All time NBA earners (draft pick, pay, draft, NFL)

[Orangeish]

Top 25 since 1968 to the end of the most recent season.


1. Shaquille O’Neal — $290,846,146
2. Kevin Garnett — $251,315,354
3. Chris Webber — $178,230,697
4. Kobe Bryant — $171,384,365
5. Jason Kidd — $165,853,968
6. Tim Duncan — $164,844,536
7. Tracy McGrady — $160,273,916
8. Allen Iverson — $154,494,445
9. Jermaine O’Neal — $153,450,640
10. Stephon Marbury — $151,115,945
11. Rasheed Wallace — $150,436,080
12. Juwan Howard — $148,761,271
13. Alonzo Mourning — $143,906,333
14. Dikembe Mutombo — $143,666,581
15. Michael Finley — $138,576,839
16. Grant Hill — $131,055,650
17. Dirk Nowitzki — $124,063,985
18. Patrick Ewing — $123,843,120
19. Zydrunas Ilgauskas — $123,135,542
20. Anfernee Hardaway — $120,469,142
21. David Robinson — $118,135,623
22. Allan Houston — $117,556,500
23. Vince Carter — $116,793,315
24. Antawn Jamison — $111,358,288
25. Elton Brand — $110,159,451

Source

The Top 25 NBA Career Salaries of All-Time | Robert Littal Presents BlackSportsOnline

I saw this on another forum and thought it was pretty fascinating. Some very notable names missing from this list like, oh I dunno, MICHAEL JORDAN, and some serious people on this list, like Big Z and Starbury.

Obviously all this will change in time, but pretty interesting stuff looking back from this point.

[noid_1985]

[quote=Orangeish;14943959]Top 25 since 1968 to the end of the most recent season.


1. Shaquille O’Neal — $290,846,146
2. Kevin Garnett — $251,315,354
3. Chris Webber — $178,230,697
4. Kobe Bryant — $171,384,365
5. Jason Kidd — $165,853,968
6. Tim Duncan — $164,844,536
7. Tracy McGrady — $160,273,916
8. Allen Iverson — $154,494,445
9. Jermaine O’Neal — $153,450,640
10. Stephon Marbury — $151,115,945
11. Rasheed Wallace — $150,436,080
12. Juwan Howard — $148,761,271
13. Alonzo Mourning — $143,906,333
14. Dikembe Mutombo — $143,666,581
15. Michael Finley — $138,576,839
16. Grant Hill — $131,055,650
17. Dirk Nowitzki — $124,063,985
18. Patrick Ewing — $123,843,120
19. Zydrunas Ilgauskas — $123,135,542
20. Anfernee Hardaway — $120,469,142
21. David Robinson — $118,135,623
22. Allan Houston — $117,556,500
23. Vince Carter — $116,793,315
24. Antawn Jamison — $111,358,288
25. Elton Brand — $110,159,451

sad because only a few are future hall of famers

[Mathguy]

Originally Posted by Orangeish

Top 25 since 1968 to the end of the most recent season.


1. Shaquille O’Neal — $290,846,146
2. Kevin Garnett — $251,315,354
3. Chris Webber — $178,230,697
4. Kobe Bryant — $171,384,365
5. Jason Kidd — $165,853,968
6. Tim Duncan — $164,844,536
7. Tracy McGrady — $160,273,916
8. Allen Iverson — $154,494,445
9. Jermaine O’Neal — $153,450,640
10. Stephon Marbury — $151,115,945
11. Rasheed Wallace — $150,436,080
12. Juwan Howard — $148,761,271
13. Alonzo Mourning — $143,906,333
14. Dikembe Mutombo — $143,666,581
15. Michael Finley — $138,576,839
16. Grant Hill — $131,055,650
17. Dirk Nowitzki — $124,063,985
18. Patrick Ewing — $123,843,120
19. Zydrunas Ilgauskas — $123,135,542
20. Anfernee Hardaway — $120,469,142
21. David Robinson — $118,135,623
22. Allan Houston — $117,556,500
23. Vince Carter — $116,793,315
24. Antawn Jamison — $111,358,288
25. Elton Brand — $110,159,451

Source

The Top 25 NBA Career Salaries of All-Time | Robert Littal Presents BlackSportsOnline

I saw this on another forum and thought it was pretty fascinating. Some very notable names missing from this list like, oh I dunno, MICHAEL JORDAN, and some serious people on this list, like Big Z and Starbury.

Obviously all this will change in time, but pretty interesting stuff looking back from this point.

There is a reason the list looks like that.

1) NBA salaries started to explode as Jordan came into his prime.
2) The league put into effect it's cap\rookie salary structure a bit after that to fix some of the looming salary issues that created issues for the NFL and MLB.

The combo of #1 and #2 are why Shaq tops the list. He signed his last big contract right before the whole cap thing got redone. Now *in general* a max contract starts out around 9million and goes up 20% annually for 7 years for a total of around 116mil.

Rookie pay is a fixed scale based on draft position for 3 years with an option for a 4th. This pays the #1 draft pick around 16mil+ for their first 4 years.

So basically, a complete stud with a rookie 4 years and then 2 x 7 year max's is going to top out around 250mil in their late 30's and then maybe get a few years more at low pay which means Shaq is going to sit on top that list forever.

P.S. George Mikan played back when the nba was tiny and had little money upon his death a few years back. Word is Shaq payed for the funeral and helped the family out.

[Orangeish]

Originally Posted by Mathguy

There is a reason the list looks like that.

1) NBA salaries started to explode as Jordan came into his prime.
2) The league put into effect it's cap\rookie salary structure a bit after that to fix some of the looming salary issues that created issues for the NFL and MLB.

The combo of #1 and #2 are why Shaq tops the list. He signed his last big contract right before the whole cap thing got redone. Now *in general* a max contract starts out around 9million and goes up 20% annually for 7 years for a total of around 116mil.

Rookie pay is a fixed scale based on draft position for 3 years with an option for a 4th. This pays the #1 draft pick around 16mil+ for their first 4 years.

So basically, a complete stud with a rookie 4 years and then 2 x 7 year max's is going to top out around 250mil in their late 30's and then maybe get a few years more at low pay which means Shaq is going to sit on top that list forever.

P.S. George Mikan played back when the nba was tiny and had little money upon his death a few years back. Word is Shaq payed for the funeral and helped the family out.

Kobe is on the books for 24 million next year, and should stay right in that neighborhood. If, and its a big if he can keep playing for 6 or 7 more years and command that type of salary, he could potentially pass Shaq, probably unlikely the way the future is shaping up though.

[Mathguy]

Originally Posted by Orangeish

Kobe is on the books for 24 million next year, and should stay right in that neighborhood.

That's not how the salary stuctures work. His new contract will reset to the league max of around 9million and then go up 20% each year.

So, you sign a deal and it goes something like....
9,11, 13, 16, 19, 23, 28 over 7 years.

Then you start over at 9....

The 20% increases don't count against the cap which is why you see two guys with 7 year max deals...one making 24mil and another making 9mil...taking up the same amount of cap room.

[Orangeish]

Originally Posted by Mathguy

That's not how the salary stuctures work. His new contract will reset to the league max of around 9million and then go up 20% each year.

So, you sign a deal and it goes something like....
9,11, 13, 16, 19, 23, 28 over 7 years.

Then you start over at 9....

The 20% increases don't count against the cap which is why you see two guys with 7 year max deals...one making 24mil and another making 9mil...taking up the same amount of cap room.

Except this thread is about career earnings, so I don't see what the point of your last line is. But I did not know about the reset to 9 million in a new contract.

[Mathguy]

Originally Posted by Orangeish

Except this thread is about career earnings, so I don't see what the point of your last line is. But I did not know about the reset to 9 million in a new contract.

Well, it explains why a team can pay 50million to 3 guys and another can pay 30millino to 3 guys in a given year and both are taking up the same amount of cap space.

Just trying to explain.