Yesterday, we took a look at the NBA’s highest-paid players this season. Among the players listed were perennial All-Stars such as LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Russell Westbrook, James Harden, and Kevin Durant, all of whom are among the top 15 players in the league in terms of 2017/18 salary.
Curry is making the largest allowable salary in the NBA this season at $34,682,550, but only players who have been in the NBA for 10+ seasons are eligible for that salary. Players like Gordon Hayward, who have been in the league for 7-9 seasons, are only eligible for a maximum starting salary of $29,727,900, while players like Otto Porter, who have been in the league for six seasons or less, have a maximum starting salary of $24,773,250 for the 2017/18 season.
That being said, we want you to assume for the purposes of this poll that the NBA has no salary cap. In other words, if there was no limit on the amount a franchise could pay its players, how much do you think each player on our list would be worth?
After contemplating that answer, we want to know who you believe to be the most underpaid player on the list. To be clear, we are not asking for you to pick the best player, but rather the most underpaid.
For example, if you think James is better than Durant, but not that much better, the difference in compensation between the two players ($8.29MM) may lead you to the conclusion that Durant is more underpaid. Or, maybe it wouldn’t. That’s the beauty of the poll. So what do you think? Vote below in our poll and then jump into the comment section to share your thoughts!
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Giannis. Both in terms of yearly value and number of years he is locked in for.
Giannis by a mile
BRAD STEVENS