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 stacked up financially, and next we’ll check out the power forward position. All told, NBA teams have committed a total of $479,043,452 in cap hits this season to the men who man the four spot around the league. The average salary for a power forward this season is a solid $4,477,042, with Chris Bosh topping the list with a whopping $22,192,730 coming his way for his work in 2015/16.
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 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. 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 league’s power forwards 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:
- Chris Bosh (Heat) — $22,192,730
- LaMarcus Aldridge (Spurs) — $19,689,000
- Kevin Love (Cavaliers) — $19,689,000
- Blake Griffin (Clippers) — $18,907,725
- Paul Millsap (Hawks) — $18,671,659
- David Lee (Celtics) — $15,493,680
- Draymond Green (Warriors) — $14,260,870
- Serge Ibaka (Thunder) — $12,250,000
- Derrick Favors (Jazz) — $12,000,000
- Amir Johnson (Celtics) — $12,000,000
- Kenneth Faried (Nuggets) — $11,235,955
- Thaddeus Young (Nets) — $11,235,955
- Zach Randolph (Grizzlies) — $9,638,555
- Ryan Anderson (Pelicans) — $8,500,000
- Kevin Garnett (Timberwolves) — $8,500,000
- Taj Gibson (Bulls) — $8,500,000
- Dirk Nowitzki (Mavericks) — $8,333,334
- Channing Frye (Magic) — $8,193,029
- Markieff Morris (Suns) — $8,000,000
- Ersan Ilyasova (Pistons) — $7,900,000
- Anthony Davis (Pelicans) — $7,070,730
- Marvin Williams (Hornets) — $7,000,000
- Jason Thompson (Warriors) — $6,908,685
- Josh Smith (Clippers)— $6,899,187 (Includes the $5,400,000 he is being paid by the Pistons, who waived him via stretch provision)
- Carl Landry (Sixers) — $6,500,000
- Patrick Patterson (Raptors) — $6,268,675
- Josh McRoberts (Heat) — $5,543,725
- Nikola Mirotic (Bulls) — $5,543,725
- Mirza Teletovic (Suns) — $5,500,000
- Jabari Parker (Bucks) — $5,152,440
- Jonas Jerebko (Celtics) — $5,000,000
- Marcus Morris (Pistons) — $5,000,000
- Trevor Booker (Jazz) — $4,775,000
- Anthony Bennett (Raptors) — $4,597,276 (Includes the $3,650,000 he is owed by Timberwolves, who waived him)
- Kris Humphries (Wizards) — $4,400,000
- Derrick Williams (Knicks) — $4,400,000
- Jason Smith (Magic) — $4,300,000
- Aaron Gordon (Magic) — $4,171,680
- Kristaps Porzingis (Knicks) — $4,131,720
- Lavoy Allen (Pacers) — $4,050,000
- Jordan Hill (Pacers) — $4,000,000
- Nemanja Bjelica (Timberwolves) — $3,950,001
- Marreese Speights (Warriors) — $3,815,000
- Nick Collison (Thunder) — $3,750,000
- Kyle O’Quinn (Knicks) — $3,750,000
- Nerlens Noel (Sixers) — $3,457,800
- Mike Scott (Hawks) — $3,333,333
- Drew Gooden (Wizards) — $3,300,000
- Julius Randle (Lakers) — $3,132,240
- Meyers Leonard (Trail Blazers) — $3,075,880
- Brandon Bass (Lakers) — $3,000,000
- Anthony Tolliver (Pistons) — $3,000,000
- Luis Scola (Raptors) — $2,900,000
- Udonis Haslem (Heat) — $2,854,940
- Dante Cunningham (Pelicans) —$2,850,000
- Furkan Aldemir (Waived by Sixers) — $2,836,768
- Darrell Arthur (Nuggets) — $2,814,000
- Noah Vonleh (Trail Blazers) — $2,637,720
- Frank Kaminsky (Hornets) — $2,612,520
- Terrence Jones (Rockets) — $2,489,530
- Andrew Nicholson (Magic) — $2,380,593
- Myles Turner (Pacers) — $2,357,760
- Donatas Motiejunas (Rockets) — $2,288,205
- Jared Sullinger (Celtics) — $2,269,260
- Trey Lyles (Jazz) — $2,239,800
- DeJuan Blair (Wizards) — $2,000,000
- Adreian Payne (Timberwolves) — $1,938,840
- Ryan Kelly (Lakers) — $1,724,250
- Lou Amundson (Knicks) — $1,635,476
- Matt Bonner (Spurs) — $1,499,187
- Amar’e Stoudemire (Heat) — $1,499,187
- Charlie Villanueva (Mavericks) — $1,499,187
- David West (Spurs) — $1,499,187
- Mitch McGary (Thunder) — $1,463,040
- Bobby Portis (Bulls) — $1,391,160
- Andrea Bargnani (Nets) — $1,362,897
- Cartier Martin (Waived by Pistons) — $1,270,965
- Clint Capela (Rockets) — $1,242,720
- Jarell Martin (Grizzlies) — $1,230,840
- Tyler Hansbrough (Hornets) — $1,185,784
- Jordan Mickey (Celtics) — $1,170,960
- Larry Nance Jr. (Lakers) — $1,155,600
- Chris McCullough (Nets) — $1,140,240
- Richaun Holmes (Sixers) — $1,074,169
- Jon Leuer (Suns) — $1,035,000
- Rakeem Christmas (Pacers) — $1,007,026
- Montrezl Harrell (Rockets) — $1,000,000
- Thomas Robinson (Nets) — $981,348
- Willie Reed (Nets) — $947,276
- Cameron Bairstow (Bulls) — $845,059
- JaMychal Green (Grizzlies) — $845,059
- Cory Jefferson (Suns) — $845,059
- Eric Moreland (Kings) — $845,059
- Johnny O’Bryant (Bucks) — $845,059
- Dwight Powell (Mavericks) — $845,059
- Jarnell Stokes (Heat) — $845,059
- Joey Dorsey (Waived by Nuggets) — $815,421
- Cliff Alexander (Trail Blazers) — $525,093
- Duje Dukan (Kings) — $525,093
- Cristiano Felicio (Bulls) — $525,093
- Jonathan Holmes (Waived by Lakers) — $525,093
- Christian Wood (Sixers) — $525,093
- Chuck Hayes (Waived by Rockets) — $88,187
- Ronald Roberts (Waived by Raptors) — $75,000
- Brandon Ashley (Waived by Mavericks) — $50,000
- Jarrid Famous (Waived by Mavericks) — $10,000
- Justin Harper (Waived by Nets) — $9,942