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| Stern has his work cut out for him. |
The main two reasons that the
National Basketball Association is poor: (1) teams pay way too much money for average to
below average big men and (2) guaranteed contracts. Don't believe me? I bet you didn't know that
Sacramento Kings center
Samuel Dalembert gets paid more than
Steve Nash,
Manu Ginobili,
Tony Parker,
Jason Terry,
Danny Granger, and
Rajon Rondo. Or that former
New York Knicks free agent bust
Jerome James was traded to the
Chicago Bulls two years ago, was waived
without ever playing a game for them, but collected
over six million dollars in each of the past two seasons! If
NBA owners and commissioner
David Stern don't come up with something to figure this out, the
league as we know it is in deep trouble. Check out this list of player salaries compared to their production during those same years.
Jermaine O'Neal, 2009-2010 Miami Heat - $23M/ 13.6 ppg, 6.9 rpg
Jerome James, 2008-2010 Chicago Bulls - $12.8M/ did not play
Etan Thomas, 2006-2009 Washington Wizards - $19.1M/ 4.6 ppg, 4.2 rpg
DeSagana Diop, 2009-2011 Charlotte Bobcats - $12.5M/ 1.3 ppg, 2.5 rpg
Joel Przybilla, 2008-2010 Portland Trail Blazers - $13.1M/ 4.8 ppg, 6 rpg
Michael Redd, 2008-2011 Milwaukee Bucks - $51.1M/ 12.5 ppg (61 GP)
Dan Gadzuric, 2009-2011 Golden State Warriors/ New Jersey Nets - $14M/ 2.8 ppg, 3.2 rpg
Rashard Lewis, 2009-2011 Orlando Magic/ Washington Wizards - $38.4M/ 12.9 ppg, 4.8 rpg
*salary info courtesy of basketball-reference.com
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