Incredible NBA salaries

[Da Coach]

Here is a fun article reviewing the teams with the most ridiculous NBA salaries--

http://celtics.bostonherald.com/otherNBA/view.bg?articleid=1015285

Hard to believe that Dallas still owes Shawn Bradley $5.2 million this year, even though he retired from play over 2 years ago! And how did the Knicks decide to pay Stephon Marbury $42 million over the next 2 years? He's a nice player, but he's never been a star, and I don't see he's worth superstar money like that. What has he ever won? The teams he's played on have always underachieved. His career shooting percentage is a lousy 43% and he's just 32% from 3-point for his career.
And Philadelphia will still pay $19 million to Chris Webber for another year!

Here are some more unbelieveable salaries that are guaranteed for next year-
Shawn Marion, Phoenix Suns- $16.4 million
Zach Randolph, NY Knicks- $13.3 million
Kenyon Martin, Denver Nuggets- $13 million
Nene, Denver Nuggets- $52 million over the next 4 years
Samuel Dalembert, Philadelphia 76ers- $9.7 million
Troy Murphy, Indiana Pacers- $9.2 million
Mike Dunleavy, Indiana Pacers- $8.5 million
Antoine Walker, Miami Heat- $8.5 million
Malik Rose, Knicks- $7.1 million (the Knicks have a whole team full of these inflated salaries for mediocre players)

[tornado]

Re: Incredible NBA salaries

Stephon Marbury ...I don't see he's worth superstar money like that. What has he ever won?

And Anthony Parker still OWNS his jock strap!

[Dallas Brave]

I hesitate to open up a can of worms but...

These type of numbers are why I argued that POB should have stayed at BU. I believe he would have had a better chance at maximizing his lifetime NBA earnings by having played out his college career?

Why ... Because the big money is in the second contract, not the rookie contract. What kind of money do you think POB will get offered after his 3rd year now? By having stayed at BU through his senior year, he would have been significantly better prepared for the physical demands of playing in the NBA and in a much better position to land the big contract after his rookie contract.

Obviously, I wish him the best and want to see him succeed, but I still think he would have been better off in the financial long-term by having stayed at BU two more years.[/b]

[corilon]

Hey,

That's the best 5.2 Cuban has spent since he has been here. Paying Shawn Bradley to *NOT* play I mean.

[Da Coach]

Here is another interesting blog about the NBA. Mike DeCourcey of The Sporting News makes a good point that virtually none of the many high school phenoms that go straight to the NBA ever stay with the team that drafts them long enough for the team to be a NBA championship contender.
It never worked for Kevin Garnett who may be the most talented of the preps-to-pro kids in the past 15 years, until LeBron James came along. The Bulls gave up on the attempt to rebuild with high schoolers Eddie Curry and Tyson Candler. Other teams have given up on high-schoolers, too.

http://www.sportingnews.com/experts/mike-decourcy/blog/index.html

[Lakeview Brave]

I hesitate to open up a can of worms but...

These type of numbers are why I argued that POB should have stayed at BU. I believe he would have had a better chance at maximizing his lifetime NBA earnings by having played out his college career?

Why ... Because the big money is in the second contract, not the rookie contract. What kind of money do you think POB will get offered after his 3rd year now? By having stayed at BU through his senior year, he would have been significantly better prepared for the physical demands of playing in the NBA and in a much better position to land the big contract after his rookie contract.

Obviously, I wish him the best and want to see him succeed, but I still think he would have been better off in the financial long-term by having stayed at BU two more years.[/b]

I have to diagree. What if we didnt get back to the sweet 16 or even the NCAA? What if he didnt get another chance score 28 on a Big East Center on national TV. What if his weakness were exposed over is final two years and instead of getting drafted 9th he got drafted 29th or not at all. With a 9 million dollar contract he is likely set for life regardless of his second contract. He has strong family support so he is unlikely to blow the money. Take a look at some of the names on that list and how much money they make. I think POB will get another contract in the NBA or he can play in Europe or he can do what he probably really wants to do and retire to be a Chef.

[VromanFan]

I hesitate to open up a can of worms but...

These type of numbers are why I argued that POB should have stayed at BU. I believe he would have had a better chance at maximizing his lifetime NBA earnings by having played out his college career?

Why ... Because the big money is in the second contract, not the rookie contract. What kind of money do you think POB will get offered after his 3rd year now? By having stayed at BU through his senior year, he would have been significantly better prepared for the physical demands of playing in the NBA and in a much better position to land the big contract after his rookie contract.

Obviously, I wish him the best and want to see him succeed, but I still think he would have been better off in the financial long-term by having stayed at BU two more years.[/b]

I have to diagree. What if we didnt back it back to the sweet 16 or even the NCAA? What if he didnt get another chance score 28 on a Big East Center on national TV. What if his weakness were exposed over is final two years and instead of getting drafted 9th he got drafted 29th or not at all. With a 9 million dollar contract he is likely set for life regardless of his second contract. He has strong family support so he is unlikely to blow the money. Take a look at some of the names on that list and how much money they make. I think POB will get another contract in the NBA or he can play in Europe or he can do what he probably really wants to do and retire to be a Chef.

I agree with all that and also it was a weak draft when he left. He maxed his opportunity by going out when he did.

Can you imagine turning down $9 Mil.? Life is crazy. There was no promise he would ever get a chance like that again.

[Dallas Brave]

I hesitate to open up a can of worms but...

These type of numbers are why I argued that POB should have stayed at BU. I believe he would have had a better chance at maximizing his lifetime NBA earnings by having played out his college career?

Why ... Because the big money is in the second contract, not the rookie contract. What kind of money do you think POB will get offered after his 3rd year now? By having stayed at BU through his senior year, he would have been significantly better prepared for the physical demands of playing in the NBA and in a much better position to land the big contract after his rookie contract.

Obviously, I wish him the best and want to see him succeed, but I still think he would have been better off in the financial long-term by having stayed at BU two more years.[/b]

I have to diagree. What if we didnt back it back to the sweet 16 or even the NCAA? What if he didnt get another chance score 28 on a Big East Center on national TV. What if his weakness were exposed over is final two years and instead of getting drafted 9th he got drafted 29th or not at all. With a 9 million dollar contract he is likely set for life regardless of his second contract. He has strong family support so he is unlikely to blow the money. Take a look at some of the names on that list and how much money they make. I think POB will get another contract in the NBA or he can play in Europe or he can do what he probably really wants to do and retire to be a Chef.

I agree with all that and also it was a weak draft when he left. He maxed his opportunity by going out when he did.

Can you imagine turning down $9 Mil.? Life is crazy. There was no promise he would ever get a chance like that again.

I wasn't suggesting that going pro when he did was a bad thing financially, nor did I indicate that it wasn't the right thing for him to do personally --- rather that I believe that he would have a better chance to earn more money over the lifetime of his NBA career if he had stayed in school longer. Regarding what if's - all sorts of things can be dreamed up -- all specualtion and we'll never know the answer since both scenarios can't be played out. Clearly, POB opted to take the bird in hand rather than the two in the bush.

My understanding of his rookie contract is that total $3.5 million for years 1 and 2 are locked in contractually (plus any signing bonus - but I don't know what, if any, signing bonus money was paid). Years 3 and 4 of his contract can be picked up at the option of Golden State. If GS does opt for years 3 and 4, then the whole $9.67 mllion will be paid.