Isaac
Years ago
One super-max contract per NBA team?
Brian Scalabrine has suggested that NBA superstars are underpaid (even at $20-30m plus endorsements - sounds ludicrous but the case could be easily made) and that maybe each team could have only one super-max contract.
What do you think?
Sounds like a good way of improving league parity and stopping superstars teaming up as much as happens now.
The top 20 salaries for this season, grouped by team, are:
I imagine something like this would probably break up the Cavs a bit if Irving can get another big contract (as Love might not), as well as Durant-Westbrook and Rose-Butler (if Rose gets another good contract), the Clippers, etc. Howard will have devalued by the time Harden gets bumped up. Wade might be trending down.
1 Kobe Bryant, SF Los Angeles Lakers $25,000,000
2 LeBron James, SF Cleveland Cavaliers $22,970,500
11 Kevin Love, PF Cleveland Cavaliers $19,689,000
17 Kyrie Irving, PG Cleveland Cavaliers $16,407,501
3 Carmelo Anthony, SF New York Knicks $22,875,000
4 Dwight Howard, C Houston Rockets $22,359,364
5 Chris Bosh, PF Miami Heat $22,192,730
9 Dwyane Wade, SG Miami Heat $20,000,000
6 Chris Paul, PG Los Angeles Clippers $21,468,695
13 Blake Griffin, PF Los Angeles Clippers $18,907,726
7 Kevin Durant, SF Oklahoma City Thunder $20,158,622
16 Russell Westbrook, PG Oklahoma City Thunder $16,744,218
19 Enes Kanter, C Oklahoma City Thunder $16,407,500
8 Derrick Rose, PG Chicago Bulls $20,093,064
20 Jimmy Butler, SG Chicago Bulls $16,407,500
10 LaMarcus Aldridge, PF San Antonio Spurs $19,689,000
18 Kawhi Leonard, SF San Antonio Spurs $16,407,500
12 Marc Gasol, C Memphis Grizzlies $19,688,000
14 Paul Millsap, PF Atlanta Hawks $18,671,659
15 Paul George, SF Indiana Pacers $17,120,106