50 Highest Paid NBA Players in 2012-13
By David Menze
The following list details the top-50 highest paid players in the NBA for the 2012/13 season, courtesy of hoopsworld.com
1. Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers) — $27,849,149
2. Dirk Nowitzki (Dallas Mavericks) — $20,907,128
3. Carmelo Anthony (New York Knicks) — $20,463,024
4. Amar’e Stoudemire (New York Knicks) — $19,948,799
5. Joe Johnson (Brooklyn Nets) — $19,752,645
6. Dwight Howard (Los Angeles Lakers) — $19,536,360
7. Pau Gasol (Los Angeles Lakers) — $19,000,000
8. Chris Paul (Los Angeles Clippers) — $17,779,458
9. Chris Bosh (Miami Heat) — $17,545,000
10. LeBron James (Miami Heat) — $17,545,000
11. Dwayne Wade (Miami Heat) — $17,182,000
12. Deron Williams (Brooklyn Nets) — $17,177,795
13. Andrew Bynum (Philadelphia 76ers) — $16,899,000
14. Paul Pierce (Boston Celtics) — $16,790,345
15. Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City Thunder) — $16,669,630
16. Zach Randolph (Memphis Grizzlies) — $16,500,00
17. Rudy Gay (Memphis Grizzlies) — $16,460,538
18. Derrick Rose (Chicago Bulls) — $16,402,552
19. Carlos Boozer (Chicago Bulls) — $15,000,000
20. Al Jefferson (Utah Jazz) — $15,000,000
21. Andre Iguodala (Denver Nuggets) — $14,968,250
22. Manu Ginobili (San Antonio Spurs) — $14,107,492
23. Marc Gasol (Memphis Grizzlies) — $13,891,359
24. Brook Lopez (Brooklyn Nets) — $13,668,750
25. Roy Hibbert (Indiana Pacers) — $13,668,750
26. Kevin Love (Minnesota Timberwolves) — $13,668,750
27. Eric Gordon (New Orleans Hornets) — $13,668,750
28.Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma City Thunder) — $13,668,750
29. Tyson Chandler (New York Knicks) — $13,604,188
30. LaMarcus Aldridge (Portland Trailblazers) — $13,500,000
31. Emeka Okafor (Washhington Wizards) — $13,490,000
32. Loul Deng (Chicago Bulls) — $13,305,000
33. Josh Smith (Atlanta Hawks) — $13,200,000
34. Danny Granger (Indiana Pacers) — $13,058,606
35. Nene (Washington Wizards) — $ 13,000,000
36. Andrew Bogut (Golden State Warriors) — $13,000,000
37. David Lee (Golden State Warriors) — $12,744,000
38. Tony Parker (San Antonio Spurs) — $12,500,000
39. Kevin Martin (Houston Rockets) — $12,439,675
40. Ben Gordon (Charlotte Bobcats) — $12,400,000
41. Al Horford (Atlanta Hawks) — $12,000,000
42. Kris Humphries (Brooklyn Nets) — $12,000,000
43. Hedo Turkoglu (Orlando Magic) — $11,815,850
44. Kevin Garnett (Boston Celtics) — $11,566,265
45. Joakim Noah (Chicago Bulls) — $11,300,00
46. Rajon Rondo (Boston Celtics) — $11,000,000
47. Monta Ellis (Milwaukee Bucks) — $11,000,000
48. Corey Maggette (Detroit Pistons) — $10,924,38
49. Nicholas Batum (Portland TrailBlazers) — $10,825,000
50. Jose Calderon (Toronto Raptors) — $10,561,982
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Team-by-team Breakdown:
Brooklyn Nets – 4 (Joe Johnson, Deron Williams, Brook Lopez, Kris Humphries)
Chicago Bulls – 4 (Derek Rose, Carlos Boozer, Loul Deng, Joakim Noah)
Boston Celtics – 3 (Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, Rajon Rondo)
Los Angeles Lakers – 3 (Kobe, Dwight Howard, Pau Gasol)
Memphis Grizzlies 3 – (Zach Randolph, Rudy Gay, Marc Gasol)
Miami Heat – 3 (Chris Bosh, LeBron James, Dewayne Wade)
New York Knicks – 3 (Carmelo Anthony, Amar’e Stoudemire, Tyson Chandler)
Atlanta Hawks – 2 (Josh Smith, Al Horford)
Golden State Warriors – 2 (Andrew Bogut, David Lee)
Indiana Pacers – 2 (Roy Hibbert, Danny Granger)
Oklahoma City Thunder – 2 (Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook)
Portland Trailblazers – 2 (LaMarcus Aldridge, Nicholas Batum)
San Antonio Spurs – 2 (Manu Ginobili, Tony Parker)
Washington Wizards – 2 (Emeka Okafor, Nene)
Charlotte Bobcats – 1 (Ben Gordon)
Dallas Mavericks – 1 (Dirk Nowitzki)
Denver Nuggets – 1 (Andre Iguodala)
Detroit Pistons – 1 (Corey Maggette)
Houston Rockets – 1 (Kevin Martin)
Los Angeles Clippers – 1 (Chris Paul)
Milwaukee Bucks – 1 (Monta Ellis)
Minnesota Timberwolves – 1 (Kevin Love)
New Orleans Hornets – 1 (Eric Gordon)
Orlando Magic – 1 (Hedo Turkoglu)
Philadelphia 76ers – 1 (Andrew Bynum)
Toronto Raptors – 1 (Jose Calderon)
Utah Jazz – 1 (Al Jefferson)