The Work Buzz's Latest News: Highest-paid players in the NBA

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Highest-paid players in the NBA Posted: 01 Jun 2011 08:44 AM PDT The NBA tournament champion is still being decided, but we can already pinpoint the league's winners in another area: salary. According to DraftExpress.com, the league's 20 highest-paid players all have contracts worth more than $15 million per year. To draw a quick comparison, according to the most recent data from the Labor Department’s Occupational Employment Statistics, the average  salary in the U.S. is $44,410 ($21.35/hour), meaning it would take the average person more than 558 years to earn the annual salary of the league’s highest-paid player, Kobe Bryant. Here's a rundown of the NBA’s winning salaries. 1.       Kobe Bryant Team: Los Angeles Lakers Salary: $24,806,250 2.       Rashard Lewis Team: Washington Salary: $19,573,711 3.       Kevin Garnett Team: Boston Salary: $18,866,934 4.       Tim Duncan Team: San Antonio Salary: $18,700,000 5.       Michael Redd Team: Milwaukee Salary: $18,300,000 6.       Pau Gasol Team: Los Angeles Lakers Salary: $17,823,000 7.       Andrei Kirilenko Team: Utah Salary: $17,823,000 8.       Gilbert Arenas Team: Orlando Salary: $17,730,694 9.       Yao Ming Team: Houston Salary: $17,686,100 10.   Vince Carter Team: Phoenix Salary: $17,522,375 11.   Zach Randolph Team: Memphis Salary: $17,333,333 12.   Dirk Nowitzki Team: Dallas Salary: $17,278,618 13.   Carmelo Anthony Team: New York Salary: $17,149,243 14.   Kenyon Martin Team: Denver Salary: $16,545,454 15.   Amare Stoudemire Team: New York Salary: $16,486,611 16.   Joe Johnson Team: Atlanta Salary: $16,324,500 17.   Elton Brand Team: Philadelphia Salary: $15,959,099 18.   Dwight Howard Team: Orlando Salary: $15,779,912 19.   Deron Williams Team: New Jersey Salary: $15,202,590 20.   Chris Paul Team: New Orleans Salary: $15,202,590 Who do you think will win the NBA Finals? The Mavericks or the Heat? Let us know in the comments section!

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