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 will now turn our attention toward the East, beginning with the point guard spot.
All told, the teams in the east have committed a total of $276,502,813 in cap hits this season to the men who man the one spot. The average conference salary for point guards this season is currently $4,937,550, with Derrick Rose topping the list with $21,323,252 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 the point this season, as some will likely see some time at shooting guard. 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 point guard for his team this season listed below, that’s why.
The Eastern Conference’s point guards are listed below, in descending order of salary:
- Derrick Rose [Knicks] —$21,323,252
- Kyrie Irving [Cavs] —$17,638,063
- John Wall [Wizards] —$16,957,900
- Goran Dragic [Heat] —$15,891,725
- Reggie Jackson [Pistons] — $14,956,522
- Rajon Rondo [Bulls] — $14,000,000
- Kyle Lowry [Raptors] —$12,000,000
- Kemba Walker [Hornets] — $12,000,000
- Jeremy Lin [Nets] — $11,483,254
- Matthew Dellavedova [Bucks] — $9,607,500
- Jerryd Bayless [Sixers] —$9,424,084
- Sergio Rodriguez [Sixers] —$8,000,000
- Jeff Teague [Pacers] — $8,000,000
- Cory Joseph [Raptors] —$7,315,000
- D.J. Augustin [Magic] —$7,250,000
- Rodney Stuckey [Pacers] — $7,000,000
- Isaiah Thomas [Celtics] —$6,587,132
- Ramon Sessions [Hornets]— $6,000,000
- Ish Smith [Pistons] — $6,000,000
- Deron Williams [Waived by Nets via stretch provision] — $5,474,787
- Brandon Jennings [Knicks] —$5,000,000
- C.J. Watson [Magic] —$5,000,000
- Greivis Vasquez [Nets] — $4,347,826
- Marcus Smart [Celtics] —$3,578,880
- Trey Burke [Wizards] —$3,386,598
- Michael Carter-Williams [Bucks] — $3,183,526
- Dennis Schröder [Hawks] — $2,708,582
- Aaron Brooks [Pacers] — $2,700,000
- Elfrid Payton [Magic] —$2,613,600
- Terry Rozier [Celtics] —$1,906,440
- Jerian Grant [Bulls]— $1,643,040
- Delon Wright [Raptors] —$1,577,280
- Jarrett Jack [Hawks] — $1,551,659
- Beno Udrih [Heat] — $1,551,659
- Demetrius Jackson [Celtics] — $1,450,000
- Toney Douglas [Cavs] — $1,315,448
- Joseph Young [Pacers] — $1,052,342
- Brian Roberts [Hornets] — $1,050,961
- Lorenzo Brown [Pistons] — $1,015,696
- Will Bynum [Hawks] — $1,015,696
- Isaiah Canaan [Bulls] — $1,015,696
- Ray McCallum [Pistons] — $1,015,696
- Spencer Dinwiddie [Bulls] — $980,431
- Jorge Gutierrez [Nets] — $980,431
- Julyan Stone [Pacers] — $980,431
- T.J. McConnell [Sixers] —$874,636
- Casper Ware [Wizards] — $874,636
- Briante Weber [Heat] —$874,636
- Andrew Andrews [Hornets] — $543,471
- Cat Barber [Sixers] — $543,471
- Kay Felder [Cavs] —$543,471
- Yogi Ferrell [Nets] — $543,471
- Trey Freeman [Pistons] — $543,471
- Chasson Randle [Knicks] —$543,471
- D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera [Bulls] — $543,471
- Fred VanVleet [Raptors] —$543,471
Rose should be a good guard for the SanQuentin inmates.