I have to admit that today's NBA can be said to be a salary flood, like the Wizards' Beal, who just reached the All-Star level at his peak, Lillard, the highest is an All-Star, and Downs, can only be counted as a data brush, but these people's salaries will break 50 million in the future, which can be said to be premium contracts.
I think that getting the top salary should meet several conditions, first of all, the data must be good, because the data is good, there will be more fans, and the more fans, the team will make more money. Then you have to have a super body, at least 82 games a season you can play at least 60 games, otherwise the boss gives you money, you lie at home every day for what is worth the top salary.
Finally, you have to have the ability to affect the victory or defeat of the game on the court, you are not required to be so powerful on the field, at least most of them must have that ability, so that the record will be good, the same record is good, the team can enter the playoffs, the same fans can make more owners, and make more money.
For example, people like Lillard Beal take the top salary purely to balance the team's salary, because in this league your team's total salary is low, but also to pay money to other teams, more can not be called luxury tax, requiring team wages must be within a certain range to remain competitive.
Therefore, I personally believe that throughout the current NBA players, there are only 4 people who are really worthy of an annual salary of 50 million. Durant's genius breakup to any team is the scoring king, competitive and efficient, higher than him is not as fast as him, faster than him is not as high as him, playing everyone is misplaced, the only drawback is that the slender body can not guarantee that the physical strength to maintain efficiency can be maintained for 48 minutes, but it is definitely worth 50 million annual salary.
Alphabet brother, whether it is rebounding, scoring defense is top, in the honor piece, a championship, two MVP, an FMVP, the best defensive player, an AMVP, and 4 first teams and 2 second teams, honors are basically no moisture. Now he is the first person in the league and can give 50 million top salary.
Curry, first of all, still admits the greatness of Curry, and the three-point shot is indeed the first in history. No one in the league has yet enjoyed the 4-defense 1 tactic, receiving the ball but half time to wrap, that is how much fear of Curry, from the personal influence Curry is not even worse than James, whether abroad or domestic, his fan base is quite large, you can see from the support rate of many games Warriors or his previous brand line, 50 million salary is by no means excessive.
If Curry had not rejected Nike that year, Curry would have been the first person in the league in 15 years, and Nike's market value would be stronger than it is today, this is the difference, only Jordan and Curry's influence in the entire history can bring a brand to new heights.
James, now he is still the league's number one, superstar, has been at the peak without decline, James has been too good recently, from the beginning of the season to more than 40% of the shooting rate, now suddenly forced back to about 51% of the shooting rate, and the score is almost 30 per game, although 38 years old, but still worth 50 million, the actual value is about 70 million, if 13-18 years James, the actual value is more than 100 million.
James is a great star is undoubtedly, just to say that he is the first person in NBA history, it really can't be said, each era has the characteristics and environment of each era, so there is no need to compare with Jordan or others, there is nothing to argue, but, whether you like him or not, his game is one less game. I'm a latecomer fan, but it's been 10 years, James is retired, and I'm not going to watch the NBA again.