Hoops Rumors is in the process of ranking the cap hit for each NBA player by position. We already ran down how the league’s centers, power forwards, small forwards and point guards stacked up financially, and next we’ll check out the shooting guard position. All told, NBA teams have committed approximately $432,763,125 in salary this season to the men who man the two spot around the league. The average salary for a shooting guard this season is a respectable $3,934,210, with Kobe Bryant topping the list with a hefty $25,000,000 to help him ride off into the sunset at the end of the season.
The purpose of this list is to show the relative pay scale by position, which is why all contracts are included in this post. The league’s shooting guards are listed below, in descending order of salary. Please note that the official roster for each team was used for determining what position we listed each player under, and some of the players below may spend time at other spots on the hardwood:
- Kobe Bryant (Lakers) — $25,000,000
- Dwyane Wade (Heat) — $20,000,000
- Jimmy Butler (Bulls) — $16,407,500
- Wesley Matthews (Mavericks) — $16,407,500
- James Harden (Rockets) — $15,756,438
- Eric Gordon (Pelicans) — $15,514,031
- Klay Thompson (Warriors) — $15,501,000
- Khris Middleton (Bucks) — $14,700,000
- Nicolas Batum (Hornets) — $13,125,306
- Tyreke Evans (Pelicans) — $10,734,586
- Monta Ellis (Pacers) — $10,300,000
- DeMar DeRozan (Raptors) — $10,050,000
- Danny Green (Spurs) — $10,000,000
- Alec Burks (Jazz) — $9,463,484
- Iman Shumpert (Cavaliers) — $8,988,765
- Corey Brewer (Rockets) — $8,229,375
- Arron Afflalo (Knicks) — $8,000,000
- O.J. Mayo (Bucks) — $8,000,000
- Avery Bradley (Celtics) — $7,730,000
- Kevin Martin (Timberwolves) — $7,085,000
- J.J. Redick (Clippers) — $7,085,000
- Lou Williams (Lakers) — $7,000,000
- Jodie Meeks (Pistons) — $6,270,000
- Marco Belinelli (Kings) — $6,060,606
- Gerald Henderson (Blazers) — $6,000,000
- Andrew Wiggins (Timberwolves) — $5,758,680
- Kyle Korver (Hawks) — $5,746,479
- Bradley Beal (Wizards) — $5,694,674
- Jamal Crawford (Clippers) — $5,675,000
- Courtney Lee (Grizzlies) — $5,675,000
- Victor Oladipo (Magic) — $5,192,520
- Dion Waiters (Thunder) — $5,138,430
- J.R. Smith (Cavaliers) — $5,000,000
- Mike Miller (Nuggets) — $4,582,368 (This amount includes the $3,083,181 he is owed by the Blazers, who waived him)
- Vince Carter (Grizzlies) — $4,088,019
- Alan Anderson (Wizards) — $4,000,000
- Mario Hezonja (Magic) — $3,741,480
- Bojan Bogdanovic (Nets) — $3,425,510
- Anthony Morrow (Thunder) — $3,344,000
- K.J. McDaniels (Rockets) — $3,189,794
- Ben McLemore (Kings) — $3,156,600
- Randy Foye (Nuggets) — $3,135,000
- Jeremy Lamb (Hornets) — $3,034,356
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (Pistons) — $2,891,760
- Nik Stauskas (Sixers) — $2,869,440
- Manu Ginobili (Spurs) — $2,814,000
- Sonny Weems (Suns) — $2,814,000
- C.J. McCollum (Blazers) — $2,525,160
- Leandro Barbosa (Warriors) — $2,500,000
- Evan Fournier (Magic) — $2,288,205
- Zach LaVine (Timberwolves) — $2,148,360
- Devin Booker (Suns) — $2,127,840
- Kent Bazemore (Hawks) — $2,000,000
- James Young (Celtics) — $1,749,840
- Rashad Vaughn (Bucks) — $1,733,040
- Zoran Dragic (Waived by Celtics) — $1,706,250
- Gary Harris (Nuggets) — $1,587,480
- Wayne Ellington (Nets) — $1,500,000
- Jason Terry (Rockets) — $1,499,187
- Justin Anderson (Mavericks) — $1,449,000
- Jordan Adams (Grizzlies) — $1,404,600
- Sasha Vujacic (Knicks) — $1,356,146
- Rodney Hood (Jazz) — $1,348,440
- Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (Nets) — $1,335,480
- Tim Hardaway Jr. (Hawks) — $1,304,520
- Andre Roberson (Thunder) — $1,210,800
- P.J. Hairston (Hornets ) — $1,201,440
- Archie Goodwin (Suns) — $1,160,160
- C.J. Wilcox (Clippers) — $1,159,680
- R.J. Hunter (Celtics) — $1,148,640
- Ian Clark (Warriors) — $1,131,960
- Garrett Temple (Wizards) — $1,100,602
- Glenn Robinson III (Pacers) — $1,100,000
- James Anderson (Kings) — $1,015,421
- E’Twaun Moore (Bulls) — $1,015,421
- John Jenkins (Mavericks) — $981,349
- Jared Cunningham (Cavaliers) — $981,348
- Allen Crabbe (Blazers) — $947,276
- Troy Daniels (Hornets) — $947,276
- Justin Holiday (Hawks) — $947,276
- Hollis Thompson (Sixers) — $947,276
- Wayne Ellington (Waived by Kings via the stretch provision) — $882,630
- Markel Brown (Nets) — $845,059
- James Ennis (Grizzlies) — $845,059
- Joe Harris (Cavaliers) — $845,059
- Nick Johnson (Waived by Nuggets) — $845,059
- JaKarr Sampson (Sixers) — $845,059
- Carlos Delfino (Waived by the Clippers via stretch provision) — $650,000
- Norman Powell (Raptors) — $650,000
- Pat Connaughton (Blazers) — $625,093
- Aaron Harrison (Hornets) — $525,093
- Josh Richardson (Heat) — $525,093
- Jonathon Simmons (Spurs) — $525,093
- Richard Hamilton — $333,333 (Waived by Bulls via stretch provision)
- Jamaal Franklin (Waived by Grizzlies via stretch provision) — $163,297
- Jordan Sibert (Waived by Magic) — $100,000
- Elliot Williams (Waived by Hornets) — $80,000
- Treveon Graham (Waived by Jazz) — $75,000
- Terran Petteway (Waived by Hawks) — $75,000
- Wesley Saunders (Waived by Knicks) — $75,000
- Adonis Thomas (Waived by Pistons via stretch provision) — $60,000
- Michael Frazier (Waived by Lakers) — $50,000
- Marshall Henderson (Waived by Kings) — $25,000
- Levi Randolph (Waived by Celtics) — $25,000
- Corey Walden (Waived by Celtics) — $25,000
- Dahntay Jones (Waived by Nets) — $17,637
- Jabari Brown (Waived by Lakers) — $9,942
- Jordan McRae (Waived by Sixers) — $6,178
- Terran Petteway (Waived by Pacers) — $6,178
- J.P. Tokoto (Waived by Sixers) — $3,089