The salaries of NBA players have risen particularly fast in recent years, with 32 players making more than $30 million this season, six of whom are making more than $40 million a year, and the highest-paid player is Curry, who earns $45.78 million a year.
Are you curious about who was the highest paid player a decade ago in the 2011-2012 season? How much is he paid and what kind of performance does he play? In this issue, we'll take a look at the ten highest-paid players a decade ago, and how they did that season, and see if they played as they should.
TOP10: Amare-Stoudemire
Annual salary: $18.22 million, the tenth in the league.
That season, Jr. played only 47 games due to injury, averaging 32.8 minutes per game, averaging 17.7.8 rebounds, 1.1 assists, 0.8 steals and 1.1 blocks per game, shooting 48.3 percent from the field.
TOP9: Vince Carter
Annual salary: $18.3 million, ranking ninth in the league.
Carter played 61 games that season, averaging 25.3 minutes per game, averaging 10.1 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.4 blocks per game, shooting 41.1 percent from the field.
TOP8: Carmelo Anthony
Annual salary: $18.52 million, ranking eighth in the league.
Anthony played 55 games that season, averaging 34.1 minutes per game, averaging 22.6 points, 6.3 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 1.1 steals and 0.4 blocks per game, shooting 43 percent from the field.
TOP7: Paul Gasol
Annual salary: $18.71 million, seventh in the league.
Gasol played 65 games that season, averaging 37.4 minutes per game, averaging 17.4 points, 10.4 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 0.6 steals and 1.4 blocks from the field, shooting 50.1 percent from the field.
TOP6: Dirk Nowitzki
Annual salary: $19.09 million, sixth in the league.
Nowitzki played 62 games that season, averaged 33.5 minutes per game, averaged 21.6 points, 6.7 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 0.7 steals and 0.5 blocks, shooting 45.7 percent from the field.
TOP5: Gilbert Arenas
Annual salary: $19.27 million, fifth in the league.
Arenas played 17 games that season, averaging 12.4 minutes per game, averaging 4.2 points, 1.1 rebounds, 1.1 assists, 0.6 steals and 0.1 blocks per game, shooting 40.6 percent from the field.
TOP4: Rashad Lewis
Annual salary: $21.14 million, ranking fourth in the league.
Lewis played 28 games that season, averaged 26 minutes per game, averaged 7.8 points, 3.9 rebounds, 1 assist, 0.8 steals and 0.4 blocks, shooting 38.5 percent from the field.
TOP3: Tim Duncan
Annual salary: $21.16 million, ranking third in the league.
Duncan played 58 games that season, averaged 28.2 minutes per game, averaged 15.4 points, 9 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 0.7 steals and 1.5 blocks, shooting 49.2 percent from the field.
TOP2: Kevin Garnett
Annual salary: $21.25 million, ranking second in the league.
Garnett played 60 games that season, averaging 31.1 minutes per game, averaging 15.8 points, 8.2 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 0.9 steals and 1 block, shooting 50.3 percent from the field.
TOP1: Kobe Bryant
Annual salary: $25.24 million, ranking first in the league.
Bryant played in 58 games that season, averaged 38.5 minutes per game, averaged 27.9 points, 5.4 rebounds, 4.6 assists, 1.2 steals and 0.3 blocks, shooting 43 percent from the field.
In that shrinking season of only playing 66 games, there was only one player with an annual salary of more than $25 million, and he was Kobe Bryant. James, who averaged 27+8+6 per game that season, was one of the best performers in the league, but his annual salary was only $16.02 million, only 17th in the league, when he worked with Wade and Bosh on the Heat, and all three stars made sacrifices, and the annual salary was one of them.
In addition, that season there were three high-paid and low-energy players, namely Carter, Arenas and Lewis, all of whom ranked in the top ten in the league in terms of annual salaries, but their respective performances were difficult to say - low points, few rebounds, few assists, and particularly low scoring efficiency.
I feel that the 2011-2012 season is not far away from us, and many things are still in our minds - the thick eyebrow brother was elected, "Lin Crazy" swept the world, Yi Jianlian left the NBA, the Thunder three set off a youth storm in the whole league, and the Heat Big Three won the championship for the first time... I didn't expect that in the blink of an eye, it was already ten years ago, time really passed so fast, do you remember what NBA events were ten years ago? Welcome to leave a message to share.