1990-91 NBA Salaries [with thanks to Michael Siewenie for sending me the players' salaries info] Team Payrolls The salary cap for the 90-91 season was $11.871 million. Team Payroll 1. Cleveland Cavaliers $14,473,000 2. New York Knicks $13,712,000 3. Detroit Pistons $13,025,000 4. Philadelphia 76ers $12,385,000 5. Los Angeles Lakers $12,145,000 6. Atlanta Hawks $11,976,000 7. Houston Rockets $11,960,000 8. New Jersey Nets $11,860,000 9. Phoenix Suns $11,833,000 10. San Antonio Spurs $11,792,000 11. Golden State Warriors $11,775,000 11. Milwaukee Bucks $11,775,000 13. Dallas Mavericks $11,743,000 14. Charlotte Hornets $11,577,000 15. Portland Trailblazers $11,455,000 16. Boston Celtis $11,426,000 17. Denver Nuggets $11,365,000 18. Indiana Pacers $11,291,000 19. Utah Jazz $11,227,000 20. Seattle Supersonics $10,890,000 21. Los Angeles Clippers $10,615,000 22. Sacramento Kings $10,480,000 23. Chicago Bulls $10,040,000 24. Washington Bullets $9,640,000 25. Miami Heat $8,925,000 26. Minnesota Timberwolves $8,050,000 27. Orlando Magic $7,872,000 0 players will earn $5 million or more 1 players will earn $4 to 5 million 2 players will earn $3 to 4 million 25 players will earn $2 to 3 million 79 players will earn $1 to 2 million The league minimum was $120,000 Average: $865,645 [338 players, only considered players earning $120,000 or more] Top 25 players 1. Patrick Ewing (NY) $4,250,000 2. Hot Rod Williams (Cle) $3,785,000 3. Hakeem Olajuwon (Hou) $3,175,000 4. Charles Barkley (Phi) $2,900,000 5. Chris Mullin (GS) $2,850,000 6. Isiah Thomas (Det) $2,720,000 7. Danny Ferry (Cle) $2,640,000 8. Michael Jordan (Chi) $2,500,000 8. Robert Parish (Bos) $2,500,000 10. Moses Malone (Atl) $2,406,000 11. Magic Johnson (LAL) $2,400,000 12. Wayman Tisdale (Sac) $2,330,000 13. Pervis Ellison (Was) $2,300,000 14. David Robinson (SA) $2,265,000 15. Karl Malone (Uta) $2,260,000 16. Ralph Sampson (Sac) $2,250,000 17. Danny Manning (LAC) $2,200,000 18. Blair Rasmussen (Den) $2,185,000 19. Chuck Person (Ind) $2,150,000 20. Derrick Coleman (NJ) $2,100,000 21. Dominique Wilkins (Atl) $2,065,000 22. Tom Chambers (Pho) $2,060,000 23. Sam Bowie (NJ) $2,000,000 23. Willie Burton (Mia) $2,000,000 23. Mark Eaton (Uta) $2,000,000 23. Terry Porter (Por) $2,000,000 23. LaSalle Thompson (Ind) $2,000,000 23. John Stockton (Uta) $2,000,000 NBA SALARIES Atlanta Hawks Total: $11,976,000 Moses Malone ................... 2,406,000 Dominique Wilkins .............. 2,065,000 Jon Koncak ..................... 1,550,000 Doc Rivers ..................... 895,000 Rumeal Robinson ................ 800,000 Tim McCormick .................. 775,000 Kevin Willis ................... 685,000 Alexander Volkov ............... 650,000 John Battle .................... 590,000 Sidney Moncreif ................ 510,000 Spud Webb ...................... 510,000 Gary Leonard ................... 200,000 Duane Ferrell .................. 125,000 Others ......................... 215,000 Boston Celtis Total: $11,426,000 Robert Parish .................. 2,500,000 Larry Bird ..................... 1,500,000 Kevin McHale ................... 1,400,000 Brian Shaw ..................... 1,212,000 Joe Kleine ..................... 850,000 Ed Pinckney .................... 750,000 John Bagley .................... 550,000 Dee Brown ...................... 547,000 Michael Smith .................. 525,000 Reggie Lewis ................... 400,000 Kevin Gamble ................... 375,000 Derek Smith .................... 315,000 Stojko Vrankovic ............... 222,000 Dave Popson .................... 80,000 A.J. Wynder .................... 30,000 Others ......................... 170,000 Charlotte Hornets Total: $11,577,000 Mike Gminski ................... 1,650,000 Kendall Gill ................... 1,500,000 J.R. Reid ...................... 1,250,000 Johnny Newman .................. 1,200,000 Kelly Tripucka ................. 1,000,000 Dell Curry ..................... 900,000 Mugssy Bogues .................. 805,000 Rex Chapman .................... 675,000 Eric Leckner ................... 485,000 Kenny Gattison ................. 355,000 Randolph Keys .................. 322,000 Steve Scheffler ................ 200,000 Scott Haffner .................. 75,000 Others ......................... 1,160,000 Chicago Bulls Total: $10,040,000 Michael Jordan ................. 2,500,000 Bill Cartwright ................ 1,100,000 Horace Grant ................... 1,000,000 Stacey King .................... 1,000,000 Dennis Hopson .................. 915,000 Scottie Pippen ................. 765,000 Cliff Levingston ............... 750,000 Craig Hodges ................... 600,000 Will Perdue .................... 450,000 B.J. Armstrong ................. 425,000 John Paxson .................... 385,000 Scott Williams ................. 150,000 Cleveland Cavaliers Total: $14,473,000 Hot Rod Williams ............... 3,785,000 Danny Ferry .................... 2,640,000 Mark Price ..................... 1,400,000 Brad Daugherty ................. 1,320,000 Larry Nance .................... 1,260,000 Craig Ehlo ..................... 925,000 Chucky Brown ................... 630,000 Steve Kerr ..................... 548,000 Winston Bennett ................ 525,000 Derrick Chievous ............... 525,000 John Morton .................... 350,000 Milos Babic .................... 200,000 Gerald Paddio .................. 120,000 Darnell Valentine .............. 100,000 Henry James .................... 75,000 Others ......................... 70,000 Dallas Mavericks Total: $11,743,000 Rolando Blackman ............... 1,650,000 Fat Lever ...................... 1,519,000 Derek Harper ................... 1,519,000 Alex English ................... 1,500,000 Herb Williams .................. 1,000,000 Rodney McCray .................. 985,000 James Donaldson ................ 880,000 Roy Tarpley .................... 765,000 Randy White .................... 730,000 Brad Davis ..................... 600,000 Steve Alford ................... 250,000 John Shasky .................... 150,000 Jim Grandholm .................. 115,000 Kelvin Upshaw .................. 30,000 Others ......................... 50,000 Denver Nuggets Total: $11,365,000 Blair Rasmussen ................ 2,185,000 Chris Jackson .................. 1,660,000 Greg Anderson .................. 1,365,000 Joe Wolf ....................... 990,000 Michael Adams .................. 825,000 Orlando Woolridge .............. 805,000 Todd Lichti .................... 565,000 Bill Hanzlik ................... 510,000 Jerome Lane .................... 500,000 Anthony Cook ................... 370,000 Kenny Battle ................... 350,000 Marcus Liberty ................. 210,000 Others ......................... 1,030,000 Detroit Pistons Total: $13,025,000 Isiah Thomas ................... 2,720,000 Bill Laimbeer .................. 1,510,000 Vinnie Johnson ................. 1,400,000 Mark Aguirre ................... 1,115,000 Joe Dumars ..................... 1,035,000 James Edwards .................. 935,000 Dennis Rodman .................. 880,000 William Bedford ................ 850,000 Tree Rollins ................... 800,000 John Salley .................... 575,000 Scott Hastings ................. 450,000 Lance Blanks ................... 365,000 John Long ...................... 150,000 Gerald Henderson ............... 125,000 Others ......................... 115,000 Golden State Warriors Total: $11,775,000 Chris Mullin ................... 2,850,000 Alton Lister ................... 1,700,000 Sarunas Marciulionis ........... 1,270,000 Jim Petersen ................... 1,235,000 Tyrone Hill .................... 1,000,000 Mitch Richmond ................. 850,000 Les Jepsen ..................... 505,000 Tim Hardaway ................... 500,000 Rod Higgins .................... 500,000 Tom Tolbert .................... 405,000 Kevin Pritchard ................ 185,000 Paul Mokeski ................... 100,000 Mario Elie ..................... 50,000 Others ......................... 625,000 Houston Rockets Total: $11,960,000 Hakeem Olajuwon ................ 3,175,000 Otis Thorpe .................... 1,760,000 Sleepy Floyd ................... 1,400,000 Larry Smith .................... 800,000 Kenny Smith .................... 700,000 Buck Johnson ................... 675,000 Dave Jamerson .................. 650,000 David Wood ..................... 300,000 Dave Feitl ..................... 275,000 Adrian Caldwell ................ 275,000 Vernon Maxwell ................. 250,000 Matt Bullard ................... 120,000 Kennard Winchester ............. 120,000 Others ......................... 1,460,000 Indiana Pacers Total: $11,291,000 Chuck Person ................... 2,150,000 LaSalle Thompson ............... 2,000,000 Rik Smits ...................... 1,350,000 Detlef Schrempf ................ 1,160,000 George McCloud ................. 940,000 Mike Sanders ................... 760,000 Vern Fleming ................... 667,000 Reggie Miller .................. 654,000 Randy Wittman .................. 500,000 Micheal Williams ............... 325,000 Greg Dreiling .................. 300,000 Kenny Williams ................. 175,000 Others ......................... 310,000 Los Angeles Clippers Total: $10,615,000 Danny Manning .................. 2,200,000 Ron Harper ..................... 1,365,000 Ken Norman ..................... 1,050,000 Charles Smith .................. 1,000,000 Bo Kimble ...................... 950,000 Loy Vaught ..................... 825,000 Olden Polynice ................. 600,000 Gary Grant ..................... 530,000 Winston Garland ................ 450,000 Ken Bannister .................. 400,000 Tom Garrick .................... 340,000 Mike Smrek ..................... 325,000 Jeff Martin .................... 210,000 Others ......................... 370,000 Los Angeles Lakers Total: $12,145,000 Magic Johnson .................. 2,400,000 Sam Perkins .................... 1,970,000 A.C. Green ..................... 1,750,000 James Worthy ................... 1,600,000 Bryon Scott .................... 1,100,000 Vlade Divac .................... 770,000 Mychal Thompson ................ 615,000 Elden Campbell ................. 575,000 Larry Drew ..................... 550,000 Terry Teagle ................... 550,000 Tony Smith ..................... 120,000 Irving Thomas .................. 120,000 Others ......................... 25,000 Miami Heat Total: $8,925,000 Willie Burton .................. 2,000,000 Alec Kessler ................... 1,600,000 Glen Rice ...................... 1,550,000 Rony Seikaly ................... 755,000 Kevin Edwards .................. 425,000 Billy Thompson ................. 400,000 Jon Sundvold ................... 335,000 Sherman Douglas ................ 325,000 Grant Long ..................... 300,000 Bimbo Coles .................... 290,000 Terry Davis .................... 250,000 Keith Askins ................... 150,000 Alan Ogg ....................... 130,000 Others ......................... 415,000 Milwaukee Bucks Total: $11,775,000 Jack Sikma ..................... 1,600,000 Danny Schayes .................. 1,500,000 Brad Lohaus .................... 1,275,000 Dale Ellis ..................... 1,250,000 Frank Brickowski ............... 905,000 Lester Conner .................. 900,000 Alvin Robertson ................ 870,000 Fred Roberts ................... 690,000 Jay Humphries .................. 650,000 Jeff Grayer .................... 605,000 Larry Krystowiak ............... 605,000 Adrian Dantley ................. 400,000 Frank Kornet ................... 225,000 Steve Henson ................... 120,000 Others ......................... 180,000 Minnesota Timberwolves Total: $8,050,000 Tony Campbell .................. 1,200,000 Randy Breuer ................... 1,150,000 Felton Spencer ................. 1,070,000 Tyrone Corbin .................. 830,000 Pooh Richardson ................ 615,000 Tod Murphy ..................... 590,000 Gerald Glass ................... 575,000 Sam Mitchell ................... 500,000 Bob Thornton ................... 335,000 Scott Brooks ................... 295,000 Doug West ...................... 230,000 Richard Coffey ................. 150,000 Others ......................... 510,000 New Jersey Nets Total: $11,860,000 Derrick Coleman ................ 2,100,000 Sam Bowie ...................... 2,000,000 Roy Hinson ..................... 1,250,000 Drazen Petrovic ................ 1,200,000 Chris Dudley ................... 950,000 Reggie Theus ................... 765,000 Chris Morris ................... 750,000 Terry Mills .................... 600,000 Mookie Blaylock ................ 525,000 Tate George .................... 410,000 Jack Haley ..................... 360,000 Judd Buechler .................. 225,000 Derrick Gervin ................. 155,000 Kurt Lee ....................... 120,000 Others ......................... 450,000 New York Knicks Total: $13,712,000 Patrick Ewing .................. 4,250,000 Mark Jackson ................... 1,785,000 Charles Oakley ................. 1,050,000 Kiki Vandeweghe ................ 1,025,000 Maurice Cheeks ................. 1,000,000 Kenny Walker ................... 875,000 Trent Tucker ................... 835,000 Gerald Wilkins ................. 725,000 Jerrod Mustaf .................. 565,000 Eddie Lee Wilkins .............. 400,000 Brian Quinnett ................. 360,000 Greg Grant ..................... 300,000 John Starks .................... 120,000 Others ......................... 422,000 Orlando Magic Total: $7,872,000 Dennis Scott ................... 1,560,000 Terry Catledge ................. 1,085,000 Sam Vincent .................... 980,000 Nick Anderson .................. 725,000 Greg Kite ...................... 480,000 Jerry Reynolds ................. 450,000 Otis Smith ..................... 450,000 Mark Acres ..................... 437,000 Jeff Turner .................... 410,000 Scott Skiles ................... 408,000 Morlon Wiley ................... 347,000 Michael Ansley ................. 200,000 Others ......................... 340,000 Philadelphia 76ers Total: $12,385,000 Charles Barkley ................ 2,900,000 Johnny Dawkins ................. 1,500,000 Rick Mahorn .................... 1,330,000 Manute Bol ..................... 1,300,000 Armon Gilliam .................. 1,200,000 Hersey Hawkins ................. 1,000,000 Jayson Williams ................ 500,000 Bryan Oliver ................... 455,000 Ron Anderson ................... 425,000 Kenny Payne .................... 400,000 Dave Hoppen .................... 400,000 Rickey Green ................... 120,000 Andre Turner ................... 110,000 Others ......................... 745,000 Phoenix Suns Total: $11,833,000 Tom Chambers ................... 2,060,000 Kevin Johnson .................. 1,750,000 Xavier McDaniel ................ 1,400,000 Jeff Hornacek .................. 1,100,000 Kurt Rambis .................... 900,000 Mark West ...................... 875,000 Tim Perry ...................... 675,000 Andrew Lang .................... 600,000 Ed Nealy ....................... 550,000 Negele Knight .................. 468,000 Dan Majerle .................... 430,000 Joe Barry Carroll .............. 350,000 Cedric Ceballos ................ 175,000 Ian Lockhart ................... 130,000 Others ......................... 370,000 Portland Trailblazers Total: $11,455,000 Terry Porter ................... 2,000,000 Kevin Duckworth ................ 1,710,000 Buck Williams .................. 1,550,000 Clyde Drexler .................. 1,180,000 Wayne Cooper ................... 1,100,000 Walter Davis ................... 900,000 Danny Ainge .................... 725,000 Jerome Kersey .................. 550,000 Danny Young .................... 450,000 Mark Bryant .................... 405,000 Alaa Abdelnaby ................. 395,000 Cliff Robinson ................. 250,000 Others ......................... 240,000 Sacramento Kings Total: $10,480,000 Wayman Tisdale ................. 2,330,000 Ralph Sampson .................. 2,250,000 Lionel Simmons ................. 930,000 Travis Mays .................... 800,000 Bill Wennington ................ 700,000 Duane Causwell ................. 650,000 Antoine Carr ................... 610,000 Bob Hansen ..................... 550,000 Steve Colter ................... 300,000 Rory Sparrow ................... 300,000 Rick Calloway .................. 125,000 Jim Les ........................ 30,000 Anthony Frederick .............. 30,000 Others ......................... 875,000 San Antonio Spurs Total: $11,792,000 David Robinson ................. 2,265,000 Terry Cummings ................. 1,860,000 Sean Elliot .................... 1,800,000 Paul Pressey ................... 900,000 Sidney Green ................... 837,000 David Wingate .................. 750,000 Willie Anderson ................ 725,000 David Greenwood ................ 650,000 Dwayne Schintzius .............. 520,000 Rod Strickland ................. 400,000 Sean Higgins ................... 150,000 Tony Massenburg ................ 150,000 Avery Johnson .................. 50,000 Others ......................... 735,000 Seattle Supersonics Total: $10,890,000 Benoit Benjamin ................ 1,750,000 Gary Payton .................... 1,685,000 Ricky Pierce ................... 1,100,000 Eddie Johnson .................. 1,000,000 Derrick McKey .................. 962,000 Michael Cage ................... 910,000 Nate McMillian ................. 658,000 Sedale Threatt ................. 650,000 Dana Barros .................... 500,000 Quinten Dailey ................. 425,000 Shawn Kemp ..................... 350,000 Scott Meents ................... 300,000 Dave Corzine ................... 300,000 Others ......................... 300,000 Utah Jazz Total: $11,227,000 Karl Malone .................... 2,260,000 John Stockton .................. 2,000,000 Mark Eaton ..................... 2,000,000 Thurl Bailey ................... 1,000,000 Jeff Malone .................... 915,000 Darrell Griffith ............... 850,000 Mike Brown ..................... 650,000 Blue Edwards ................... 360,000 Walter Palmer .................. 225,000 Delaney Rudd ................... 215,000 Andy Toolson ................... 120,000 Alan Bannister ................. 50,000 Tony Brown ..................... 50,000 Others ......................... 532,000 Washington Bullets Total: $9,640,000 Pervis Ellison ................. 2,300,000 Bernard King ................... 1,600,000 John Williams .................. 1,000,000 Tom Hammonds ................... 800,000 Charles Jones .................. 675,000 Darrell Walker ................. 610,000 Ledell Eackles ................. 605,000 Mark Alarie .................... 500,000 Harvey Grant ................... 475,000 Byron Irvin .................... 375,000 A.J. English ................... 275,000 Greg Foster .................... 275,000 Haywoode Workman ............... 120,000 Others ......................... 30,000 ---- Patricia Bender pbender@eskimo.com http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/index.html