The Underpaid in 2008-09
WP48 = Wins Produced per 48 minutes
Minimum Minutes = 2,000
Salary data from USA
Today
Value of Win set at $1,755,325
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Journal
|
Rank |
Player
Name |
Team |
Games |
Games Started |
Minutes Played |
WP48 |
Wins
Produced |
Annual
Salary |
Value
of Wins |
Difference between Salary
and Value
of Wins |
|
1 |
Chris Paul |
New Orleans |
78 |
78 |
3,002 |
0.451 |
28.2 |
$4,574,189 |
$49,534,661 |
$44,960,472 |
|
2 |
LeBron James |
Cleveland |
81 |
81 |
3,054 |
0.436 |
27.8 |
$14,410,581 |
$48,747,970 |
$34,337,389 |
|
3 |
Rajon Rondo |
Boston |
80 |
80 |
2,642 |
0.313 |
17.2 |
$1,315,080 |
$30,244,711 |
$28,929,631 |
|
4 |
Dwight Howard |
Orlando |
79 |
79 |
2,821 |
0.378 |
22.2 |
$13,041,250 |
$39,046,624 |
$26,005,374 |
|
5 |
Dwyane Wade |
Miami |
79 |
79 |
3,048 |
0.350 |
22.2 |
$14,410,581 |
$39,028,793 |
$24,618,212 |
|
6 |
Brandon Roy |
Portland |
78 |
78 |
2,903 |
0.253 |
15.3 |
$3,084,240 |
$26,822,339 |
$23,738,099 |
|
7 |
Troy Murphy |
Indiana |
73 |
73 |
2,482 |
0.369 |
19.1 |
$10,126,984 |
$33,481,129 |
$23,354,145 |
|
8 |
David Lee |
New York |
81 |
74 |
2,824 |
0.240 |
14.1 |
$1,788,033 |
$24,821,382 |
$23,033,349 |
|
8 |
Paul Millsap |
Utah |
76 |
38 |
2,290 |
0.229 |
10.9 |
$797,581 |
$19,139,757 |
$18,342,176 |
|
9 |
Gerald Wallace |
Charlotte |
71 |
71 |
2,669 |
0.283 |
15.7 |
$9,500,000 |
$27,580,744 |
$18,080,744 |
|
10 |
Mike Miller |
Minnesota |
73 |
47 |
2,356 |
0.282 |
13.9 |
$9,128,575 |
$24,331,793 |
$15,203,218 |
|
11 |
Ramon Sessions |
Milwaukee |
79 |
39 |
2,173 |
0.198 |
9.0 |
$711,517 |
$15,745,401 |
$15,033,884 |
|
12 |
Deron Williams |
Utah |
68 |
68 |
2,505 |
0.209 |
10.9 |
$5,069,449 |
$19,108,838 |
$14,039,389 |
|
13 |
Luis Scola |
Houston |
82 |
82 |
2,488 |
0.189 |
9.8 |
$3,150,000 |
$17,170,783 |
$14,020,783 |
|
14 |
Jamario Moon |
Miami-Toronto |
80 |
60 |
2,068 |
0.194 |
8.4 |
$711,517 |
$14,701,881 |
$13,990,364 |
|
15 |
Kevin Durant |
Oklahoma City |
74 |
74 |
2,885 |
0.175 |
10.5 |
$4,484,040 |
$18,453,996 |
$13,969,956 |
|
16 |
Jason Kidd |
Dallas |
81 |
81 |
2,886 |
0.329 |
19.8 |
$21,372,000 |
$34,770,136 |
$13,398,136 |
|
17 |
Ronnie Brewer |
Utah |
81 |
80 |
2,605 |
0.156 |
8.5 |
$1,834,680 |
$14,858,326 |
$13,023,646 |
|
18 |
Jose Calderon |
Toronto |
68 |
68 |
2,333 |
0.236 |
11.5 |
$7,348,018 |
$20,151,544 |
$12,803,526 |
|
19 |
Dominic McGuire |
Washington |
79 |
57 |
2,072 |
0.174 |
7.5 |
$711,517 |
$13,200,991 |
$12,489,474 |
|
20 |
Al Horford |
Atlanta |
67 |
67 |
2,242 |
0.201 |
9.4 |
$4,023,720 |
$16,460,350 |
$12,436,630 |