How would you rank the 10 highest paid players in the NBA right now?
1 Stephen Curry
2 Kevin Durant
3 Nikola Jokić
4 Joel Embiid
5 LeBron James
6 Bradley Beal
7 Giannis Antetokounmpo
8 Kawhi Leonard
9 Damian Lillard
10 Paul George
Rank the top 10 highest paid players
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Assuming they're healthy:
1. Nikola Jokic
2. Joel Embiid
3. Giannis Antetokounmpo
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4. LeBron James
5. Kawhi Leonard
6. Kevin Durant
7. Steph Curry
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8. Paul George
9. Damian Lillard
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10. Bradley Beal
1. Nikola Jokic
2. Joel Embiid
3. Giannis Antetokounmpo
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4. LeBron James
5. Kawhi Leonard
6. Kevin Durant
7. Steph Curry
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8. Paul George
9. Damian Lillard
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10. Bradley Beal
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When Healthy:
1-3. Embiid, Giannis, and Jokic
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4. Kawhi Leonard
5. Lebron James
6. Steph Curry
7. Kevin Durant
8. Paul George
9. Damian Lillard
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10. Bradley Beal
Health Factored:
1. Nikola Jokic
2. Giannis Antetokounmpo
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3. Lebron James
4. Steph Curry
5. Joel Embiid
6. Paul George
7. Kevin Durant
8. Damian Lillard
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9. Kawhi Leonard
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10. Bradley Beal
1-3. Embiid, Giannis, and Jokic
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4. Kawhi Leonard
5. Lebron James
6. Steph Curry
7. Kevin Durant
8. Paul George
9. Damian Lillard
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10. Bradley Beal
Health Factored:
1. Nikola Jokic
2. Giannis Antetokounmpo
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3. Lebron James
4. Steph Curry
5. Joel Embiid
6. Paul George
7. Kevin Durant
8. Damian Lillard
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9. Kawhi Leonard
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10. Bradley Beal
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Jokic
Giannis
Embiid
Lebron
Steph
KD
Kawhi? (very uncertain, could see him up to #4 in a vacuum, but with injury concerns he could also be down to #9)
Dame
PG
Beal
Giannis
Embiid
Lebron
Steph
KD
Kawhi? (very uncertain, could see him up to #4 in a vacuum, but with injury concerns he could also be down to #9)
Dame
PG
Beal
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Beal is ranked #70 on the Ringer.
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1. Jokic
2. Giannis
3. Embiid
4. LeBron
5. Durant
6. Curry
7. Kawhi
8. George
9. Lillard
(huge gap)
10. Beal
2. Giannis
3. Embiid
4. LeBron
5. Durant
6. Curry
7. Kawhi
8. George
9. Lillard
(huge gap)
10. Beal
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Stix wrote:Beal is ranked #70 on the Ringer.
Well that's only about 100 spots too high.
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Is the Beal contract the worst contract in the NBA right now? I can't believe the Suns willingly took that on
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Special_Puppy wrote:Is the Beal contract the worst contract in the NBA right now? I can't believe the Suns willingly took that on
Poole probably is but considering the team situation, Beal's is certainly more painful. But at least with Beal there is a chance he can actually be good (but obviously not 50 million a year good), with Poole... not happening.

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Special_Puppy wrote:Is the Beal contract the worst contract in the NBA right now? I can't believe the Suns willingly took that on
That was my thought as soon as I saw that list.
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Special_Puppy wrote:Is the Beal contract the worst contract in the NBA right now? I can't believe the Suns willingly took that on
Well how else would they add a talented player for free?
At a certain point, if an owner is willing to spend and wants to win, they add the most talent possible.
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Nikola Jokic
Joel Embiid
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Stephen Curry
LeBron James
Kevin Durant
Paul George
Damian Lillard
Kawhi Leonard - mythical healthy Kawhi could go as high as #2, but the consistent injuries are too much
Bradley Beal
Joel Embiid
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Stephen Curry
LeBron James
Kevin Durant
Paul George
Damian Lillard
Kawhi Leonard - mythical healthy Kawhi could go as high as #2, but the consistent injuries are too much
Bradley Beal
I bought a boat.