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NBA · 2010-11 SEASON

2010-11 NBA salaries

$368,526,529 paid to 81 players, Vince Carter the biggest at $17,522,375.

Every man the league paid that season, ranked by what the contract paid him for it. Ten of them took 38.1% of the total.

PAID OUT $368.5m
BIGGEST SALARY $17.5m
PLAYERS PAID 81
AVERAGE $4.5m
OVER $1M 72

The 2010-11 season at a glance

What the league paid, and how it split

2010-11

Paid out
$368,526,529
Players paid
81
Average
$4,549,710
Basic salary
97.8%
Signing bonus
2.1%
Top ten hold
38.1%

2009-10 paid $274,377,364 to 68 players, so 2010-11 is up 34.3% on the season before it.

The fifteen biggest 2010-11 salaries

One season, not a career

Top ten hold 38.1%

Vince Carter $18m Carmelo Anthony $17m Dwight Howard $17m LeBron James $14m Chris Paul $14m Rudy Gay $14m Tyson Chandler $13m Andre Iguodala $12m LaMarcus Aldridge $11m Wesley Matthews $10m Jamal Crawford $10m Rajon Rondo $9.1m Paul Millsap $7.6m J.J. Redick $7.5m Anderson Varejao $7.0m

Every NBA salary in 2010-11

Ranked by what the season paid

81 players

# Player Franchise Position Share Career 2010-11 salary
01 Vince Carter Atlanta Hawks Shooting Guard 4.8% $172.0m $17,522,375$17.5m
02 Carmelo Anthony Los Angeles Lakers Power Forward 4.7% $262.5m $17,149,243$17.1m
03 Dwight Howard Los Angeles Lakers Center 4.5% $245.1m $16,647,180$16.6m
04 LeBron James Los Angeles Lakers Power Forward 3.9% $530.9m $14,500,000$14.5m
05 Chris Paul Golden State Warriors Point Guard 3.9% $419.9m $14,490,152$14.5m
06 Rudy Gay Oklahoma City Thunder Power Forward 3.7% $181.3m $13,603,750$13.6m
07 Tyson Chandler Houston Rockets Center 3.5% $187.7m $12,750,000$12.7m
08 Andre Iguodala Golden State Warriors Small Forward 3.3% $182.3m $12,345,250$12.3m
09 LaMarcus Aldridge San Antonio Spurs Power Forward 3.1% $218.7m $11,244,000$11.2m
10 Wesley Matthews Los Angeles Lakers Shooting Guard 2.8% $108.8m $10,317,000$10.3m
11 Jamal Crawford Brooklyn Nets Shooting Guard 2.7% $122.6m $10,080,000$10.1m
12 Rajon Rondo Memphis Grizzlies Point Guard 2.5% $116.5m $9,090,911$9.1m
13 Paul Millsap Denver Nuggets Power Forward 2.1% $189.9m $7,600,000$7.6m
14 J.J. Redick Dallas Mavericks Shooting Guard 2.0% $116.4m $7,500,000$7.5m
15 Anderson Varejao Cleveland Cavaliers Power Forward 1.9% $88.9m $7,000,000$7.0m
16 Marvin Williams Milwaukee Bucks Power Forward 1.8% $122.7m $6,712,500$6.7m
17 Corey Brewer Sacramento Kings Shooting Guard 1.8% $55.6m $6,578,472$6.6m
18 Trevor Ariza Los Angeles Lakers Small Forward 1.7% $116.9m $6,322,320$6.3m
19 Kevin Durant Phoenix Suns Small Forward 1.6% $499.8m $6,053,663$6.1m
20 J.R. Smith Los Angeles Lakers Shooting Guard 1.6% $90.3m $6,031,851$6.0m
21 Kyle Lowry Miami Heat Point Guard 1.6% $275.0m $5,750,000$5.8m
22 Derrick Rose Memphis Grizzlies Point Guard 1.5% $169.5m $5,546,160$5.5m
23 Al Horford Boston Celtics Center 1.5% $285.1m $5,444,857$5.4m
24 Blake Griffin Brooklyn Nets Power Forward 1.5% $255.8m $5,357,280$5.4m
25 John Wall Houston Rockets Point Guard 1.4% $276.5m $5,144,280$5.1m
26 Kyle Korver Milwaukee Bucks Shooting Guard 1.4% $83.9m $5,000,000$5.0m
27 Louis Williams Atlanta Hawks Shooting Guard 1.4% $85.7m $5,000,000$5.0m
28 Mike Conley Minnesota Timberwolves Point Guard 1.3% $274.1m $4,913,007$4.9m
29 Evan Turner Portland Trail Blazers Small Forward 1.2% $97.3m $4,602,720$4.6m
30 Jeff Green Houston Rockets Power Forward 1.2% $100.3m $4,455,988$4.5m
31 James Harden Philadelphia 76ers Shooting Guard 1.2% $337.3m $4,304,520$4.3m
32 Derrick Favors Utah Jazz Center 1.1% $130.7m $4,133,280$4.1m
33 Russell Westbrook Los Angeles Clippers Point Guard 1.1% $344.3m $4,017,720$4.0m
34 Kevin Love Miami Heat Center 1.0% $273.7m $3,638,280$3.6m
35 Udonis Haslem Miami Heat Power Forward 0.9% $68.1m $3,500,000$3.5m
36 Marc Gasol Los Angeles Lakers Center 0.9% $181.7m $3,480,000$3.5m
37 DeMarcus Cousins Los Angeles Clippers Center 0.9% $92.5m $3,374,640$3.4m
38 Danilo Gallinari Washington Wizards Power Forward 0.9% $201.7m $3,304,560$3.3m
39 Thabo Sefolosha Houston Rockets Small Forward 0.9% $46.6m $3,250,000$3.3m
40 Joakim Noah Los Angeles Clippers Center 0.8% $142.9m $3,128,536$3.1m
41 Eric Gordon Phoenix Suns Shooting Guard 0.8% $183.1m $3,016,680$3.0m
42 Stephen Curry Golden State Warriors Point Guard 0.8% $470.1m $2,913,840$2.9m
43 Thaddeus Young Toronto Raptors Power Forward 0.8% $151.4m $2,901,241$2.9m
44 Al-Farouq Aminu San Antonio Spurs Power Forward 0.7% $71.0m $2,563,320$2.6m
45 D.J. Augustin Houston Rockets Point Guard 0.7% $70.8m $2,540,400$2.5m
46 DeMar DeRozan Chicago Bulls Small Forward 0.7% $257.6m $2,453,880$2.5m
47 Brook Lopez Milwaukee Bucks Center 0.7% $220.0m $2,413,320$2.4m
48 Marco Belinelli San Antonio Spurs Shooting Guard 0.6% $49.2m $2,380,270$2.4m
49 Gordon Hayward Charlotte Hornets Small Forward 0.6% $268.4m $2,356,320$2.4m
50 Ersan Ilyasova Utah Jazz Power Forward 0.6% $82.5m $2,320,500$2.3m
51 Paul George Los Angeles Clippers Shooting Guard 0.6% $354.1m $2,238,660$2.2m
52 Anthony Tolliver Philadelphia 76ers Power Forward 0.6% $37.8m $2,200,000$2.2m
53 Jared Dudley Los Angeles Lakers Small Forward 0.6% $61.3m $2,151,068$2.2m
54 Wilson Chandler Brooklyn Nets Small Forward 0.6% $78.2m $2,130,481$2.1m
55 Goran Dragic Miami Heat Point Guard 0.5% $150.9m $1,972,000$2.0m
56 Ed Davis Minnesota Timberwolves Center 0.5% $43.8m $1,919,160$1.9m
57 Robin Lopez Milwaukee Bucks Center 0.5% $101.4m $1,867,320$1.9m
58 Patrick Patterson Los Angeles Clippers Power Forward 0.5% $44.1m $1,823,280$1.8m
59 Jose Barea Dallas Mavericks Point Guard 0.5% $41.8m $1,815,000$1.8m
60 James Johnson New Orleans Pelicans Power Forward 0.5% $79.4m $1,713,600$1.7m
61 Jrue Holiday Milwaukee Bucks Point Guard 0.4% $291.4m $1,627,290$1.6m
62 JaVale McGee Dallas Mavericks Center 0.4% $87.8m $1,601,040$1.6m
63 Eric Bledsoe Los Angeles Clippers Point Guard 0.4% $146.1m $1,485,000$1.5m
64 Jeff Teague Milwaukee Bucks Point Guard 0.4% $98.5m $1,476,840$1.5m
65 Avery Bradley Houston Rockets Point Guard 0.4% $68.8m $1,418,160$1.4m
66 Courtney Lee New York Knicks Shooting Guard 0.4% $75.0m $1,409,040$1.4m
67 Serge Ibaka Los Angeles Clippers Center 0.3% $137.3m $1,204,200
68 Nicolas Batum Los Angeles Clippers Small Forward 0.3% $199.1m $1,196,760
69 George Hill Milwaukee Bucks Point Guard 0.3% $112.4m $1,157,160
70 Taj Gibson New York Knicks Power Forward 0.3% $80.6m $1,117,680
71 DeMarre Carroll Houston Rockets Small Forward 0.3% $81.8m $1,085,400
72 Wayne Ellington Detroit Pistons Shooting Guard 0.3% $47.6m $1,078,800
73 Patrick Mills San Antonio Spurs Point Guard 0.3% $74.4m $937,195
74 Patty Mills Atlanta Hawks Point Guard 0.3% $81.5m $937,195
75 DeAndre Jordan Denver Nuggets Center 0.2% $174.3m $854,389
76 Luc Richard Mbah a Moute Houston Rockets Power Forward 0.2% $30.4m $854,389
77 Ian Mahinmi Washington Wizards Center 0.2% $84.5m $762,195
78 Hassan Whiteside Utah Jazz Center 0.2% $104.7m $730,437
79 Ishmael Smith Charlotte Hornets Point Guard 0.1% $44.7m $473,604
80 Garrett Temple New Orleans Pelicans Shooting Guard 0.1% $52.7m $370,063
81 Danny Green Philadelphia 76ers Shooting Guard 0.0% $101.7m $174,857

The career column is everything the same man's contracts are worth across every season he has been paid, which is the ranking the all-time list is built on.

2010-11 against every other season

What the league paid out, year by year

18 seasons

Frequently asked questions

Who was the highest paid NBA player in 2010-11?

Vince Carter, $17,522,375 at the Atlanta Hawks. That is 4.8% of everything the league paid that season.

How much did NBA players earn in total in 2010-11?

$368,526,529 across 81 players, an average of $4,549,710 each.

How many NBA players earned $1 million in 2010-11?

72 of the 81 paid that season.

How does 2010-11 compare with 2009-10?

2009-10 paid $274,377,364 across 68 players. 2010-11 is up 34.3% on it.

What is in a NBA salary figure?

Everything the contract pays in that season: basic salary, the share of a signing bonus the deal books to the year, incentives and a trade bonus where one applies. It is not a cap hit and it is not a net figure after tax or escrow.

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