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12-24-2014, 04:47 PM
I thought it would be interesting to find out which NBA players had made $100,000,000 in contract earnings over their careers. Here is the list as of the close of last season, sorted alphabetically, by year, and by total earnings:
Allan Houston
Allen Iverson
Alonzo Mourning
Amar'e Stoudemire
Andrei Kirilenko
Anfernee Hardaway
Antawn Jamison
Antoine Walker
Antonio McDyess
Baron Davis
Brian Grant
Carlos Boozer
Carmelo Anthony
Chauncey Billups
Chris Bosh
Chris Webber
David Robinson
Dikembe Mutombo
Dirk Nowitzki
Dwight Howard
Dwyane Wade
Eddie Jones
Elton Brand
Gary Payton
Gilbert Arenas
Grant Hill
Hakeem Olajuwon
Jalen Rose
Jason Kidd
Jermaine O'Neal
Joe Johnson
Juwan Howard
Karl Malone
Kenyon Martin
Kevin Garnett
Kobe Bryant
Lamar Odom
LeBron James
Manu Ginobili
Marcus Camby
Michael Finley
Michael Redd
Mike Bibby
Patrick Ewing
Pau Gasol
Paul Pierce
Rashard Lewis
Rasheed Wallace
Ray Allen
Reggie Miller
Richard Hamilton
Richard Jefferson
Scottie Pippen
Shaquille O'Neal
Shawn Marion
Stephon Marbury
Steve Francis
Steve Nash
Theo Ratliff
Tim Duncan
Tony Parker
Tracy McGrady
Tyson Chandler
Vince Carter
Zach Randolph
Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Patrick Ewing
David Robinson
Shaquille O'Neal
Alonzo Mourning
Dikembe Mutombo
Hakeem Olajuwon
Juwan Howard
Karl Malone
Kevin Garnett
Chris Webber
Scottie Pippen
Anfernee Hardaway
Gary Payton
Allan Houston
Grant Hill
Rasheed Wallace
Reggie Miller
Allen Iverson
Brian Grant
Jalen Rose
Jason Kidd
Kobe Bryant
Michael Finley
Ray Allen
Stephon Marbury
Tim Duncan
Jermaine O'Neal
Tracy McGrady
Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Antoine Walker
Antonio McDyess
Dirk Nowitzki
Eddie Jones
Paul Pierce
Steve Francis
Vince Carter
Antawn Jamison
Baron Davis
Elton Brand
Mike Bibby
Shawn Marion
Theo Ratliff
Gilbert Arenas
Kenyon Martin
Marcus Camby
Michael Redd
Rashard Lewis
Steve Nash
Amar'e Stoudemire
Chauncey Billups
Joe Johnson
Lamar Odom
Pau Gasol
Richard Hamilton
Zach Randolph
Andrei Kirilenko
Carlos Boozer
Carmelo Anthony
Chris Bosh
Dwight Howard
Dwyane Wade
LeBron James
Tyson Chandler
Manu Ginobili
Richard Jefferson
Tony Parker
Kevin Garnett
Shaquille O'Neal
Kobe Bryant
Tim Duncan
Dirk Nowitzki
Jason Kidd
Paul Pierce
Ray Allen
Chris Webber
Jermaine O'Neal
Elton Brand
Tracy McGrady
Vince Carter
Rasheed Wallace
Pau Gasol
Rashard Lewis
Allen Iverson
Stephon Marbury
Joe Johnson
Juwan Howard
Baron Davis
Alonzo Mourning
Dikembe Mutombo
Grant Hill
Antawn Jamison
Amar'e Stoudemire
Gilbert Arenas
Zach Randolph
Michael Finley
Steve Nash
Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Carmelo Anthony
Shawn Marion
Carlos Boozer
Marcus Camby
LeBron James
Chris Bosh
Dwight Howard
Dwyane Wade
Tyson Chandler
Anfernee Hardaway
Allan Houston
Antonio McDyess
Lamar Odom
David Robinson
Patrick Ewing
Kenyon Martin
Brian Grant
Richard Hamilton
Antoine Walker
Scottie Pippen
Tony Parker
Chauncey Billups
Mike Bibby
Richard Jefferson
Andrei Kirilenko
Gary Payton
Steve Francis
Hakeem Olajuwon
Jalen Rose
Theo Ratliff
Michael Redd
Karl Malone
Eddie Jones
Manu Ginobili
Reggie Miller
I expected the number by year to go up dramatically, but that is not really the case as we can see from graphs...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v456/johnnyoldschool/NBAHundredMillionaires1_zps41c2f686.png
...and put into a moving three year average...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v456/johnnyoldschool/NBAHundredMillionaires2_zpsa8943dfd.png
...there's a linear trend, but it's pretty sedate.
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I found it interesting that of the 66 men to make at least $100m, only 5 made at least $200m: Shaq 06, Garnett 08, Kobe and Duncan 12, Dirk 14. Kobe of course will join Garnett 13 in breaking the $300m barrier this year because fiscal responsibility is for losers, and will almost certainly retire with the #1 most contract $$$, so he's got that going for him.
I also found it interesting that there are currently only 2 players who will break $200m by the end of their current contracts: Carmelo Anthony and Chris Bosh. Paul Pierce will have $195.7 by the end of next season (year 18!) and even if he hasn't retired by then he will almost certainly not make enough to get there with vet minimum type deals. Joe Johnson will have $198.6 by the end of next season as well, and in only year 15 he's got a better chance. After that there's only LeBron and Dwight in very different scenarios. Dwight will have about $189 at the end of 2017, but that'll be year 13 for him and that can be very tricky for centers. The only ones to amass multiple seasons of 2k+ minutes after year 13 are Kareem, Vlade, Ewing, Gilmore, Moses, and Parish. He could opt out a year early and try to get one more long term contract, or injuries might catch up with him, who knows.
LeBron can name his price, but I think that the Cavaliers will not win a ring this year and he will recognize his declining ability, leading him to take a Dirk/Duncan discount deal. Even if he opts out and goes 4 years / $50m, though, that'll be just barely enough to make it to $200m. Making it to $300m is probably only possible for him out of everyone so far mentioned. It might be legally (salary cap) possible for him to sign a 5 year / $150m deal after he opts out, but it depends on how the cap shakes out next year which is very much up in the air.
It's even unlikely for Durant to make it to $300m. At the end of his current contract he'll be at about $110m, even with the same kind of 5 / $150 he'll only be at $260 going into year 15, and there are plenty of great players who never even had a year 15. Heck, only 33 players of any caliber even had a year 15 with 2k+ minutes and maybe a dozen who were worth big money in them. I think the raw awfulness of Kobe's play combined with his mega contract are going to plant a lasting seed in NBA player consciousness. There have been plenty of highly regarded players who stumbled around in the twilight, but Jordan took the veteran's minimum to play with the Wizards, Hakeem made a mere seven figures with the Raptors, Shaq took the minimum to play for the Celtics. Arguably the worst player in the NBA making inarguably the most money is a new phenomenon. We'll see how it goes! :)
Allan Houston
Allen Iverson
Alonzo Mourning
Amar'e Stoudemire
Andrei Kirilenko
Anfernee Hardaway
Antawn Jamison
Antoine Walker
Antonio McDyess
Baron Davis
Brian Grant
Carlos Boozer
Carmelo Anthony
Chauncey Billups
Chris Bosh
Chris Webber
David Robinson
Dikembe Mutombo
Dirk Nowitzki
Dwight Howard
Dwyane Wade
Eddie Jones
Elton Brand
Gary Payton
Gilbert Arenas
Grant Hill
Hakeem Olajuwon
Jalen Rose
Jason Kidd
Jermaine O'Neal
Joe Johnson
Juwan Howard
Karl Malone
Kenyon Martin
Kevin Garnett
Kobe Bryant
Lamar Odom
LeBron James
Manu Ginobili
Marcus Camby
Michael Finley
Michael Redd
Mike Bibby
Patrick Ewing
Pau Gasol
Paul Pierce
Rashard Lewis
Rasheed Wallace
Ray Allen
Reggie Miller
Richard Hamilton
Richard Jefferson
Scottie Pippen
Shaquille O'Neal
Shawn Marion
Stephon Marbury
Steve Francis
Steve Nash
Theo Ratliff
Tim Duncan
Tony Parker
Tracy McGrady
Tyson Chandler
Vince Carter
Zach Randolph
Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Patrick Ewing
David Robinson
Shaquille O'Neal
Alonzo Mourning
Dikembe Mutombo
Hakeem Olajuwon
Juwan Howard
Karl Malone
Kevin Garnett
Chris Webber
Scottie Pippen
Anfernee Hardaway
Gary Payton
Allan Houston
Grant Hill
Rasheed Wallace
Reggie Miller
Allen Iverson
Brian Grant
Jalen Rose
Jason Kidd
Kobe Bryant
Michael Finley
Ray Allen
Stephon Marbury
Tim Duncan
Jermaine O'Neal
Tracy McGrady
Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Antoine Walker
Antonio McDyess
Dirk Nowitzki
Eddie Jones
Paul Pierce
Steve Francis
Vince Carter
Antawn Jamison
Baron Davis
Elton Brand
Mike Bibby
Shawn Marion
Theo Ratliff
Gilbert Arenas
Kenyon Martin
Marcus Camby
Michael Redd
Rashard Lewis
Steve Nash
Amar'e Stoudemire
Chauncey Billups
Joe Johnson
Lamar Odom
Pau Gasol
Richard Hamilton
Zach Randolph
Andrei Kirilenko
Carlos Boozer
Carmelo Anthony
Chris Bosh
Dwight Howard
Dwyane Wade
LeBron James
Tyson Chandler
Manu Ginobili
Richard Jefferson
Tony Parker
Kevin Garnett
Shaquille O'Neal
Kobe Bryant
Tim Duncan
Dirk Nowitzki
Jason Kidd
Paul Pierce
Ray Allen
Chris Webber
Jermaine O'Neal
Elton Brand
Tracy McGrady
Vince Carter
Rasheed Wallace
Pau Gasol
Rashard Lewis
Allen Iverson
Stephon Marbury
Joe Johnson
Juwan Howard
Baron Davis
Alonzo Mourning
Dikembe Mutombo
Grant Hill
Antawn Jamison
Amar'e Stoudemire
Gilbert Arenas
Zach Randolph
Michael Finley
Steve Nash
Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Carmelo Anthony
Shawn Marion
Carlos Boozer
Marcus Camby
LeBron James
Chris Bosh
Dwight Howard
Dwyane Wade
Tyson Chandler
Anfernee Hardaway
Allan Houston
Antonio McDyess
Lamar Odom
David Robinson
Patrick Ewing
Kenyon Martin
Brian Grant
Richard Hamilton
Antoine Walker
Scottie Pippen
Tony Parker
Chauncey Billups
Mike Bibby
Richard Jefferson
Andrei Kirilenko
Gary Payton
Steve Francis
Hakeem Olajuwon
Jalen Rose
Theo Ratliff
Michael Redd
Karl Malone
Eddie Jones
Manu Ginobili
Reggie Miller
I expected the number by year to go up dramatically, but that is not really the case as we can see from graphs...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v456/johnnyoldschool/NBAHundredMillionaires1_zps41c2f686.png
...and put into a moving three year average...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v456/johnnyoldschool/NBAHundredMillionaires2_zpsa8943dfd.png
...there's a linear trend, but it's pretty sedate.
.
I found it interesting that of the 66 men to make at least $100m, only 5 made at least $200m: Shaq 06, Garnett 08, Kobe and Duncan 12, Dirk 14. Kobe of course will join Garnett 13 in breaking the $300m barrier this year because fiscal responsibility is for losers, and will almost certainly retire with the #1 most contract $$$, so he's got that going for him.
I also found it interesting that there are currently only 2 players who will break $200m by the end of their current contracts: Carmelo Anthony and Chris Bosh. Paul Pierce will have $195.7 by the end of next season (year 18!) and even if he hasn't retired by then he will almost certainly not make enough to get there with vet minimum type deals. Joe Johnson will have $198.6 by the end of next season as well, and in only year 15 he's got a better chance. After that there's only LeBron and Dwight in very different scenarios. Dwight will have about $189 at the end of 2017, but that'll be year 13 for him and that can be very tricky for centers. The only ones to amass multiple seasons of 2k+ minutes after year 13 are Kareem, Vlade, Ewing, Gilmore, Moses, and Parish. He could opt out a year early and try to get one more long term contract, or injuries might catch up with him, who knows.
LeBron can name his price, but I think that the Cavaliers will not win a ring this year and he will recognize his declining ability, leading him to take a Dirk/Duncan discount deal. Even if he opts out and goes 4 years / $50m, though, that'll be just barely enough to make it to $200m. Making it to $300m is probably only possible for him out of everyone so far mentioned. It might be legally (salary cap) possible for him to sign a 5 year / $150m deal after he opts out, but it depends on how the cap shakes out next year which is very much up in the air.
It's even unlikely for Durant to make it to $300m. At the end of his current contract he'll be at about $110m, even with the same kind of 5 / $150 he'll only be at $260 going into year 15, and there are plenty of great players who never even had a year 15. Heck, only 33 players of any caliber even had a year 15 with 2k+ minutes and maybe a dozen who were worth big money in them. I think the raw awfulness of Kobe's play combined with his mega contract are going to plant a lasting seed in NBA player consciousness. There have been plenty of highly regarded players who stumbled around in the twilight, but Jordan took the veteran's minimum to play with the Wizards, Hakeem made a mere seven figures with the Raptors, Shaq took the minimum to play for the Celtics. Arguably the worst player in the NBA making inarguably the most money is a new phenomenon. We'll see how it goes! :)