Hoops Rumors is in the process of ranking the cap hit for each NBA player by position. I’ve already posted the point guard, shooting guard, and small forward salary rankings for the 2014/15 campaign. The next spot on the hardwood that I’ll be looking at is the power forward position for the 2014/15 season.
All told, NBA teams have committed a total of $510,052,423 in cap hits this season to the men traditionally tasked with scoring in the paint and snagging rebounds around the league. The average hit for the four spot this season is a respectable $4,722,708, with Amar’e Stoudemire of the Knicks topping the list with a more than robust $23,410,988.
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 will be sweating it out all the way until January 7th. 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. Most salaries align with cap hits, but that’s not the case for a player like Jeremy Lin, who’s getting close to $15MM from the Lakers this season even though his cap hit is little more than half that amount, because of the contract he signed through the Gilbert Arenas Provision. 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. The only deals which were omitted were for players with non-guaranteed deals who were already waived.
The league’s power forwards are listed below, in descending order of salary:
- Amar’e Stoudemire (Knicks) $23,410,988
- Chris Bosh (Heat) $20,644,400
- Blake Griffin (Clippers) $17,674,613
- Zach Randolph (Grizzlies) $16.5MM
- LaMarcus Aldridge (Blazers) $16,256,000
- Kevin Love (Cavs) $15,719,062
- David Lee (Warriors) $15,012,000
- Nene (Wizards) $13MM
- Derrick Favors (Jazz) $12,950,000
- Serge Ibaka (Thunder) $12,350,000
- Kevin Garnett (Nets) $12MM
- David West (Pacers) $12MM
- Andrea Bargnani (Knicks) $11,500,000
- Tim Duncan (Spurs) $10,361,446
- Paul Millsap (Hawks) $9.5MM
- Thaddeus Young (Wolves) $9,410,869
- Tiago Splitter (Spurs) $9.25MM
- Channing Frye (Magic) $8,579,088
- Ryan Anderson (Pelicans) $8,491,500
- Boris Diaw (Spurs) $8MM
- Taj Gibson (Bulls) $8MM
- Dirk Nowitzki (Mavs) $7,974,482
- Ersan Ilyasova (Bucks) $7.9MM
- Pau Gasol (Bulls) $7,128,000
- Amir Johnson (Raptors) $7MM
- Marvin Williams (Hornets) $7MM
- Brandon Bass (Celtics) $6.9MM
- Glen Davis (Waived by Magic) $6.6MM
- Carl Landry (Kings) $6.5MM
- Derrick Williams (Kings) $6,331,404
- Jason Thompson (Kings) $6,037,500
- Patrick Patterson (Raptors) $5,831,326
- Anthony Davis (Pelicans) $5,607,240
- Anthony Bennett (Wolves) $5,563,920
- Greg Monroe (Pistons) $5,479,935
- Josh McRoberts (Heat) $5,305,000
- Nikola Mirotic (Bulls) $5,305,000
- Tristan Thompson (Cavs) $5,138,430
- Trevor Booker (Jazz) $5MM
- Brandan Wright (Suns) $5MM
- Luis Scola (Pacers) $4,868,499
- Jonas Jerebko (Pistons) $4.5MM
- Luc Mbah a Moute (Sixers) $4,382,575
- Kris Humphries (Wizards) $4,250,000
- Aaron Gordon (Magic) $3,992,040
- Al Harrington (Waived by Magic) $3,804,900
- Thomas Robinson (Blazers) $3,678,360
- Marreese Speights (Warriors) $3,657,500
- Darrell Arthur (Nuggets) $3,457,149
- Mike Scott (Hawks) $3,333,333
- Tyler Hansbrough (Raptors) $3,326,235
- Nerlens Noel (Sixers) $3,315,120
- Carlos Boozer (Lakers) $3,251,000
- Anthony Tolliver (Suns) $3MM
- Julius Randle (Lakers) $2,997,360
- Markieff Morris (Suns) $2,989,239
- Marcus Morris (Suns) $2,943,221
- Noah Vonleh (Hornets) $2,524,200
- James Johnson (Raptors) $2.5MM
- Kenneth Faried (Nuggets) $2,249,768
- Nick Collison (Thunder) $2,242,003
- Aron Baynes (Spurs) $2,077,000
- Elton Brand (Hawks) $2MM
- John Henson (Bucks) $1,987,320
- Adreian Payne (Hawks) $1,855,320
- Jeff Ayres (Spurs) $1,828,750
- Anthony Randolph (Waived by Magic) $1,825,359
- Reggie Evans (Kings) $1,768,653
- Ryan Kelly (Lakers) $1,650,000
- Terrence Jones (Rockets) $1,618,680
- Andrew Nicholson (Magic) $1,545,840
- Donatas Motiejunas (Rockets) $1,483,920
- Jared Sullinger (Celtics) $1,424,520
- Mitch McGary (Thunder) $1,400,040
- Victor Claver (Blazers) $1,370,000
- Shavlik Randolph (Suns) $1,227,985
- Cartier Martin (Pistons) $1,145,685
- Perry Jones III (Thunder) $1,129,200
- Ed Davis (Lakers) $981,084
- Jon Leuer (Grizzlies) $967,500
- Joey Dorsey (Rockets) $948,163
- Greg Smith (Mavs) $948,163
- Quincy Acy (Knicks) $915,243
- Lavoy Allen (Pacers) $915,243
- Lou Amundson (Waived by Knicks) $915,243
- Matt Bonner (Spurs) $915,243
- Glen Davis (Clippers) $915,243
- Drew Gooden (Wizards) $915,243
- Jason Maxiell (Hornets) $915,243
- Khris Middleton (Bucks) $915,243
- Kyle O’Quinn (Magic) $915,243
- Ekpe Udoh (Clippers) $915,243
- Charlie Villanueva (Mavs) $915,243
- Brandon Davies (Sixers) $816,482
- Grant Jerrett (Thunder) $816,482
- Tony Mitchell (Pistons) $816,482
- Mike Muscala (Hawks) $816,482
- Jarnell Stokes (Grizzlies) $725,000
- Dante Cunningham (Pelicans) $716,043
- Johnny O’Bryant (Bucks) $600K
- Cameron Bairstow (Bulls) $507,336
- Tarik Black (Lakers) $507,336
- Cory Jefferson (Nets) $507,336
- Eric Moreland (Kings) $507,336
- Dwight Powell (Mavs) $507,336
- JaKarr Sampson (Sixers) $507,336
- Shayne Whittington (Pacers) $507,336
- Drew Gordon (Sixers) $468,540
The Basketball Insiders salary pages were used in the creation of this post.