Aside from inflation and other factors, the salary increase of NBA players is really amazing.
With the development of NBA today, players can get a salary contract of more than $200 million at most. For example, if Brother Xin chooses to renew his contract in advance, he can get a contract of about $250 million. So it is conceivable that the total salary of NBA players will be constantly refreshed in the future, but who are the top ten players in the history of the league?
No 65438: chris bosh 239 million US dollars.
Unfortunately, chris bosh's career came to an abrupt end. Bosh, as an elite player of generation 03, was still in the golden age and had no choice but to leave. However, before leaving, Bosh's contract with the Heat is still valid. The length of the contract reached five years, and it didn't end until the season of 20 18- 19. Bosh's salary has not been greatly affected.
Ninth place: Dwight Howard $240 million.
As the former No.1 center in the league, Dwight Howard's career has been ups and downs, but he can also get a valuable contract in a difficult situation-he signed a three-year contract of $70.5 million in 20 16, which didn't expire until the summer of 20 19. Howard joined the Lakers last season. He accepted an unsecured contract with a redemptive mind. He proved his ability again during the season. Judging from the reflection of the league, Howard's worth will be improved next season.
Eighth place: tim duncan $242 million.
Tim duncan is one of the greatest players in history. He has been at a high level for a long time since he entered the league. If he is not in the Spurs, Duncan can earn more salary. Very human, the Spurs ended their career by laying off Duncan, so as to pay Duncan's final salary.
Seventh place: carmelo anthony, with $248 million.
Anthony has been one of the league's favorite players since he entered the league. Although he failed to achieve James' achievements, Anthony has always been the top player in the league. Anthony had a crisis in his career, and once he had no ball to play, but the five-year contract he signed in 20 14 made him earn more than 20 million dollars a year in 20 18- 19.
Sixth place: Dirk Nowitzki $2,565,438 +0 billion.
The legendary story of "One Man, One City" was interpreted to the extreme by Nowitzki, and his feelings with mark cuban went beyond the relationship between the general team owners and players. They are no longer cold relatives in business, and even give birth to some warmth. They will consider each other, and Nowitzki has also received extremely high treatment after retiring. After 2 1 year as a lone ranger captain, Nowitzki always holds a salary of $255,438+0 billion.
Fifth place: chris paul, US$ 260 million.
Chris paul is undoubtedly one of the best point guards in history. He has more players and excellent judgment, which makes Paul always among the elite players. Paul's wisdom is not only on the court, but also has the top decision-making power off the court. 20 18 signed a big contract with the rocket, which made him earn more than 40 million dollars at the age of 37.
Fourth place: shaquille o'neal, US$ 286 million.
O 'Neill is a giant on the court. His career salary has reached $286 million, which also shows his super dominance on the court. O' Neill 1992 entered the league. Although he was chosen as the top scholar, his salary was not high at that time. 1996, he signed his first contract with the Lakers. In 2005, 33-year-old O 'Neill got a contract worth hundreds of millions from the Heat.
Third place: LeBron James $306 million.
James is considered by most people to be the player whose historical position is second only to Michael Jordan, and he is still at the peak of his career in 17 season. This James is really terrible. With the supremacy, LeBron James will naturally have a lot of salary income. He is the first active player with a total salary of $300 million. And next season, James will be the top player in the total salary list.
Second place: Kobe Bryant, $323 million.
Kobe Bryant's career is legendary. He has great influence and appeal. After his unexpected death, fans all over the world expressed their reverence and nostalgia for him. The Lakers treated the star player with courtesy. 20 13, Kobe was still offered a two-year contract of $48.5 million.
No.65438 +0: Kevin Garnett's $334 million.
Legendary star Kevin Garnett is currently the highest paid player in the history of the league, with a total career salary of $334 million. As a high school player, Garnett won a sky-high contract soon after he entered the league, which had a great impact on the league's salary system. Garnett's salary at that time accounted for more than half of the team's salary cap. In the twilight of his career, Garnett can still get a lot of pension contracts, which also makes his career total salary the first.