2015/16 Salary Rankings: Point Guards

Hoops Rumors is in the process of ranking the cap hit for each NBA player by position. We already ran down how the league’s centers, power forwards and small forwards stacked up financially, and next we’ll check out the point guard position. All told, NBA teams have committed a total of $478,273,888 in salary this season to the men who make the offenses go around the league. The average salary for a point guard this season is a solid $4,469,849 with Chris Paul topping the list with the more than respectable amount of $21,468,696 to account for on his year-end W-2 form.

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 league’s point guards are listed below in descending order of salary. Please note that the official roster for each team was used for determining what position we listed each player under, and some of the players below may spend time at other spots on the hardwood:

1. Chris Paul (Clippers) — $21,468,696
2. Derrick Rose (Bulls) — $20,093,064
3. Russell Westbrook (Thunder) — $16,744,218
4. Kyrie Irving (Cavaliers) — $16,407,500
5. John Wall (Wizards) — $15,851,950
6. Goran Dragic (Heat) — $14,783,000
7. Reggie Jackson (Pistons) — $13,913,044
8. Eric Bledsoe (Suns) — $13,500,000
9. Brandon Knight (Suns) — $13,500,000
10. Tony Parker (Spurs) — $13,437,500
11. Ricky Rubio (Timberwolves) — $12,700,000
12. Ty Lawson (Rockets) — $12,404,496
13. Kyle Lowry (Raptors) — $12,000,000
14. Kemba Walker (Hornets) — $12,000,000
15. Stephen Curry (Warriors) — $11,370,786
16. Deron Williams (Mavericks) — $10,853,761 [Includes the $5,474,787 he will be paid by the Nets, who waived him via the stretch provision).
17. Jrue Holiday (Pelicans) — $10,595,507
18. Mike Conley (Grizzlies) — $9,588,426
19. Rajon Rondo (Kings) — $9,500,000
20. Brandon Jennings (Pistons) — $8,344,497
21. George Hill (Pacers) — $8,000,000
22. Jeff Teague (Hawks) — $8,000,000
23. Jose Calderon (Knicks) — $7,402,812
24. Cory Joseph (Raptors) — $7,000,000
25. Rodney Stuckey (Pacers) — $7,000,000
26. Isaiah Thomas (Celtics) — $6,912,869
27. Greivis Vasquez (Bucks) — $6,600,000
28. Patrick Beverley (Rockets) — $6,486,486
29. Jarrett Jack (Nets) — $6,300,000
30. Shaun Livingston (Warriors) — $5,543,725
31. D’Angelo Russell (Lakers) — $5,103,120
32. Darren Collison (Kings) — $5,013,559
33. C.J. Watson (Magic) — $5,000,000
34. Jameer Nelson (Nuggets) — $4,345,000
35. Mario Chalmers (Grizzlies) — $4,300,000
36. J.J Barea (Mavericks) — $4,290,000
37. Damian Lillard (Trail Blazers) — $4,236,287
38. Devin Harris (Mavericks) — $4,053,446
39. Raymond Felton (Mavericks) — $3,950,313
40. Dante Exum (Jazz) — $3,777,720
41. Patty Mills (Spurs) — $3,578,947
42. Marcus Smart (Celtics) — $3,431,040
43. Austin Rivers (Clippers) — $3,110,796
44. Emmanuel Mudiay (Nuggets) — $3,105,240
45. Norris Cole (Pelicans) — $3,036,927
46. D.J. Augustin (Thunder) — $3,000,000
47. Jerryd Bayless (Bucks) — $3,000,000
48. Kirk Hinrich (Bulls) — $2,854,940
49. Brian Roberts (Hornets) — $2,854,940
50. Trey Burke (Jazz) — $2,658,240
51. Elfrid Payton (Magic) — $2,505,720
52. Shelvin Mack (Hawks) — $2,433,333
53. Michael Carter-Williams (Bucks) — $2,399,040
54. Aaron Brooks (Bulls) — $2,250,000
55. Tony Wroten (Waived by Sixers) — $2,179,353
56. Steve Blake (Pistons) — $2,170,465
57. Ramon Sessions (Wizards) — $2,170,465
58. Beno Udrih (Heat) — $2,170,465
59. Kendall Marshall (Sixers) — $2,144,772
60. Jeremy Lin (Hornets) — $2,139,000
61. Gary Neal (Wizards) — $2,139,000
62. Mo Williams (Cavaliers) — $2,100,000
63. Cameron Payne (Thunder) — $2,021,520
64. Terry Rozier (Celtics) — $1,824,360
65. Toney Douglas (Pelicans) — $1,764,858 (Includes the $600,000 he is owed by the Pacers, who waived him)
66. Dennis Schröder (Hawks) — $1,763,400
67. Tyler Ennis (Bucks) — $1,662,360
68. Jerian Grant (Knicks) — $1,572,360
69. Delon Wright (Raptors) — $1,509,360
70. Shane Larkin (Nets) — $1,500,000
71. Andre Miller (Timberwolves) — $1,499,187
72. Ronnie Price (Suns) — $1,499,187
73. Pablo Prigioni (Clippers) — $1,421,348 (Includes the $440,000 he is owed by the Nuggets, who waived him)
74. Shabazz Napier (Magic) — $1,294,440
75. Tyus Jones (Timberwolves) — $1,282,080
76. Matthew Dellavedova (Cavaliers) — $1,147,276
77. Ish Smith (Sixers) — $1,100,602
78. Donald Sloan (Nets) — $1,015,421
79. Joseph Young (Pacers) — $1,007,026
80. Isaiah Canaan (Sixers) — $947,276
81. Ray McCallum (Spurs) — $947,276
82. Seth Curry (Kings) — $947,276
83. Raul Neto (Jazz) — $900,000
84. Jordan Clarkson (Lakers) — $845,059
85. Spencer Dinwiddie (Pistons) — $845,059
86. Tim Frazier (Trail Blazers) — $845,059
87. Langston Galloway (Knicks) — $845,059
88. Tyler Johnson (Heat) — $845,059
89. Russ Smith (Waived by Grizzlies) — $845,059
90. Pierre Jackson (Waived by Sixers) — $750,000
91. Bryce Cotton (Waived by Suns) — $700,902
92. Jimmer Fredette (Waived by Sixers and Pelicans) — $579,388
93. Marcelo Huertas (Lakers) — $525,093
94. T.J. McConnell (Sixers) — $525,093
95. Jordan Farmar (Waived by Clippers via stretch provision) — $510,922
96. Gal Mekel (Waived by Mavericks) — $315,759
97. Scottie Wilbekin (Waived by Sixers) — $200,000
98. Phil Pressey (Waived by Sixers and Jazz) — $195,027
99. Keith Appling (Waived by Magic) — $100,000
100. Erick Green (Waived by Nuggets) — $100,000
101. Ryan Boatright (Waived by Nets) — $75,000
102. Lorenzo Brown (Waived by the Timberwolves) — $75,000
103. Travis Trice (Waived by the Knicks) — $50,000
104. Nate Robinson (Waived by Pelicans) — $44,094
105. Shannon Scott (Waived by Raptors) — $25,000
106. Eric Atkins (Waived by Jazz) — $6,178