I’m sitting home bored/ hungover as balls checking my 2-9 fantasy team (doesn’t count cuz I didn’t draft em) on yahoo when I strolled across this article naming the NBA’s most overpaid players. I had a few names in mind going in to it and fully expecting to see a certain Hawk on that list when I ended up being kinda surprised until I realized it was based on last season.
#2 was Jermaine O’neal who might be the most useless “big man” in the game. He never hustles, can’t jump anymore, doesn’t play defense and can barely hit that short jumper which essentially got him that monster contract in the first place.
#3 was Elton Brand who I actually assumed would have been #1 on this list but yeah this guy has been absolutely dreadful for Philly. Nothing about that contract made sense as he didn’t fit in at all with their style of play, is getting old now, and clearly isn’t going to come close to what he was worth with the Clippers.
He’s picked it up a little this year but I gauruntee if Philly doesn’t miraculously find a way to trade him his stats will go right back to where they were last year.
#4 kinda surprised me as it was Zydrundas Ilgauskas who apparently made 11.5 mill last year being injured and coming off the bench for Shaq in Cleveland. Whatever, he blew then and blows even more now with Miami.
#5 was Brad Miller who I had no idea he was making 12 mill to do absolutely nothing for the Bulls. I actually don’t remember seeing one replay of him last year comng off the bench. Good thing it’s guaranteed contracts in the NBA or he woulda been fucked.
This got me thinking who as of right now is the most overpaid players in the league. I know we’re only 14 games in to the season and it’s way too early to tell who is actually worth what they are being payed but whatever it’s fun to call a bunch of overrated athletes overpaid.
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#1 Yao Ming. I know you’re not supposed to count players who are injured in these types of lists but when you’re making 18 million bucks to hurt your foot tripping over some white rice that ya dropped on the floor you deserve to be.
#2 Rashard Lewis stays on the list because he’s only getting older/ worse and making $19 mill to launch three’s and continue to be useless.
#3. Vince Carter is making almost $18 mill this year and has the Magic looking anything but great. They look slower and out of sync compared to the last 2 seasons and well see tonight against the Heat if they can step it up and be the lesser disappointment of the 2010 season.
#4. Joe Johnson. His stats are already down and the Hawks are only 8-7. The worst part is, almost all of their losses are because of him not being able to hit anything in the clutch and completely failing at life. I expected him to be good for another couple years before he started to blow and the Hawks regretted that mega deal but jesus already?? He’s not higher because he’s not even in the top 10 in player salaries this year (his contract is heavily backloaded).
#5 Chris Bosh. I’ve always said this and I know atleast Mr. Popular agrees with me. Bosh might be the most overrated player in the league. Yeah he put up the numbers with Toronto but never won shit and now he’s on a team that hands down should be winning and he’s been soft and unproductive. Big 3 my ass. Plus when his hairs long he looks like a retarded cross between a velociraptor and Predator.
