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Related: About this forumBest Basketball player on the planet---
13th in Salary
1. Kobe Bryant $27,849,000
2. Brandon Roy $21,459,805
3. Dirk Nowitzki $20,907,128
4. Gilbert Arenas $20,807,922
5. Amare Stoudemire $19,948,799
6. Joe Johnson $19,752,645
7. Carmelo Anthony $19,450,000
8. Dwight Howard $19,261,200
9. Pau Gasol $19,000,000
10. Elton Brand $18,160,354
11. Chris Paul $17,779,457
12. Kevin Durant $17,548,838
13. LeBron James $17,545,000
14. Chris Bosh $17,545,000
15. Deron Williams $17,177,795
16. Dwyane Wade $17,024,000
17. Paul Pierce $16,790,345
18. Zach Randolph $16,500,000
19. Andrew Bynum $16,473,002
20. Rudy Gay $16,460,532
Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/02/16/3239243/nbas-best-player-lebron-james.html#storylink=cpy
madinmaryland
(64,933 posts)attendance thing.
hughee99
(16,113 posts)Do they get rid of Bosh or Wade to do it? I'm sure he could have gotten his $27+ million in Cleveland, but the money he gave up helped pay to put a championship team together. Ask him, I'll bet he'd say it was worth it.
In any case, he's the second highest paid basketball player once you factor in endorsements, and he makes about twice as much there then he does actually playing basketball.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/kurtbadenhausen/2013/01/23/kobe-and-lebron-top-list-of-the-nbas-highest-paid-players/
trumad
(41,692 posts)and that's the point I'm making--- sorry the douchebag above you didn't get it.
hughee99
(16,113 posts)ScreamingMeemie
(68,918 posts)He's 12th.
tishaLA
(14,176 posts)KamaAina
(78,249 posts)Or Zach Randolph, for that matter?
I'm only a casual NBA fan, but shouldn't I at least have heard of someone who's in the Top 20?
JonLP24
(29,322 posts)His numbers haven't been so hot since his MCL tear last year but still good for a double-double every night and was their biggest contributor during their post-season run where they fell 7 games to the Oklahoma City Thunder and 7 games to the Clippers the following season.
I think something is off w/ Roy's salary. He is making $5.10 million this year. That number has to be from his final Portland season where he was a great player until his knees went so bad he retired. He signed w/ the Timberwolves this season on a 2-year contract.
On edit - I think this list is seriously outdated since Gilbert Arenas plays for the Shanghai Sharks
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)You'd think that would be San Jose's China Hockey League affiliate.
hughee99
(16,113 posts)and even though he was waived under the amnesty clause (for cap purposes) they still have to pay out his deal.
JonLP24
(29,322 posts)I saw that Portland used the "amnesty" clause when he retired.