From llpost!ll.mit.edu!noc.near.net!yale.edu!spool.mu.edu!sdd.hp.com!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!geraldo.cc.utexas.edu!austin.lockheed.com!not-for-mail Tue Feb 8 20:01:10 EST 1994 [Please, please, please, if you follow-up to this post, only include the lines you're referring to; _not_ the entire thing. (And, especially, don't mail it to me!)] >From the Dallas Morning News (January 28, 1994) Top 10 salaries (in millions) 1. David Robinson (SA) $5.74 2. Buck Williams (Por) $5.05 3. Vlade Divac (LAL) $4.133 4. Robert Parish (Bos) $4.0 5. Ron Harper (LAC) $4.0 6. Michael Jordan (Chi) $4.0 (still paid) 7. Shaquille O'Neal (Orl) $3.9 8. Patrick Ewing (NY) $3.825 9. John Williams (Cle) $3.786 10. Sam Perkins (Sea) $3.587 Team Payrolls The salary cap for the '93-'94 season is $15.175 million. Only one team - Dallas - is under the cap. Team Payroll (rounded to nearest $100,000) 1. Cleveland Cavaliers $23.7 2. Portland Trail Blazers $23.5 3. Atlanta Hawks $22.5 4. Los Angeles Lakers $22.5 5. New York Knicks $22.1 6. Phoenix Suns $21.6 7. Golden State Warriors $21.2 8. Boston Celtics $21.2 9. Orlando Magic $20.8 10. Los Angeles Clipers $20.2 11. New Jersey Nets $20.1 12. Chicago Bulls $19.6 13. San Antonio Spurs $19.3 14. Charlotte Hornets $18.0 15. Miami Heat $17.8 16. Denver Nuggets $17.3 17. Indiana Pacers $17.2 18. Utah Jazz $17.0 19. Houston Rockets $16.8 20. Washington Bullets $16.1 21. Seattle SuperSonics $16.0 22. Sacramento Kings $15.9 23. Milwaukee Bucks $15.9 24. Detroit Pistons $15.8 25. Philadelphia 76ers $15.5 26. Minnesota Timberwolves $15.5 27. Dallas Mavericks $14.3 [These are the figures listed on the cap for this season. Sometimes these numbers reflect the player's average salary over the length of his contract rather than what he makes this season. For accounting and trade purposes, these are the salaries recognized by the league.] [Also, just because a player is listed doesn't mean that he is receiving a salary (suspensions) - these are what counts against the team's cap. And, just because a player is no longer with the team doesn't mean that he isn't receiving the salary.] NBA SALARIES Atlanta Hawks Dominque Wilkins ............ 3,500,000 Jon Koncak .................. 2,900,000 Kevin Willis ................ 2,625,000 Blair Rasmussen ............. 2,457,000 Mookie Blaylock ............. 1,630,000 Roy Hinson .................. 1,445,000 Stacey Augmon ............... 1,400,000 Andrew Lang ................. 1,228,000 Craig Ehlo .................. 1,200,000 Adam Keefe .................. 1,200,000 Duane Ferrell ............... 1,025,000 Doug Edwards ................ 650,000 Paul Graham ................. 600,000 Greg Foster ................. 250,000 Steve Henson ................ 250,000 Ennis Whatley ............... 150,000 Total ....................$22.5 million Boston Celtics Robert Parish ............... 4,000,000 Sherman Douglas ............. 2,300,000 Xavier McDaniel ............. 2,145,000 Dino Radja .................. 1,650,000 Edward Pickney .............. 1,470,000 Kevin Gamble ................ 1,100,000 Dee Brown ................... 1,025,000 Stojko Vrankovic ............ 831,000 Alaa Abdelnaby .............. 805,000 Rick Fox .................... 755,000 Acie Earl ................... 650,000 John Bagley ................. 600,000 Lorenzo Williams ............ 250,000 Chris Corchiani ............. 150,000 Matt Wenstrom ............... 150,000 Total ....................$21.2 million Charlotte Hornets Larry Johnson ............... 3,125,000 Alonzo Mourning ............. 3,120,000 Hersey Hawkins .............. 2,400,000 Mike Gminski ................ 1,850,000 Kenny Gattison .............. 1,250,000 Rumeal Robinson ............. 1,240,000 Eddie Johnson ............... 1,150,000 Dell Curry .................. 1,040,000 Tyrone Bogues ............... 900,000 Scott Burrell ............... 650,000 David Wingate ............... 570,000 Kevin Lynch ................. 325,000 Tony Bennett ................ 182,000 LeRon Ellis ................. 150,000 Total ....................$18.0 million Chicago Bulls Michael Jordan .............. 4,000,000 Scottie Pippen .............. 3,075,000 Bill Cartwright ............. 2,400,000 Horace Grant ................ 1,950,000 Stacey King ................. 1,600,000 Will Perdue ................. 1,200,000 Toni Kukoc .................. 1,025,000 John Paxson ................. 800,000 Scott Williams .............. 641,000 B.J. Armstrong .............. 620,000 Corie Blount ................ 620,000 A.J. English ................ 150,000 Steve Kerr .................. 150,000 Pete Myers .................. 150,000 Bill Wennington ............. 150,000 Total ....................$19.6 million Cleveland Cavaliers John Williams ............... 3,786,000 Danny Ferry ................. 3,543,000 Brad Daugherty .............. 3,541,000 Mark Price .................. 2,850,000 Larry Nance ................. 2,840,000 Gerald Wilkins .............. 2,278,000 John Battle ................. 1,120,000 Tyrone Hill .................. 1,075,000 Terrell Brandon ............. 840,000 Chris Mills ................. 650,000 Gerald Madkins .............. 475,000 Bobby Phills ................ 313,000 Jay Guidinger ............... 250,000 Tony Sedric ................. 150,000 Total ....................$23.7 million Dallas Mavericks Lafayette Lever ............. 2,203,000 Jamal Mashburn .............. 2,033,000 Jim Jackson ................. 2,000,000 Tony Campbell ............... 1,682,000 Doug Smith .................. 1,650,000 Terry Davis ................. 1,200,000 Randy White ................. 922,000 Donald Hodge ................ 845,000 Sean Rooks .................. 488,000 Lucious Harris .............. 350,000 Greg Dreiling ............... 300,000 Popeye Jones ................ 275,000 Tim Legler .................. 250,000 Roy Tarpley ................. 80,000 Darren Morningstar .......... 43,000 Total ....................$14.3 million Denver Nuggets Dikembe Mutombo ............. 3,000,000 LaPhonso Ellis .............. 2,350,000 Mahmoud Abdul Rauf .......... 1,825,000 Alvin Robertson ............. 1,408,000 Reggie Williams ............. 1,258,000 Brian Williams .............. 1,244,000 Mark Randell ................ 1,200,000 Brian Stith ................. 1,100,000 Kevin Brooks ................ 975,000 Tom Hammonds ................ 800,000 Robert Pack ................. 400,000 Robert Werdann .............. 250,000 Darnell Mee ................. 150,000 Rodney Rodgers .............. 150,000 Total ....................$17.3 million Detroit Pistons Isiah Thomas ................ 2,520,000 Sean Elliott ................ 1,807,000 Mark Macon .................. 1,498,000 Mark Aguirre ................ 1,471,000 Bill Laimbeer ............... 1,300,000 Joe Dumars .................. 1,280,000 Terry Mills ................. 1,614,000 (? - out of order) Lindsey Hunter .............. 902,000 Olden Polynice .............. 850,000 Allen Houston ............... 736,000 Greg Anderson ............... 650,000 Marcus Liberty .............. 650,000 David Wood .................. 488,000 Tracy Moore ................. 40,000 Todd Murphy ................. 20,000 Total ....................$15.8 million Golden State Warriors Tim Hardaway ................ 3,340,000 Chris Mullin ................ 2,844,000 Billy Owens ................. 2,414,000 Sarunas Marciulionis ........ 1,900,000 Chris Webber ................ 1,600,000 Jim Petersen ................ 1,521,000 Victor Alexander ............ 1,160,000 Chris Gatling ............... 1,120,000 Jeff Grayer ................. 715,000 Latrell Sprewell ............ 700,000 Byron Houston ............... 600,000 Jud Buechler ................ 375,000 Avery Johnson ............... 300,000 Keith Jennings .............. 250,000 Andre Spencer ............... 250,000 Josh Grant .................. 150,000 Total ....................$21.2 million Houston Rockets Hakeem Olajuwon ............. 3,170,000 Otis Thorpe ................. 2,418,000 Kenny Smith ................. 2,150,000 Eric Floyd .................. 1,700,000 Vernon Maxwell .............. 1,424,000 Robert Horry ................ 1,200,000 Carl Herrera ................ 1,000,000 Mario Elie .................. 790,000 Dave Jamerson ............... 780,000 Matt Bullard ................ 650,000 Sam Cassell ................. 650,000 Scott Brooks ................ 525,000 Richard Petruski ............ 150,000 Eric Riley .................. 150,000 Total ....................$16.8 million Indiana Pacers Reggie Miller ............... 3,011,000 Rik Smits ................... 2,500,000 LaSalle Thompson ............ 2,000,000 Pooh Richardson ............. 1,694,000 Vern Fleming ................ 1,560,000 Derrick McKey ............... 1,262,000 Malik Sealy ................. 1,023,000 Scott Haskin ................ 833,000 Sam Mitchell ................ 715,000 Dale Davis .................. 688,000 Byron Scott ................. 650,000 Antonio Davis ............... 565,000 Ken Williams ................ 375,000 Haywoode Workman ............ 320,000 Total ....................$17.2 million Los Angeles Clippers Ron Harper .................. 4,000,000 Danny Manning ............... 3,250,000 Stanley Roberts ............. 2,841,000 Mark Jackson ................ 2,000,000 Ken Norman .................. 1,275,000 Loy Vaught .................. 1,225,000 Gary Grant .................. 1,128,000 John Williams ............... 1,100,000 Terry Dehere ................ 1,050,000 Tom Tolbert ................. 650,000 Randy Woods ................. 650,000 Elmore Spencer .............. 569,000 Mark Aguirre ................ 150,000 Henry James ................. 150,000 Kiki Vandeweghe ............. 150,000 Total ....................$20.2 million Los Angeles Lakers Vlade Divac ................. 4,133,000 Sam Bowie ................... 3,200,000 Earvin Johnson .............. 2,500,000 Sedale Threatt .............. 2,400,000 James Worthy ................ 1,800,000 Elden Campbell .............. 1,700,000 Doug Christie ............... 1,445,000 James Edards ................ 1,300,000 George Lynch ................ 1,100,000 Nick Van Exel ............... 1,100,000 Anthony Peeler .............. 910,000 Tony Smith .................. 800,000 Kurt Rambis ................. 400,000 Jack Haley .................. 390,000 Antonio Harvey .............. 150,000 Trevor Wilson ............... 150,000 Total ....................$22.5 million Miami Heat Rony Seikaly ................ 3,057,000 John Salley ................. 2,452,000 Steve Smith ................. 2,252,000 Glen Rice ................... 2,002,000 Brian Shaw .................. 1,513,000 Grant Long .................. 1,410,000 Harold Miner ................ 1,186,000 Willie Burton ............... 1,002,000 Alec Kessler ................ 922,000 Vernell Coles ............... 802,000 Manute Bol .................. 650,000 Keith Askins ................ 313,000 Matt Geiger ................. 250,000 Total ....................$17.8 million Milwaukee Bucks Frank Brickowski ............ 1,850,000 Dan Schayes ................. 1,750,000 Todd Day .................... 1,723,000 Orlando Woolridge ........... 1,542,000 Ken Norman .................. 1,510,000 Theodore Edwards ............ 1,500,000 Brad Lohaus ................. 958,000 Vincent Baker ............... 866,000 Eric Murdock ................ 800,000 Lee Mayberry ................ 670,000 Anthony Cooke ............... 650,000 Jon Barry ................... 650,000 Derek Strong ................ 420,000 Total ....................$15.9 million Minnesota Timberwolves Christian Leattner .......... 2,730,000 Chuck Person ................ 2,156,000 Micheal Williams ............ 2,075,000 Isaiah Rider ................ 2,000,000 Luc Longley ................. 1,590,000 Mike Brown .................. 1,375,000 Doug West ................... 1,275,000 Thurl Bailey ................ 1,000,000 Malron Maxey ................ 375,000 Gundars Vetra ............... 300,000 Chris Smith ................. 270,000 Tellis Frank ................ 200,000 Brian Davis ................. 150,000 Total ....................$15.5 million New Jersey Nets Benoit Benjamin ............. 3,575,000 Derrick Coleman ............. 3,440,000 Kenny Anderson .............. 2,925,000 Chris Morris ................ 1,785,000 Johnny Newman ............... 1,435,000 Kevin Edwards ............... 1,200,000 Armon Gilliam ............... 1,200,000 Jayson Williams ............. 950,000 Dwayne Schintzius ........... 921,000 Rick Mahorn ................. 650,000 Rex Walters ................. 650,000 Tate George ................. 626,000 P.J. Brown .................. 600,000 David Wesley ................ 150,000 Total ....................$20.1 million New York Knicks Patrick Ewing ............... 3,825,000 Charles Smith ............... 2,557,000 Rolando Blackman ............ 1,995,000 Charles Oakley .............. 1,950,000 Derek Harper ................ 1,927,000 Herb Williams ............... 1,600,000 Greg Anthony ................ 1,269,000 Bo Kimble ................... 1,150,000 John Starks ................. 1,112,000 Glen Rivers ................. 1,110,000 Anthony Mason ............... 1,100,000 Tim McCormick ............... 850,000 Hubert Davis ................ 764,000 Anthony Bonner .............. 650,000 Eric Anderson ............... 250,000 Total ....................$22.1 million Orlando Magic Shaquille O'Neal ............ 3,900,000 Dennis Scott ................ 2,820,000 Nick Anderson ............... 2,670,000 Scott Skiles ................ 1,722,000 Terry Catledge .............. 1,386,000 Jerry Reynolds .............. 1,288,000 Anfernee Hardaway ........... 1,244,000 Greg Kite ................... 985,000 Anthony Bowie ............... 900,000 Donald Royal ................ 890,000 Anthony Avent ............... 650,000 Larry Krystkowiak ........... 644,000 Todd Lichti ................. 565,000 Litterial Green ............. 250,000 Lester Conner ............... 25,000 Total ....................$20.8 million Philadelphia 76ers Shawn Bardley ............... 2,700,000 Johnny Dawkins .............. 2,100,000 Jeff Hornacek ............... 1,946,000 Tim Perry ................... 1,550,000 Sidney Green ................ 1,512,000 Moses Malone ................ 1,200,000 Clarence Weatherspoon ....... 1,040,000 Dana Barros ................. 750,000 Greg Graham ................. 700,000 Brian Oliver ................ 456,000 Sean Green .................. 400,000 Ronald Anderson ............. 300,000 Eric Leckner ................ 300,000 Michael Curry ............... 150,000 Orlando Woolridge ........... 150,000 Eddie Wilkins ............... 100,000 Total ....................$15.5 million Phoenix Suns Charles Barkley ............. 3,250,000 Dan Majerle ................. 2,975,000 Kevin Johnson ............... 2,300,000 Cedric Ceballos ............. 2,000,000 A.C. Green .................. 1,885,000 Danny Ainge ................. 1,690,000 Richard Dumas ............... 1,300,000 Jerrod Mustaf ............... 1,073,000 Mark West ................... 1,000,000 Tom Chambers ................ 690,000 Oliver Miller ............... 672,000 Joe Kleine .................. 650,000 Tim Kempton ................. 650,000 Malcom Mackey ............... 550,000 Frank Johnson ............... 500,000 Joe Courtney ................ 150,000 Duane Cooper ................ 150,000 Total ....................$21.6 million Portland Trail Blazers Buck Williams ............... 5,050,000 Jerome Kersey ............... 2,940,000 Terry Porter ................ 2,500,000 Harvey Grant ................ 2,429,000 Clifford Robinson ........... 2,336,000 Clyde Drexler ............... 1,578,000 Rod Strickland .............. 1,560,000 Mark Bryant ................. 1,300,000 Tracy Murray ................ 943,000 Chris Dudley ................ 790,000 Dave Johnson ................ 650,000 James Robinson .............. 650,000 Reggie Smith ................ 358,000 A.J. English ................ 150,000 Elliot Perry ................ 150,000 Kevin Thompson .............. 150,000 Total ....................$23.5 million Sacramento Kings Mitch Richmond .............. 2,500,000 Wayman Tisdale .............. 2,333,000 Lionel Simmons .............. 1,743,000 Walt Williams ............... 1,658,000 Bobby Hurley ................ 1,616,000 Evers Burns ................. 1,616,000 Anthony Webb ................ 1,567,000 Duane Causwell .............. 1,260,000 Pete Chilcutt ............... 760,000 Randy Brown ................. 597,000 Les Jepsen .................. 504,000 Jim Les ..................... 363,000 Marty Conion ................ 250,000 Kurt Rambis ................. 180,000 Randy Beuer ................. 150,000 Rod Higgins ................. 150,000 Mike Peplowski .............. 150,000 Total ....................$15.9 million San Antonio Spurs David Robinson .............. 5,740,000 Dennis Rodman ............... 2,450,000 Terry Cummings .............. 2,407,000 Willie Anderson ............. 2,075,000 J.R. Reid ................... 1,818,000 Antoine Carr ................ 1,353,000 Dale Ellis .................. 1,300,000 Vinny Del Negro ............. 1,195,365 Negele Knight ............... 496,000 Lloyd Daniels ............... 182,000 Eric Floyd .................. 150,000 Chris Whitney ............... 150,000 Total ....................$19.3 million Seattle Supersonics Sam Perkins ................. 3,587,000 Gary Payton ................. 2,383,000 Ricky Pierce ................ 2,100,000 Kendall Gill ................ 2,000,000 Michael Cage ................ 1,502,000 Detlef Schrempf ............. 1,308,000 Nate McMillan ............... 850,000 Shawn Kemp .................. 750,000 Rich King ................... 700,000 Ervin Johnson ............... 617,000 Steve Scheffler ............. 170,000 Total ....................$16.0 million Utah Jazz Karl Malone ................. 3,081,000 John Stockton ............... 2,400,000 Jeff Malone ................. 2,380,000 Jay Humphries ............... 1,800,000 Felton Spencer .............. 1,581,000 Tyrone Corbin ............... 1,400,000 Mark Eaton .................. 1,333,000 David Benoit ................ 810,000 Luther Wright ............... 650,000 Tom Chambers ................ 605,000 Isaac Austin ................ 450,000 John Crotty ................. 200,000 Walter Bond ................. 150,000 Byron Russell ............... 150,000 Total ....................$17.0 million Washington Bullets Kevin Duckworth ............. 2,313,000 Pervis Ellison .............. 2,300,000 Rex Chapman ................. 2,004,000 Calbert Cheaney ............. 2,000,000 Tom Gugliotta ............... 1,625,000 Michael Adams ............... 1,309,000 LaBradford Smith ............ 940,000 Buck Johnson ................ 715,000 Don MacLean ................. 601,000 Larry Stewart ............... 600,000 Gheorghe Muresan ............ 500,000 Doug Overton ................ 500,000 Kenny Walker ................ 400,000 Brent Price ................. 283,000 Mitchell Butler ............. 150,000 patricia (whew!) -- ----------------------------------- | Patricia Bender | | pj13488@austin.lockheed.com or | | patricia@austin.lockheed.com |