NBA players' salaries are no secret to the public. Often times, their pay checks are compared to the skills they display inside the court. Players and fans sometimes cry foul when the disparity in the talent fees are very obvious.
Kevin Durant of Golden State Warriors is one of highest earner with a whopping $26.5 million. Most fans cannot argue with that, but Stephen Curry, who is a two-time MVP is only fourth on the list in the team with $12.1 million, according to CBS Sports. Fortunately, Curry is expected to get his raise next summer.
Salaries of Mike Conley and Chandler Parsons of Memphis Grizzlies are $48.7 million when combined. If we divide the figure in equal amount, each of the two will get $24.35! However, the core members of the Grit and Grind in the team, Tony Allen and Zach Randolph, are only receiving $15 million combined, meaning each receives more or less $7.5 million.
Washington Wizards' center John Wall's salary is only at $15.8 million. That's huge but Bradley Beal is at $22.1 million! Even the team's newcomer Ian Mahinmi is a little over at $16 million. Is this the reason why Wall said that he and Beal have the "tendency to dislike each other on the court?"
Harrison Barnes of Dallas Mavericks is one of those NBA players whose salary is in the $20 million range. It is $22.1 million to be exact. What must Deron Williams have felt with his paycheck looking pale at $9 million?
NBA fans and even critics are quick to note what the players cannot do in court in comparison with the salary they receive. When Allen Crabbe of Portland Trail Blazers and Hassan Whiteside of Miami Heat were only receiving less than $1 million, fans were thrilled of their performance. But now that they are making $40 million combined, fans are also expecting more from the two. Stay tuned to GameNGuide for more updates on NBA!