $7 million this season too.

[irishock]

Carmelo is the only reason the Knicks have 50 wins and not be stuck at the bottom of the coference

[Thread]

Carmelo is the only reason the Knicks have 50 wins and not be stuck at the bottom of the coference

It's . If you don't get the 16 after the first 82 games yer shinin' shoes with the other 28 in last place.

[DMC]

And JaVale McGee is worth his 11 mil
Kirby 30
Richard Jefferson is earning 12 mil
Biedrins with 8 or 9
DeSagana Diop is getting 6 or 7 mil

And yet, on the list are Dirk or Melo.

Kirby makes the Lakers billions tbh. He's worth every penny. He's a cancer to the game itself, but he's a golden goose.

[TDMVPDPOY]

whats funni is these clowns are overpaid fro what they do, but end up broke...

[DMC]

whats funni is these clowns are overpaid fro what they do, but end up broke...

Where as you'll just be broke your entire life, living in a 200sqft pad with 3 other wankers like yourself, walking to the bus stop to get to your job at the kiosk.

[FkLA]

lol _irk

[Latarian Milton]

stopped reading as soon as i saw dirk on that re ed list tbh. mavs would've finished on the upper half of the playoff table had dirk played the entire season as he usually did previous years. dirk rarely relies on athleticism so it's safe to assume that dude still has a few good years ahead of him imho.

[Bynumite]

Jackson's reaction to the Forbes article