Aug 30, 2012

8/30/2012 01:03:00 PM
Since we have been on the Idea of NBA Contracts and Overall Combined Salaries. The Bluedude wanted to pull one more Idea out of his Arsenal. Has there ever been an NBA Player to make $30 plus Million in One Season and even Two Seasons?  Names that come to mind are the Big Ticket, the Black Mamba, and SHAQ.

Well the News will shock you since the Salaries just started to get out of Hand when T'Wolves Owner Glenn Taylor gave the Big Ticket Kevin Garnett that Massive Contract that put NBA Salaries for Start well into $100 Million. I remember back in 1995-96 one Milwaukee Bucks Glenn "Big Dog" Robinson wanted to be the First $100 Million Man and he didn't get close.

This brings us to the Only Players to make $30 Million in One NBA Season and the Only Player to ever get back to back $30 Million Dollar Contracts and he did it in Singled-Out Deals signed in Las Vegas, Nevada where the Team and its Brass had top fly out there to meet him on both occasions.  

The Top 5 All-Time NBA One Season Salaries is sponsored by...and you thought the Shaq, Kobe, and Garnett Salaries were in Uncharted Territories and just like the Player who did the Back to Back $30 Million Deals he also revolutionized the Shoe Game as well.

Top Six 1-YEAR NBA Salaries of All-Time

1. AIR JORDAN $33,140,000 (1997-98) Bulls

2. BLACK MAMBA $30,453,805 (2013-14) Lakers

3. AIR JORDAN $30,140,000 (1996-97) Bulls

4. BIG TICKET $28,000,000 (2003-04) Timberwolves

5. BLACK MAMBA $27,849,149 (2012-13) Lakers

6. SHAQ $27,696,430 (2004-05) Heat

The CBA that was cut back when Shaq, Kobe, and KG had Huge Escalators and there was in Annual Increase on Salaries. The Bigger the Deal the more the Salary increased. Also with KG (#1 Overall All-Time in NBA), Shaq (#2 All-Time), and Kobe (# All-Time).

Air Jordan negotiated both of his Deals in Sin City with Bulls Owner Jerry Reinsdorf and Others in Tow. Yes they were Landmark Deals but Air Jordan only made (including Wizards 2-Year Salary) a combined $90 Plus Million for his Career.  Jordan's Highest Salary before that was the 2003-05 Season with the Bulls of course for $4 Million per Season.

The Salaries have changed dramatically and Jordan received his Two Mega Deals between 1996-1998 when KG, Kobe, and Shaq were all Playing in their Younger Days at the Time. Shaq was at $12.8 Million in 1996-97, KG was at $1.66 Million and in his 2nd Year, and Kobe was at 1.02 Million in his Rookie Year in the Logo. Those were the Salaries of he 3 Highest Combined Player Salaries of All-Time when Air Jordan received his first of Two $%30 Million Deals from the Bulls.

Note: Numbers from Basketball-Reference.com

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