1. Kobe Bryant – Los Angeles Lakers
$24.8 million
Bryant is the NBA’s top-paid player for the first time this season. The
$83.5 million, three-year extension he signed with the Los Angeles
Lakers in April assures he will stay on top through the 2013-14 season.
2. Rashard Lewis – Orlando Magic
$20.5 million
Lewis signed a $118 million, six-year deal as a free agent in 2007 after
nine seasons with the Seattle SuperSonics. Lewis has seen his scoring
average decline three straight years.
3. Kevin Garnett – Boston Celtics
$18.8 million
Garnett’s massive $126 million contract signed during his third season
in the league was a major reason behind the NBA lockout that shortened
the 1998-99 season. The Big Ticket was the league’s highest-paid player
for three straight years until Tracy McGrady took the title last season.
4. Tim Duncan – San Antonio Spurs
$18.7 million
Duncan can make a strong case as the greatest power forward to ever play
the game with four titles, two MVP awards and nine selections to the
All-NBA first team. His current contract with the Spurs expires after
next season.
5. Michael Redd – Milwaukee Bucks
$18.3 million
The Bucks’ sharpshooter has seen his last two seasons cut short by
serious knee injuries. Redd’s salary is likely to take a major haircut
when his six-year, $90 million deal expires after this season.
6. Pau Gasol – Los Angeles Lakers
$17.8 million
Gasol and Bryant are both under contract with the Lakers through the
2013-14 season. Gasol signed an extension during last season that added
three years and $60 million to his existing deal.
7. Andrei Kirilenko – Utah Jazz
$17.8 million
Kirilenko is nicknamed AK-47 for his initials and number with the Jazz
(he was also born in Russia, home to the famous assault rifle). He fills
up a stat sheet with rebounds, assists, steals and blocks, but his
production hasn’t matched the $86 million deal he signed in 2004.
8. Gilbert Arenas – Washington Wizards
$17.7 million
Injuries and a suspension for bringing guns into the locker room forced
Agent Zero to miss 80% of his team’s games since signing a $111 million
deal in 2008. His contract with three-plus years left on it might be the
most impossible to trade in the league.
9. Yao Ming – Houston Rockets
$17.7 million
Yao is one of the best centers in the game when healthy, but he was
sidelined all of last season with a broken foot. Yao is in the final
year of his contract with the Rockets and will have to prove he is
healthy to command another big ticket contract.
10. Zach Randolph – Memphis Grizzlies
$17.3 million
Randolph has had a checkered NBA career and never lived up to the $84
million, six-year deal he signed in 2004. He had his most success last
season when he made his first All-Star team and led the Grizzlies to a
16-game improvement in the win column. The NBA’s highest-paid player is
guard Kobe Bryant, who last season led the Los Angeles Lakers to its
fifth title since he entered the league in 1996. This season he is the
NBA’s highest-paid player for the first time in his career with a salary
of $24.8 million. Here are the count downs of top ten NBA’s highest
paid players.
Source :- http://worldtoptenthings.blogspot.in/2011/09/worlds-top-10-highest-paid-nba-players.html
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