Top 25 NBA Salaries of All-Time

richboy · Post #21 » by **richboy** » Tue Jul 6, 2010 12:22 am

MLSE wrote:If MJ didn't leave for baseball he'd be on that list.

He wasn't making enough back then.

If I remember correctly the Bulls still paid Michael for the years he was playing baseball.

Calvin Klein · Post #22 » by **Calvin Klein** » Tue Jul 6, 2010 12:36 am

Yes they did. He would have had the same contract. He actually did have the same contract when he came back and resigned in 97 and 98.

RunMCR · Post #23 » by **RunMCR** » Tue Jul 6, 2010 12:39 am

iki4life wrote:and journey man juwan howard..wtf?

dirk is the best bang for the buck in the top 25

lolwut

orl1724 · Post #24 » by **orl1724** » Tue Jul 6, 2010 12:39 am

I was hoping to see my guy Raw Lew in there.

Good he isn't.

schnakenpopanz · Post #25 » by **schnakenpopanz** » Tue Jul 6, 2010 1:06 am

wow some real surprises:
juwan howard?!?!?!?!?!?
elton brand?!?!?!?!?!

Nirvana · Post #26 » by **Nirvana** » Tue Jul 6, 2010 1:11 am

People must be forgetting that Juwan Howard was the first player in the NBA to sign a $100 million contract.

kdot99 · Post #27 » by **kdot99** » Tue Jul 6, 2010 1:19 am

Ah young'ns on the boad.

toka · Post #28 » by **toka** » Tue Jul 6, 2010 1:35 am

Rashard Lewis is due 66+ million in the next 3 years. He could break the top 15 soon.

Vinsane15 · Post #29 » by **Vinsane15** » Tue Jul 6, 2010 1:47 am

juwan is the first player to ever sigh a $100+ million contract....one of the worst contracts ever

lawrybeard · Post #30 » by **lawrybeard** » Tue Jul 6, 2010 2:03 am

Surprised not to see Larry Johnson on the list.

supaflash · Post #31 » by **supaflash** » Tue Jul 6, 2010 2:15 am

I knew Webber signed some hefty contracts but didn't realize he made that much. On a side note just found out my friend dated him for a short while and said he was a super nice guy. She didn't know who he was at first and apparently he really liked her. I need to show her that figure lol...

dn0774 · Post #32 » by **dn0774** » Tue Jul 6, 2010 3:04 am

If anyone was wondering why there is going to be another lockout consider this thread exhibit A.

halfHAVOC · Post #33 » by **halfHAVOC** » Tue Jul 6, 2010 3:06 am

Stephon Marbury wins.

Sofia · Post #34 » by **Sofia** » Tue Jul 6, 2010 3:09 am

Interesting to note that Dirk's new contract will put him up to 3rd on the list.

Ed121 · Post #35 » by **Ed121** » Tue Jul 6, 2010 3:11 am

dn0774 wrote:If anyone was wondering why there is going to be another lockout consider this thread exhibit A.

Give me a break. How much money do you think the owners have made?

Lakeshow2417 · Post #36 » by **Lakeshow2417** » Tue Jul 6, 2010 3:11 am

only in the top 10 do Duncan and Kobe, shaq and even KG stand out to me.

Mamba Venom · Post #37 » by **Mamba Venom** » Tue Jul 6, 2010 3:26 am

I thought MJ made 30 mil a year

I forgot he made 1 mil a year for most of his career

Shaq 92 Kobe 96 Shaqs made 100 mil more though WOW Shaq telling everyone else in NBA history how my 4$$ taste

Post #38 » by **Slava** » Tue Jul 6, 2010 3:34 am

Kobe's new contract should put him right near the top right? His previous contract was 7 year $134 mil IIRC and his new one is 3 year $91 million.

ImmortalD24 · Post #39 » by **ImmortalD24** » Tue Jul 6, 2010 3:35 am

This fool pretty much jacked my post from ish.

dn0774 · Post #40 » by **dn0774** » Tue Jul 6, 2010 3:37 am

Ed121 wrote:
dn0774 wrote:If anyone was wondering why there is going to be another lockout consider this thread exhibit A.

Give me a break. How much money do you think the owners have made?

Its not about that...its not even about what the Shaqs or Duncans or Kobes make...the problem is the Ilgauskas' and the Grant Hills and Jermaine O'neals. The owners want a way to get out from under those contracts (think NFL aka non-guranteed years etc) or to drastically reduce the maximum contracts possible to at least mitigate the damage when a player fails to live up even remotely close to their expectations.

The true deserving superstars are going to pay the price for it since the NBAPA will likely never agree to non-guranteed deals meaning reducing the amounts is the only real alternative. Either way, count on the NBAPA getting railroaded again like they did in '99 since the owners can hold out without a paycheck much longer than the athletes.