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:


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
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.

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AngusH  
Years ago

I think it would be 'fair', but would have some interesting ripple effects across the league... would certainly end the quest for 'Big 3s'.

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KET  
Years ago

Kanter $16mil? HAHAHAH

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Dwights defence which was his calling card has declined and his post offence is bad as ever. No sane GM would make him their one monster contract ever again.

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