Boston Celtics starter Kevin Garnett holds the largest annual salary for the 2008-09 season. The Beantown outfit is obliged to pay KG05 $ 24.7M this year. Of course, that is just the basic pay and we are not talking yet of other perks in his contract which includes playoff incentives.
Seven other stars joined Garnett in the $ 20M and above bracket for this season which are Jason Kidd of the Dallas Mavericks ($21.3M), Jermaine O’Neal of the Toronto Raptors ($ 21.3M), Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers ($ 21.2M), Allen Iverson of the Detroit Pistons ($ 20.8M), non-performer Stephon Marbury of the New York Knicks ($ 20.8M), Tim Duncan of the San Antonio Spurs ($ 20.5M) and Shaquille O’Neal of the Phoenix Suns ($ 20.0M). Surprisingly, leading MVP contender LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers will only take home $ 14.4M this campaign second only in the team to Ben Wallace, who will get $ 14.5M.
The New York Knicks had the biggest payroll for 2008-09 season with $ 97M while defending champions Celtics and last season’s runner-ups, the Lakers, had $ 80.7M and $ 81.8M total team salaries, respectively.
Seven other stars joined Garnett in the $ 20M and above bracket for this season which are Jason Kidd of the Dallas Mavericks ($21.3M), Jermaine O’Neal of the Toronto Raptors ($ 21.3M), Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers ($ 21.2M), Allen Iverson of the Detroit Pistons ($ 20.8M), non-performer Stephon Marbury of the New York Knicks ($ 20.8M), Tim Duncan of the San Antonio Spurs ($ 20.5M) and Shaquille O’Neal of the Phoenix Suns ($ 20.0M). Surprisingly, leading MVP contender LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers will only take home $ 14.4M this campaign second only in the team to Ben Wallace, who will get $ 14.5M.
The New York Knicks had the biggest payroll for 2008-09 season with $ 97M while defending champions Celtics and last season’s runner-ups, the Lakers, had $ 80.7M and $ 81.8M total team salaries, respectively.
Herewith is the complete player salaries of all 30 NBA clubs for 2008-09 season:
ATLANTA HAWKS
Player 2008-09
Mike Bibby $14,983,603
Joe Johnson $14,232,566
Josh Smith $10,000,000
Speedy Claxton $5,757,818
Marvin Williams $5,636,142
Al Horford $4,023,720
Zaza Pachulia $4,000,000
Maurice Evans $2,500,000
Acie Law IV $2,071,680
Ronald Murray $1,500,000
Randolph Morris $797,581
Solomon Jones $797,581
Thomas Gardner $711,517
Mario West $711,517
Othello Hunter $442,114
Josh Childress
TOTAL $68,165,839
BOSTON CELTICS
Player 2008-09
Kevin Garnett $24,751,934
Ray Allen $18,388,430
Paul Pierce $18,077,903
Kendrick Perkins $4,078,880
Brian Scalabrine $3,206,897
Eddie House $2,700,000
Tony Allen $2,500,000
Rajon Rondo $1,315,080
Sam Cassell $1,262,275
J.R. Giddens $957,120
Leon Powe $797,581
Patrick O'Bryant $797,581
Gabe Pruitt $711,517
Glen Davis $711,517
Bill Walker $542,114
TOTAL $80,798,829
CHARLOTTE BOBCATS
Player 2008-09
Emeka Okafor $9,537,500
Gerald Wallace $9,500,000
Boris Diaw $9,000,000
Nazr Mohammed $6,049,400
DeSagana Diop $5,585,000
Raja Bell $5,000,000
Adam Morrison $4,159,200
Raymond Felton $4,148,715
Sean May $2,661,026
D.J. Augustin $2,208,960
Alexis Ajinca $1,276,320
Juwan Howard $1,062,158
Shannon Brown $797,581
Jermareo Davidson $711,517
Sean Singletary $442,114
Linton Johnson III $125,379
Andre Brown* $107,908
Dwayne Jones* $102,068
Cartier Martin $26,007
TOTAL $62,500,853
CHICAGO BULLS
Player 2008-09
Larry Hughes $12,827,676
Kirk Hinrich $10,000,000
Luol Deng $9,385,000
Andres Nocioni $8,000,000
Drew Gooden $7,151,183
Ben Gordon $6,404,749
Derrick Rose $4,822,800
Tyrus Thomas $3,749,880
Joakim Noah $2,295,480
Thabo Sefolosha $1,931,160
Cedric Simmons $1,742,760
Michael Ruffin $1,141,838
Lindsay Hunter# $1,136,048
Aaron Gray $711,517
JamesOn Curry* $100,000
Demetris Nichols $87,893
TOTAL $71,487,984
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
Player 2008-09
Ben Wallace $14,500,000
LeBron James $14,410,581
Wally Szczerbiak $13,275,000
Zydrunas Ilgauskas $10,841,615
Mo Williams $8,353,000
Eric Snow $7,312,500
Anderson Varejao $5,784,480
Sasha Pavlovic $4,696,250
Delonte West $3,850,000
Daniel Gibson $3,700,000
J.J. Hickson $1,329,480
Lorenzen Wright $1,262,475
Tarence Kinsey $797,581
Darnell Jackson $442,114
Jawad Williams $239,311
TOTAL $90,794,387
DALLAS MAVERICKS
Player 2008-09
Jason Kidd $21,372,000
Dirk Nowitzki $18,077,904
Erick Dampier $11,553,000
Josh Howard $9,945,000
Jason Terry $9,696,000
Jerry Stackhouse $7,000,000
Matt Carroll $5,050,000
Antoine Wright $1,800,000
Devean George $1,600,000
Shawne Williams $1,572,960
Jose Juan Barea $1,500,000
Ryan Hollins $972,581
Gerald Green $826,269
Brandon Bass $826,269
Nick Fazekas* $711,517
James Singleton $711,517
TOTAL $93,215,017
DENVER NUGGETS
Player 2008-09
Kenyon Martin $14,431,818
Carmelo Anthony $14,410,581
Chauncey Billups $11,050,000
Nene $9,680,000
Antonio McDyess $6,813,050
J.R. Smith $4,985,001
Steven Hunter $3,862,600
Johan Petro $1,939,893
Linas Kleiza $1,824,493
Renaldo Balkman $1,369,920
Anthony Carter $1,147,533
Chris Andersen $998,000
Dahntay Jones $926,678
Sonny Weems $442,114
Juwan Howard* $51,976
TOTAL $73,933,657
DETROIT PISTONS
Player 2008-09
Allen Iverson $20,840,625
Rasheed Wallace $13,680,000
Rip Hamilton $10,812,500
Tayshaun Prince $9,500,000
Kwame Brown $4,000,000
Amir Johnson $3,666,667
Walter Herrmann $2,000,000
Jason Maxiell $1,877,752
Rodney Stuckey $1,687,320
Arron Afflalo $1,015,440
Antonio McDyess $950,419
Will Bynum $711,517
Alex Acker $711,517
Walter Sharpe $442,114
TOTAL $71,895,871
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS
Player 2008-09
Monta Ellis $11,000,000
Andris Biedrins $9,000,000
Jamal Crawford $8,640,000
Corey Maggette $8,600,000
Stephen Jackson $7,140,000
Adonal Foyle* $6,900,000
Ronny Turiaf $4,500,000
Kelenna Azubuike $2,900,000
Brandan Wright $2,497,320
Kosta Perovic $1,944,000
Anthony Randolph $1,709,280
Marco Belinelli $1,446,720
Marcus Williams $1,262,520
C.J. Watson $711,517
Anthony Morrow $442,114
Richard Hendrix* $442,114
Rob Kurza $425,939
Jermareo Davidson $418,539
DeMarcus Nelson $182,047
Dion Dowell* $25,000
TOTAL $70,187,110
HOUSTON ROCKETS
Player 2008-09
Tracy McGrady $19,614,000
Yao Ming $15,070,550
Ron Artest $7,400,000
Shane Battier $6,373,900
Rafer Alston $4,900,000
Luis Scola $3,150,000
Carl Landry $3,000,000
Luther Head $1,962,378
Chuck Hayes $1,933,750
Brent Barry $1,910,000
Justin Reed* $1,573,000
Aaron Brooks $1,045,560
Joey Dorsey $816,500
Von Wafer $797,581
Dikembe Mutombo $787,066
TOTAL $70,334,285
INDIANA PACERS
Player 2008-09
Troy Murphy $10,126,984
Mike Dunleavy $9,000,000
Rasho Nesterovic $8,400,000
T.J. Ford $8,275,000
Marquis Daniels $6,864,200
Jamaal Tinsley $6,750,000
Jeff Foster $5,500,000
Danny Granger $2,329,805
Jarrett Jack $2,002,623
Maceo Baston $1,976,400
Eddie Jones* $1,976,400
Brandon Rush $1,799,160
Travis Diener $1,620,000
Roy Hibbert $1,465,440
Stephen Graham $826,269
Josh McRoberts $711,517
TOTAL $69,623,798
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS
Player 2008-09
Zach Randolph $14,667,000
Baron Davis $11,250,000
Marcus Camby $10,000,000
Chris Kaman $9,500,000
Eric Gordon $2,623,200
Jason Hart $2,484,000
Ricky Davis $2,300,000
Al Thornton $1,776,240
Brian Skinner $1,262,275
Mardy Collins $1,034,760
Steve Novak $797,581
Paul Davis $797,581
Cheikh Samb $711,517
Fred Jones# $616,658
DeAndre Jordan $550,000
Mike Taylor $500,000
Hassan Adams $301,348
TOTAL $61,671,827
LOS ANGELES LAKERS
Player 2008-09
Kobe Bryant $21,262,500
Pau Gasol $15,106,000
Lamar Odom $14,148,596
Vladimir Radmanovic $6,049,400
Sasha Vujacic $4,524,887
Derek Fisher $4,700,000
Luke Walton $4,420,000
Trevor Ariza $3,100,000
Andrew Bynum $2,769,300
Chris Mihm $2,500,000
Jordan Farmar $1,080,000
D.J. Mbenga $880,658
Josh Powell $854,957
Sun Yue $442,114
TOTAL $81,838,415
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES
Player 2008-09
Antoine Walker* $9,052,460
Darko Milicic $7,020,000
Marko Jaric $6,575,000
Greg Buckner $4,010,005
O.J. Mayo $3,875,040
Mike Conley $3,630,480
Marc Gasol $3,093,333
Steve Francis* $2,634,480
Rudy Gay $2,579,400
Hakim Warrick $2,119,102
Damon Stoudamire $1,630,719
Hamed Haddadi $1,572,221
Kyle Lowry $1,163,520
Darrell Arthur $977,160
Quinton Ross $797,581
Darius Miles# $593,165
Shaun Livingston $359,670
TOTAL $51,683,606
MIAMI HEAT
Player 2008-09
Shawn Marion $17,810,000
Dwyane Wade $14,410,581
Mark Blount $8,513,916
Udonis Haslem $6,575,000
Michael Beasley $4,314,960
Marcus Banks $4,260,000
James Jones $4,000,000
Dorrell Wright $2,612,835
Smush Parker* $2,430,000
Daequan Cook $1,273,200
Jamaal Magloire $1,141,838
Chris Quinn $972,581
Yakhouba Diawara $800,000
Alexander Johnson $797,581
Joel Anthony $711,517
Mario Chalmers $700,000
Jason Richards* $442,114
Stephane Lasme* $300,000
David Padgett* $35,000
TOTAL $72,101,123
MILWAUKEE BUCKS
Player 2008-09
Michael Redd $15,780,000
Richard Jefferson $13,200,000
Luke Ridnour $6,500,000
Andrew Bogut $6,294,307
Dan Gadzuric $6,250,195
Damon Jones $4,460,186
Charlie Villanueva $3,448,050
Charlie Bell $3,354,480
Tyronn Lue $2,500,000
Joe Alexander $2,403,120
Francisco Elson $1,700,000
Malik Allen $1,500,000
Awvee Storey $826,269
Ramon Sessions $711,517
Austin Croshere* $527,185
Luc Mbah a Moute $442,114
TOTAL $69,897,423
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES
Player 2008-09
Al Jefferson $11,000,000
Mike Miller $9,128,575
Brian Cardinal $6,300,000
Jason Collins $6,200,000
Juwan Howard* $5,172,414
Troy Hudson* $5,042,400
Ryan Gomes $3,500,000
Kevin Love $3,163,680
Randy Foye $2,815,560
Corey Brewer $2,725,920
Mark Madsen $2,630,000
Rashad McCants $2,620,126
Craig Smith $2,500,000
Sebastian Telfair $2,300,000
Rodney Carney $1,655,760
Calvin Booth $1,147,533
Kevin Ollie $797,581
TOTAL $68,699,279
NEW JERSEY NETS
Player 2008-09
Vince Carter $14,724,125
Bobby Simmons $9,920,000
Devin Harris $7,800,000
Stromile Swift $6,200,000
Trenton Hassell $4,350,000
Keyon Dooling $3,300,000
Eduardo Najera $3,250,000
Yi Jianlian $2,986,080
Brook Lopez $2,098,560
Jarvis Hayes $1,910,000
Sean Williams $1,522,920
Ryan Anderson $1,225,200
Josh Boone $1,212,120
Maurice Ager $1,042,440
Chris Douglas-Roberts $442,000
TOTAL $61,983,445
NEW ORLEANS HORNETS
Player 2008-09
Peja Stojakovic $12,528,000
Tyson Chandler $11,400,000
David West $9,862,000
Antonio Daniels $6,200,000
James Posey $5,585,000
Morris Peterson $5,400,000
Chris Paul $4,574,189
Rasual Butler $3,630,000
Hilton Armstrong $2,032,800
Julian Wright $1,869,600
Sean Marks $1,141,838
Melvin Ely $998,398
Devin Brown $998,398
Ryan Bowen $797,581
TOTAL $67,023,804
NEW YORK KNICKS
Player 2008-09
Stephon Marbury $20,840,625
Eddy Curry $9,723,983
Al Harrington $9,226,550
Quentin Richardson $8,685,500
Cuttino Mobley $8,425,000
Malik Rose $7,647,500
Jerome James $6,200,000
Jared Jeffries $6,049,400
Tim Thomas $6,049, 400
Chris Duhon $5,585,000
Danilo Gallinari $2,873,520
Nate Robinson $2,020,179
David Lee $1,788,033
Wilson Chandler $1,173,480
Anthony Roberson $797,581
TOTAL $97,085,751
OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER
Player 2008-09
Chris Wilcox $6,750,000
Nick Collison $6,250,000
Earl Watson $6,200,000
Donyell Marshall* $5,950,894
Desmond Mason $5,400,000
Joe Smith $4,795,000
Nenad Krstic $4,778,548
Kevin Durant $4,484,040
Robert Swift $3,579,131
Russell Westbrook $3,493,680
Jeff Green $3,284,640
Chucky Atkins $3,240,000
Damien Wilkins $3,100,000
Mouhamed Sene $2,252,400
D.J. White $964,080
Kyle Weaver $806,452
Steven Hill $423,909
John Lucas III* $32,842
TOTAL $65,785,616
ORLANDO MAGIC
Player 2008-09
Rashard Lewis $16,447,871
Dwight Howard $13,041,250
Jameer Nelson $7,600,000
Hedo Turkoglu $6,864,200
Tony Battie $5,746,000
Mickael Pietrus $4,900,000
Brian Cook $3,500,000
Keith Bogans $2,550,000
J.J. Redick $2,139,720
Anthony Johnson $1,900,000
Adonal Foyle $1,300,000
Courtney Lee $1,176,240
Mike Wilks $1,040,000
Dwayne Jones $826,969
Jeremy Richardson $769,431
Marcin Gortat $711,517
TOTAL $70,512,498
PHILADELPHIA 76ERS
Player 2008-09
Elton Brand $13,757,844
Andre Iguodala $11,300,000
Samuel Dalembert $11,138,564
Andre Miller $10,233,333
Reggie Evans $4,640,000
Louis Williams $4,500,000
Willie Green $3,388,000
Thaddeus Young $1,968,120
Marreese Speights $1,542,600
Jason Smith $1,326,360
Donyell Marshall $1,262,375
Theo Ratliff $1,262,375
Kareem Rush $998,398
Royal Ivey $854,957
Justin Reed $826,269
TOTAL $68,999,195
PHOENIX SUNS
Player 2008-09
Shaquille O'Neal $20,000,000
Amar'e Stoudemire $15,070,550
Steve Nash $12,250,000
Jason Richardson $12,222,221
Leandro Barbosa $6,100,000
Grant Hill $1,976,400
Goran Dragic $1,700,000
Robin Lopez $1,623,720
Jared Dudley $1,222,320
Matt Barnes $1,200,000
Alando Tucker $1,001,880
Louis Amundson $797,581
Dee Brown* $58,596
Courtney Sims $41,854
TOTAL $75,275,122
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
Player 2008-09
Steve Francis* $15,730,000
Raef LaFrentz $12,722,500
Darius Miles* $9,000,000
Joel Przybilla $6,310,150
Greg Oden $5,011,680
LaMarcus Aldridge $4,631,400
Steve Blake $4,590,000
Travis Outlaw $4,000,000
Martell Webster $3,771,133
Channing Frye $3,163,769
Brandon Roy $3,084,240
Ike Diogu $2,912,822
Jerryd Bayless $1,993,560
Sergio Rodriguez $1,048,800
Rudy Fernandez $1,047,840
Nicolas Batum $1,040,640
Shavlik Randolph $826,269
TOTAL $80,884,803
SACRAMENTO KINGS
Player 2008-09
Brad Miller $11,375,000
Kevin Martin $9,260,335
Kenny Thomas $8,562,000
Shareef Abdur-Rahim* $6,200,000
Bobby Jackson $6,090,000
Mikki Moore $5,784,480
Beno Udrih $5,585,000
John Salmons $5,104,000
Shelden Williams $3,395,760
Spencer Hawes $2,180,760
Francisco Garcia $1,983,453
Jason Thompson $1,893,840
Quincy Douby $1,427,040
Donte Greene $971,160
Bobby Brown $442,114
TOTAL $70,254,942
SAN ANTONIO SPURS
Player 2008-09
Tim Duncan $20,598,704
Tony Parker $11,550,000
Manu Ginobili $9,905,248
Kurt Thomas $4,200,000
Bruce Bowen $4,000,000
Farbicio Oberto $3,600,000
Roger Mason $3,500,000
Matt Bonner $2,983,500
Michael Finley $2,500,000
Jacque Vaughn $1,262,275
Ime Udoka $1,080,000
George Hill $1,006,200
Ian Mahinmi $841,000
Malik Hairston $299,077
Blake Ahearn* $205,084
Anthony Tolliver* $187,248
Desmon Farmer* $83,708
Austin Croshere* $74,251
TOTAL $68,014,857
TORONTO RAPTORS
Player 2008-09
Jermaine O'Neal $21,372,000
Chris Bosh $14,410,581
Jose Calderon $7,348,018
Jason Kapono $5,784,480
Andrea Bargnani $5,176,440
Anthony Parker $4,550,000
Jorge Garbajosa* $4,250,000
Kris Humphries $3,200,000
Joey Graham $2,449,184
Roko Ukic $1,250,000
Jake Voskuhl $835,491
Will Solomon $711,517
Jamario Moon $711,517
Nathan Jawai $442,114
TOTAL $72,491,072
UTAH JAZZ
Player 2008-09
Andrei Kirilenko $15,106,000
Carlos Boozer $11,593,817
Mehmet Okur $9,000,000
Matt Harpring $6,000,000
Deron Williams $5,069,449
Kyle Korver $4,881,818
C.J. Miles $3,700,000
Jarron Collins $2,074,302
Brevin Knight $2,000,000
Ronnie Brewer $1,834,680
Ronnie Price $1,188,000
Kosta Koufos $1,129,320
Morris Almond $1,081,440
Kyrylo Fesenko $810,000
Paul Millsap $797,581
TOTAL $66,266,407
WASHINGTON WIZARDS
Player 2008-09
Gilbert Arenas $14,653,466
Antawn Jamison $9,923,285
Caron Butler $9,249,980
Etan Thomas $6,864,200
Mike James $6,244,083
Brendan Haywood $5,500,000
Darius Songaila $4,234,000
DeShawn Stevenson $3,616,071
Andray Blatche $2,739,669
Nick Young $1,602,960
Oleksiy Pecherov $1,446,720
JaVale McGee $1,392,240
Javaris Crittenton $1,381,560
Juan Dixon $998,398
Dominic McGuire $711,517
Dee Brown* $184,157
TOTAL $72,742,306
*****
As the league enters the crucial mid-season phase, the Orlando Magic’s campaign for a better finish this year took a big blow as all-star guard Jameer Nelson suffered a dislocated right shoulder in their 95-85 loss to the Dallas Mavericks last Monday (Tuesday morning, Manila time). Nelson had been declared out for the rest of the season. The 6-0 guard out of St. Joseph College is currently submitting norms of 16.7 ppg, 3.5 rpg and 5.4 apg in 42 outings with the Magic this season.
Orlando is leading Southeast Division with a 37-11 win-loss card. With Nelson gone, can Dwight “Superman” Howard and sharpshooter Rashard Lewis lead the Disneyworld outfit to greater heights for the remainder of the regular season and post-season play? One thing for sure, they will be hard-pressed to overtake the Celtics and the Cavaliers.
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