Eastern Conference Salary Rankings: Power Forwards

Hoops Rumors is in the process of ranking the salaries, separated by conference, for each NBA player by position. We’ve already looked at the point guards, shooting guards, small forwards, power forwards and centers of the Western Conference and we’ve now turned our attention toward the East, by running down the conference’s point guards, shooting guards and small forwards. Next up — the power forwards.

All told, the teams in the east have committed a total of $320,799,791 in cap hits this season to the men who man the four spot. The average conference salary for power forwards this season is currently $5,832,723, with Chris Bosh topping the list with $23,741,060 to account for on his year-end W-2 form.

It should be noted that teams won’t necessarily pay out every dollar listed here. There are quite a few players who have non-guaranteed or partially guaranteed contracts. Some of those players won’t make it out of the preseason, while others will be sweating it out until January 10th. That’s when teams must waive players with no specific guarantee date written into their contracts to avoid having to guarantee their salaries for the rest of the season. In addition, incentive clauses that a player either triggers or fails to meet can leave a player with more or less money than his cap hit reflects. Still, the purpose of this list is to show the relative pay scale by position, which is why all contracts are included in this post.

I should also add that not every player listed below will play at power forward this season, as some will likely see some time at center. To maintain uniformity, I used their positions listed on the teams’ official rosters to determine which list to include them on. So if you see a player who isn’t expected to play the four for his team this season listed below, that’s why.

The Eastern Conference’s power forwards are listed below, in descending order of salary:

  1. Chris Bosh [Heat] —$23,741,060
  2. Kevin Love [Cavs] —$21,165,675
  3. Paul Millsap [Hawks] — $20,072,033
  4. Thaddeus Young [Pacers] — $14,153,652
  5. John Henson [Bucks]$12,267,606
  6. Serge Ibaka [Magic] —$12,250,000
  7. Marvin Williams [Hornets] — $12,250,000
  8. Amir Johnson [Celtics] — $12,000,000
  9. Jon Leuer [Pistons] — $10,991,957
  10. Mirza Teletovic [Bucks] —$10,500,000
  11. Trevor Booker [Nets] — $9,250,000
  12. Taj Gibson [Bulls] — $8,950,000
  13. Channing Frye [Cavs] —$7,806,971
  14. Markieff Morris [Wizards] —$7,400,000
  15. Aron Baynes [Pistons] — $6,500,000
  16. Spencer Hawes [Hornets] — $6,348,759
  17. Andrew Nicholson [Wizards] —$6,088,993
  18. Patrick Patterson [Raptors] —$6,050,000
  19. Josh McRoberts [Heat] —$5,782,450
  20. Nikola Mirotic [Bulls] — $5,782,450
  21. Jared Sullinger [Raptors] —$5,628,000
  22. Luis Scola [Nets] — $5,500,000
  23. Jabari Parker [Bucks] —$5,374,320
  24. Cody Zeller [Hornets] — $5,318,313
  25. Jonas Jerebko [Celtics] — $5,000,000
  26. Jason Smith [Wizards] —$5,000,000
  27. Marcus Morris [Pistons] — $4,625,000
  28. Derrick Williams [Heat] —$4,598,000
  29. Nerlens Noel [Sixers] —$4,384,490
  30. Aaron Gordon [Magic] —$4,351,320
  31. Kristaps Porzingis [Knicks] —$4,317,720
  32. Lavoy Allen [Pacers] — $4,000,000
  33. Udonis Haslem [Heat] —$4,000,000
  34. Kris Humphries [Hawks] — $4,000,000
  35. James Johnson [Heat] —$4,000,000
  36. Kyle O’Quinn [Knicks] —$3,918,750
  37. Mike Scott [Hawks] — $3,333,334
  38. Justin Hamilton [Nets] — $3,000,000
  39. Thon Maker [Bucks] —$2,568,600
  40. Myles Turner [Pacers] — $2,463,840
  41. Henry Ellenson [Pistons] — $1,704,120
  42. Chris Andersen [Cavs] —$1,551,659
  43. Bobby Portis [Bulls] — $1,453,680
  44. Jordan Mickey [Celtics] —$1,223,653
  45. Chris McCullough [Nets] — $1,191,480
  46. Rakeem Christmas [Pacers]— $1,052,342
  47. Richaun Holmes [Sixers] —$1,025,831
  48. Anthony Bennett [Nets] — $1,015,696
  49. Mike Muscala [Hawks] — $1,015,696
  50. Willie Reed [Heat] —$1,015,696
  51. Arinze Onuaku [Magic] — $980,431
  52. Cristiano Felicio [Bulls] — $874,636
  53. Christian Wood [Hornets] — $874,636
  54. Danuel House [Wizards] —$543,471
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