For a league wherein star energy so tremendously determines outcomes, cash is extra evenly distributed amongst gamers than you may anticipate.
Within the final 20 years, All-Star gamers (roughly 5 p.c of the gamers in any given NBA season) have obtained solely 16.59 p.c of complete league salaries. For All-NBA gamers (15 yearly), the quantity could be 10.37 p.c.
However which groups spend essentially the most cash on these star gamers?
We tried to search out out by specializing in All-NBA alternatives previously twenty years (since we now have 30 groups within the league).
Unsurprisingly, the Los Angeles Lakers high the checklist, having spent $792.7 million on All-NBA gamers – 30.61 p.c of their complete wage expenditure. Curiously, they rank twenty ninth in spending on non-All-NBA gamers.
Extra surprisingly, the small-market Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder rank second, investing $484.8 million in All-NBA expertise. In addition they rank final in non-star participant bills. A chief instance of environment friendly useful resource allocation proper there.
For the complete rating, examine beneath:
Share of complete salaries: 30.61 p.c
Cash spent on non-stars: $1,796,803,043 (No. 29 within the NBA)
Ronald Martinez/Getty Photographs
Share of complete salaries: 21.89 p.c
Cash spent on non-stars: $1,729,996,839 (No. 30 within the NBA)
Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports activities
Share of complete salaries: 18.19 p.c
Cash spent on non-stars: $2,046,536,917 (No. 18 within the NBA)
Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports activities
Share of complete salaries: 17.73 p.c
Cash spent on non-stars: $1,866,701,486 (No. 27 within the NBA)
Harry How/Getty Photographs
Share of complete salaries: 17.00 p.c
Cash spent on non-stars: $1,920,672,540 (No. 24 within the NBA)
Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports activities
Share of complete salaries: 15.86 p.c
Cash spent on non-stars: $1,903,414,510 (No. 25 within the NBA)
Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports activities
Share of complete salaries: 15.29 p.c
Cash spent on non-stars: $1,966,053,015 (No. 21 within the NBA)
Doug Benc/Getty Photographs
Share of complete salaries: 13.99 p.c
Cash spent on non-stars: $2,136,234,957 (No. 10 within the NBA)
Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports activities
Share of complete salaries: 11.44 p.c
Cash spent on non-stars: $1,993,749,234 (No. 20 within the NBA)
Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports activities
Share of complete salaries: 11.23 p.c
Cash spent on non-stars: $1,998,871,297 (No. 19 within the NBA)
Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports activities
Share of complete salaries: 10.92 p.c
Cash spent on non-stars: $2,099,239,938 (No. 12 within the NBA)
Brad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports activities
Share of complete salaries: 10.84 p.c
Cash spent on non-stars: $2,236,521,812 (No. 4 within the NBA)
Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Photographs
Share of complete salaries: 9.90 p.c
Cash spent on non-stars: $2,112,216,160 (No. 11 within the NBA)
Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports activities
Share of complete salaries: 9.73 p.c
Cash spent on non-stars: $2,187,716,644 (No. 7 within the NBA)
Rob Grey-USA TODAY Sports activities
Share of complete salaries: 8.97 p.c
Cash spent on non-stars: $1,963,813,772 (No. 22 within the NBA)
Ed Szczepanski-USA TODAY Sports activities
Share of complete salaries: 8.89 p.c
Cash spent on non-stars: $1,958,754,237 (No. 23 within the NBA)
David Richard-USA TODAY Sports activities
Share of complete salaries: 8.80 p.c
Cash spent on non-stars: $2,201,475,212 (No. 6 within the NBA)
Thomas Shea-USA TODAY Sports activities
Share of complete salaries: 8.32 p.c
Cash spent on non-stars: $2,391,995,644 (No. 2 within the NBA)
Michael Reaves/Getty Photographs
Share of complete salaries: 7.27 p.c
Cash spent on non-stars: $2,093,823,061 (No. 13 within the NBA)
Gregory Shamus/Getty Photographs
Share of complete salaries: 6.54 p.c
Cash spent on non-stars: $2,158,024,193 (No. 9 within the NBA)
Petre Thomas-USA TODAY Sports activities
Share of complete salaries: 6.08 p.c
Cash spent on non-stars: $2,065,710,742 (No. 16 within the NBA)
Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports activities
Share of complete salaries: 5.50 p.c
Cash spent on non-stars: $2,596,938,046 (No. 1 within the NBA)
Gregory Shamus/Getty Photographs
Share of complete salaries: 5.04 p.c
Cash spent on non-stars: $2,058,914,219 (No. 17 within the NBA)
Sarah Stier/Getty Photographs
Share of complete salaries: 5.03 p.c
Cash spent on non-stars: $2,333,114,666 (No. 3 within the NBA)
Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports activities
Share of complete salaries: 4.87 p.c
Cash spent on non-stars: $1,823,522,819 (No. 28 within the NBA)
Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports activities
Share of complete salaries: 4.27 p.c
Cash spent on non-stars: $2,169,603,436 (No. 8 within the NBA)
Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports activities
Share of complete salaries: 3.59 p.c
Cash spent on non-stars: $2,204,685,506 (No. 5 within the NBA)
Kevin C. Cox/Getty Photographs
Share of complete salaries: 2.93 p.c
Cash spent on non-stars: $2,070,996,070 (No. 15 within the NBA)
Nelson Chenault-USA TODAY Sports activities
Share of complete salaries: 2.67 p.c
Cash spent on non-stars: $2,074,037,710 (No. 14 within the NBA)
Jason Miller/Getty Photographs
Share of complete salaries: 2.17 p.c
Cash spent on non-stars: $1,893,808,885 (No. 26 within the NBA)
