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Who will be the first 1 million dollar per game player in the NBA ?
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2025 4:55 am
by doogie_hauser
https://www.espn.com.au/nba/story/_/id/45711806/nba-free-agency-2025-the-first-82m-playerInteresting article from ESPN coming on the heels of Devin Booker's two year extension at the Suns.
I am assuming Minnesots will pay Ant Man the Max will seems likely to trigger the 1 million per game the way salary inflation is going.
It's frightening to imagine how much Wemby will earn once he is eligible for a max extension ..
Re: Who will be the first 1 million dollar per game player in the NBA ?
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2025 4:59 am
by cpower
if you meant it, Dame is the first 50M per game player
Re: Who will be the first 1 million dollar per game player in the NBA ?
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2025 5:02 am
by MVP1992
Haha Dame
I was working out Embiid's per game.
19 played.
$51,415,938 / 19 games ≈ $2,706,102 per game.
Re: Who will be the first 1 million dollar per game player in the NBA ?
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2025 5:04 am
by doogie_hauser
cpower wrote:if you meant it, Dame is the first 50M per game player
Touche
Re: Who will be the first 1 million dollar per game player in the NBA ?
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2025 5:06 am
by ScrantonBulls
Re: Who will be the first 1 million dollar per game player in the NBA ?
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2025 5:16 am
by Dan33185
doogie_hauser wrote:https://www.espn.com.au/nba/story/_/id/45711806/nba-free-agency-2025-the-first-82m-player
Interesting article from ESPN coming on the heels of Devin Booker's two year extension at the Suns.
I am assuming Minnesots will pay Ant Man the Max will seems likely to trigger the 1 million per game the way salary inflation is going.
It's frightening to imagine how much Wemby will earn once he is eligible for a max extension ..
Ant already got an extension, he's signed through 2029
Re: Who will be the first 1 million dollar per game player in the NBA ?
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2025 5:37 am
by doogie_hauser
Dan33185 wrote:doogie_hauser wrote:https://www.espn.com.au/nba/story/_/id/45711806/nba-free-agency-2025-the-first-82m-player
Interesting article from ESPN coming on the heels of Devin Booker's two year extension at the Suns.
I am assuming Minnesots will pay Ant Man the Max will seems likely to trigger the 1 million per game the way salary inflation is going.
It's frightening to imagine how much Wemby will earn once he is eligible for a max extension ..
Ant already got an extension, he's signed through 2029
Pretty sure he is eligible for another extension next summer (which is what that ESPN article referred to) and I am certain The Wolves would love to lock him away then otherwise all the annoying rumours will start IE Lakers/Knicks/Heat circling etc
Re: Who will be the first 1 million dollar per game player in the NBA ?
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2025 5:44 pm
by balrog27
pretty sure several player already done that due to injuries
Re: Who will be the first 1 million dollar per game player in the NBA ?
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2025 6:50 pm
by falcolombardi
Booker next year when suns miss playoffs
Re: Who will be the first 1 million dollar per game player in the NBA ?
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2025 7:08 pm
by meekrab
$82 million will be 35% of the salary cap when the cap is 234.3 million, so we're still a bit away from a full season million per game contract.
Re: Who will be the first 1 million dollar per game player in the NBA ?
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2025 7:10 pm
by D.Brasco
As Mark Cuban said, we'll shortly be entering a world where some players are more cash rich than the owners.
Re: Who will be the first 1 million dollar per game player in the NBA ?
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2025 7:29 pm
by Tor_Raps
MVP1992 wrote:Haha Dame
I was working out Embiid's per game.
19 played.
$51,415,938 / 19 games ≈ $2,706,102 per game.
They gotta start paying him by flop to make this more manageable lol
Re: Who will be the first 1 million dollar per game player in the NBA ?
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2025 8:02 pm
by magee
At this point, it's better long-term to be an agent to the high profile players. A new-age Rich Paul getting 4% off every one of these deals* is a pretty solid investment.
*Edit for spelling.
Re: Who will be the first 1 million dollar per game player in the NBA ?
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2025 8:10 pm
by DaddyCool19
I think getting around 65M would be enough to qualify for that, with the load management.
Re: Who will be the first 1 million dollar per game player in the NBA ?
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2025 8:40 pm
by mg
Markkanen only played 47 games last season and made $47 mil
Re: Who will be the first 1 million dollar per game player in the NBA ?
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2025 8:52 pm
by magee
Wemby
Re: Who will be the first 1 million dollar per game player in the NBA ?
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2025 8:54 pm
by lambchop
It's kinda already happened, but still an interesting thought experiment.
Re: Who will be the first 1 million dollar per game player in the NBA ?
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2025 10:28 pm
by balrog27
D.Brasco wrote:As Mark Cuban said, we'll shortly be entering a world where some players are more cash rich than the owners.
I dont see a problem with this. Which fan is paying to see a specific owner?
Re: Who will be the first 1 million dollar per game player in the NBA ?
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2025 11:12 pm
by 90sAllDecade
Rockets John Wall has to be up there, both in total earnings for games missed. And per missed game averages
$85+ Million and 124 games missed over two seasons I believe based on BBref
Re: Who will be the first 1 million dollar per game player in the NBA ?
Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2025 12:07 am
by 316Hornets
I'm pretty sure Curry, Bron, Giannis, and KD all made more than that last season if you include endorsements. Curry signed a huge deal with Under Armour; he is probably at or close to 2 million per game.
