Hoops Rumors is in the process of ranking the salaries, separated by conference, for each NBA player by position. We’ve already looked at the point guards and centers of the Western Conference and will now turn our attention toward the conference’s shooting guards.
All told, the teams out west have committed a total of $299,460,075 in cap hits this season to the men who man the two spot. The average conference salary for shooting guards this season is currently $4,403,825, with James Harden topping the list with a more than respectable $26,540,100 to account for on his year-end W-2 form.
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 won’t make it out of the preseason, while others will be sweating it out until January 10th. 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.
I should also add that not every player listed below will play shooting guard this season, as some will likely see some time at small forward or point guard. To maintain uniformity, I used their positions listed on the teams’ official rosters to determine which list to include them on. So if you see a player who isn’t expected to play shooting guard for his team this season listed below, that’s why.
The Western Conference’s shooting guards are listed below, in descending order of salary:
- James Harden [Rockets] —$26,540,100
- Allen Crabbe [Blazers] —$18,500,000
- Wesley Matthews [Mavs] — $17,145,838
- Klay Thompson [Warriors] — $16,663,575
- Manu Ginobili [Spurs] —$14,000,000
- Jamal Crawford [Clippers] —$13,253,012
- Arron Afflalo [Kings] —$12,500,000
- Eric Gordon [Rockets] —$12,385,665
- Tyreke Evans [Pelicans] —$10,203,755
- Alec Burks [Jazz] —$10,154,495
- Danny Green [Spurs] —$10,000,000
- E’Twaun Moore [Pelicans] —$8,081,363
- Garrett Temple [Kings] —$8,000,000
- J.J. Redick [Clippers] —$7,377,500
- Lou Williams [Lakers] —$7,000,000
- Victor Oladipo [Thunder] —$6,552,960
- Andrew Wiggins [Wolves] —$6,006,600
- Alex Abrines [Thunder] —$5,994,764
- Tony Allen [Grizzlies] — $5,505,618
- Langston Galloway [Pelicans] —$5,200,000
- Ben McLemore [Kings] —$4,008,882
- Leandro Barbosa [Suns] —$4,000,000
- Quincy Pondexter [Pelicans] —$3,617,978
- Buddy Hield [Pelicans] —$3,517,200
- Mike Miller [Nuggets] — $3,500,000
- Anthony Morrow [Thunder] —$3,488,000
- K.J. McDaniels [Rockets] —$3,333,333
- Troy Daniels [Grizzlies] — $3,332,940
- C.J. McCollum [Blazers]—$3,219,579
- Jamal Murray [Nuggets] — $3,210,840
- Seth Curry [Mavs] — $2,898,000
- Devin Booker [Suns] —$2,223,600
- Andre Roberson [Thunder] —$2,183,072
- Archie Goodwin [Suns] —$2,094,089
- Vince Carter [Grizzlies] — $2,000,000
- Gary Harris [Nuggets] — $1,655,880
- Malik Beasley [Nuggets] — $1,627,320
- Justin Anderson [Mavs]— $1,514,160
- Jordan Adams [Grizzlies] — $1,465,080
- Malachi Richardson [Kings] —$1,439,880
- Rodney Hood [Jazz] —$1,406,520
- Alonzo Gee [Pelicans] —$1,400,000
- Kevin Martin [Waived via Stretch Provision by Wolves] $1,360,305
- Alan Anderson [Clippers] —$1,315,448
- Lance Stephenson [Pelicans] — $1,227,286
- Elliot Williams [Warriors] — $1,227,286
- John Jenkins [Suns] —$1,050,961
- Ian Clark [Warriors] — $1,015,696
- Toure’ Murry [Wolves]— $980,431
- JaKarr Sampson [Nuggets] — $980,431
- Pat Connaughton [Blazers] —$874,636
- D.J. Kennedy [Nuggets] — $874,636
- Luis Montero [Blazers] —$874,636
- Lamar Patterson [Kings] —$874,636
- Jonathon Simmons [Spurs] —$874,636
- D.J. Stephens [Grizzlies] — $874,636
- Axel Toupane [Nuggets] — $874,636
- Bryn Forbes [Spurs] —$543,471
- Quincy Ford [Jazz] —$543,471
- Patricio Garino [Spurs] —$543,471
- Shaquille Harrison [Suns] — $543,471
- Keith Hornsby [Mavs] — $543,471
- Cameron Jones [Warriors] — $543,471
- Tim Quarterman [Blazers] —$543,471
- Wayne Selden [Grizzlies] — $543,471
- Isaiah Taylor [Rockets] — $543,471
- C.J. Williams [Mavs] — $543,471
- Scott Wood [Warriors] — $543,471
I thought D’Antoni said Harden was a PG today?
*See the part in the intro where I mentioned that their official listed positions were used in determining which list players appear in…
What about Jordan Clarkson?
His official position is listed as a point guard by the team. He’s on that list that was already posted.