1991-92 NBA Salaries [with thanks to Michael Siewenie for sending me the players' salaries info] Team Payrolls The salary cap for the 91-92 season was $12.5 million. Team Payroll 1. Boston Celtis $25,343,000 2. Cleveland Cavaliers $16,882,000 3. Chicago Bulls $16,829,000 4. Los Angeles Lakers $15,673,000 5. Detroit Pistons $15,428,000 6. Indiana Pacers $15,090,000 7. Philadelphia 76ers $14,058,000 8. Phoenix Suns $13,593,000 9. Seattle Supersonics $13,308,000 10. Houston Rockets $13,274,000 11. Dallas Mavericks $13,004,000 12. Los Angeles Clippers $12,976,000 13. Atlanta Hawks $12,930,000 14. Utah Jazz $12,761,000 15. Portland Trailblazers $12,742,000 16. Washington Bullets $12,633,000 17. Charlotte Hornets $12,625,000 18. New Jersey Nets $12,598,000 19. Golden State Warriors $12,500,000 20. Sacramento Kings $12,492,000 21. Milwaukee Bucks $12,451,000 22. New York Knicks $12,399,000 23. Orlando Magic $12,250,000 24. Denver Nuggets $11,879,000 25. San Antonio Spurs $11,587,000 26. Miami Heat $11,514,000 27. Minnesota Timberwolves $10,763,000 1 players will earn $6 million or more 0 players will earn $5 to 6 million 0 players will earn $4 to 5 million 11 players will earn $3 to 4 million 29 players will earn $2 to 3 million 104 players will earn $1 to 2 million The league minimum was $130,000 Average: $952,530 [388 players] Top 25 players 1. Larry Bird (Bos) $7,070,000 2. Hot Rod Williams (Cle) $3,786,000 3. Kevin McHale (Bos) $3,500,000 4. Reggie Lewis (Bos) $3,340,000 5. Michael Jordan (Chi) $3,250,000 6. Reggie Miller (Ind) $3,211,000 7. Charles Barkley (Phi) $3,200,000 8. Hakeem Olajuwon (Hou) $3,170,000 9. Patrick Ewing (NY) $3,139,000 10. Dominique Wilkins (Atl) $3,100,000 11. Robert Parish (Bos) $3,000,000 12. Isiah Thomas (Det) $2,960,000 13. Benoit Benjamin (Sea) $2,875,000 14. Chris Mullin (GS) $2,844,000 15. Danny Ferry (Cle) $2,843,000 16. Scottie Pippen (Chi) $2,770,000 17. Ralph Sampson (Sac) $2,685,000 18. Karl Malone (Uta) $2,556,000 19. Bernard King (Was) $2,525,000 20. Sam Perkins (LAL) $2,507,000 21. Magic Johnson (LAL) $2,500,000 22. Wayman Tisdale (Sac) $2,333,000 23. Derrick Coleman (NJ) $2,300,000 23. Pervis Ellison (Was) $2,300,000 23. Danny Manning (LAC) $2,300,000 NBA SALARIES Atlanta Hawks Total: $12,930,000 Dominique Wilkins .............. 3,100,000 Jon Koncak ..................... 2,000,000 Blair Rasmussen ................ 1,558,000 Rumeal Robinson ................ 1,025,000 Maurice Cheeks ................. 1,000,000 Travis Mays .................... 1,000,000 Stacey Augmon .................. 875,000 Kevin Willis ................... 725,000 Alexander Volkov ............... 675,000 Duane Ferrell .................. 500,000 Rodney Monroe .................. 217,000 Gary Leonard ................... 130,000 Paul Graham .................... 125,000 Boston Celtis Total: $25,343,000 Larry Bird ..................... 7,070,000 Kevin McHale ................... 3,500,000 Reggie Lewis ................... 3,340,000 Robert Parish .................. 3,000,000 Kevin Gamble ................... 1,400,000 Brian Shaw ..................... 1,313,000 Joe Kleine ..................... 950,000 Ed Pinckney .................... 900,000 Dee Brown ...................... 705,000 Stojko Vrankovic ............... 665,000 Michael Smith .................. 625,000 John Bagley .................... 550,000 Rick Fox ....................... 525,000 Rickey Green ................... 315,000 Jim Paxson ..................... 225,000 Kevin Pritchard ................ 130,000 A.J. Wynder .................... 130,000 Charlotte Hornets Total: $12,625,000 Larry Johnson .................. 1,955,000 Kendall Gill ................... 1,908,000 Mike Gminski ................... 1,850,000 J.R. Reid ...................... 1,250,000 Johnny Newman .................. 1,206,000 Dell Curry ..................... 1,006,000 Rex Chapman .................... 940,000 Mugssy Bogues .................. 906,000 Eric Leckner ................... 618,000 Kenny Gattison ................. 456,000 Michael Holton ................. 400,000 Anthony Fredrick ............... 130,000 Chicago Bulls Total: $16,829,000 Michael Jordan ................. 3,250,000 Scottie Pippen ................. 2,770,000 Bill Cartwright ................ 2,000,000 Horace Grant ................... 1,750,000 John Paxson .................... 1,600,000 Cliff Levingston ............... 1,350,000 Stacey King .................... 1,100,000 Craig Hodges ................... 700,000 Bobby Hansen ................... 600,000 Will Perdue .................... 500,000 B.J. Armstrong ................. 435,000 Scott Williams ................. 350,000 Mark Randall ................... 180,000 Rory Sparrow ................... 126,000 Chuck Nevitt ................... 118,000 Cleveland Cavaliers Total: $16,882,000 Hot Rod Williams ............... 3,786,000 Danny Ferry .................... 2,843,000 Brad Daugherty ................. 2,245,000 Mark Price ..................... 1,520,000 Larry Nance .................... 1,363,000 Craig Ehlo ..................... 925,000 John Battle .................... 700,000 Chucky Brown ................... 640,000 Steve Kerr ..................... 553,000 Winston Bennett ................ 525,000 Terrell Brandon ................ 525,000 Henry James .................... 477,000 John Morton .................... 450,000 Jimmy Oliver ................... 200,000 Darnell Valentine .............. 130,000 Dallas Mavericks Total: $13,004,000 Rolando Blackman ............... 1,920,000 Derek Harper ................... 1,725,000 Fat Lever ...................... 1,619,000 Doug Smith ..................... 1,500,000 Herb Williams .................. 1,183,000 Rodney McCray .................. 1,025,000 James Donaldson ................ 880,000 Randy White .................... 855,000 Brad Davis ..................... 600,000 Alex English ................... 500,000 Terry Davis .................... 382,000 John Shasky .................... 250,000 Kelvin Upshaw .................. 250,000 Mike Iuzzolino ................. 185,000 Donald Hodge ................... 130,000 Denver Nuggets Total: $11,879,000 Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf ............. 2,008,000 Dikembe Mutombo ................ 2,005,000 Greg Anderson .................. 1,465,000 Mark Macon ..................... 970,000 Joe Wolf ....................... 763,000 Jerome Lane .................... 640,000 Kevin Brooks ................... 625,000 Todd Lichti .................... 565,000 Bill Hanzlik ................... 508,000 Scott Hastings ................. 500,000 Anthony Cook ................... 480,000 Winston Garland ................ 450,000 Reggie Williams ................ 425,000 Marcus Liberty ................. 260,000 Walter Davis ................... 215,000 Detroit Pistons Total: $15,428,000 Isiah Thomas ................... 2,960,000 John Salley .................... 2,000,000 Vinnie Johnson ................. 1,450,000 Bill Laimbeer .................. 1,369,000 Joe Dumars ..................... 1,295,000 Mark Aguirre ................... 1,232,000 Dennis Rodman .................. 1,075,000 Orlando Woolridge .............. 957,000 William Bedford ................ 900,000 Darrell Walker ................. 665,000 Brad Sellers ................... 600,000 Lance Blanks ................... 415,000 Mark Hughes .................... 250,000 Bob McCann ..................... 130,000 Charles Thomas ................. 130,000 Golden State Warriors Total: $12,500,000 Chris Mullin ................... 2,844,000 Billy Owens .................... 1,509,000 Alton Lister ................... 1,333,000 Sarunas Marciulionis ........... 1,267,000 Tyrone Hill .................... 1,200,000 Jim Petersen ................... 936,000 Victor Alexander ............... 750,000 Chris Gatling .................. 700,000 Tim Hardaway ................... 640,000 Rod Higgins .................... 550,000 Tom Tolbert .................... 506,000 Vincent Askew .................. 135,000 Mario Elie ..................... 130,000 Houston Rockets Total: $13,274,000 Hakeem Olajuwon ................ 3,170,000 Otis Thorpe .................... 1,786,000 Kenny Smith .................... 1,633,000 Sleepy Floyd ................... 1,500,000 Larry Smith .................... 997,000 Dave Jamerson .................. 840,000 Buck Johnson ................... 775,000 Mike Woodson ................... 658,000 John Turner .................... 615,000 Tree Rollins ................... 375,000 Carl Herrera ................... 325,000 Vernon Maxwell ................. 325,000 Matt Bullard ................... 275,000 Indiana Pacers Total: $15,090,000 Reggie Miller .................. 3,211,000 Chuck Person ................... 2,156,000 LaSalle Thompson ............... 2,000,000 Rik Smits ...................... 1,350,000 Detlef Schrempf ................ 1,278,000 George McCloud ................. 990,000 Mike Sanders ................... 860,000 Vern Fleming ................... 760,000 Greg Dreiling .................. 600,000 Randy Wittman .................. 550,000 Micheal Williams ............... 500,000 Dale Davis ..................... 430,000 Kenny Williams ................. 275,000 Sean Green ..................... 130,000 Los Angeles Clippers Total: $12,976,000 Danny Manning .................. 2,300,000 Ron Harper ..................... 1,650,000 Doc Rivers ..................... 1,195,000 Bo Kimble ...................... 1,150,000 Ken Norman ..................... 1,150,000 Charles Smith .................. 1,050,000 Loy Vaught ..................... 1,000,000 James Edwards .................. 933,000 Gary Grant ..................... 928,000 Olden Polynice ................. 750,000 Ken Bannister .................. 300,000 LeRon Ellis .................... 180,000 Tony Brown ..................... 130,000 Lanard Copeland ................ 130,000 Elliot Perry ................... 130,000 Los Angeles Lakers Total: $15,673,000 Sam Perkins .................... 2,507,000 Magic Johnson .................. 2,500,000 Mychal Thompson ................ 1,807,000 A.C. Green ..................... 1,750,000 James Worthy ................... 1,750,000 Bryon Scott .................... 1,100,000 Vlade Divac .................... 942,000 Terry Teagle ................... 700,000 Sedale Threatt ................. 612,000 Larry Drew ..................... 600,000 Elden Campbell ................. 575,000 Tony Smith ..................... 400,000 Jack Haley ..................... 300,000 Keith Owens .................... 130,000 Miami Heat Total: $11,514,000 Steve Smith .................... 2,250,000 Rony Seikaly ................... 2,002,000 Willie Burton .................. 1,402,000 Glen Rice ...................... 1,302,000 Sherman Douglas ................ 1,250,000 Alec Kessler ................... 1,122,000 Kevin Edwards .................. 600,000 Jeff Sanders ................... 385,000 Jon Sundvold ................... 333,000 Grant Long ..................... 252,000 Bimbo Coles .................... 212,000 Keith Askins ................... 202,000 Alan Ogg ....................... 202,000 Milwaukee Bucks Total: $12,451,000 Moses Malone ................... 1,600,000 Danny Schayes .................. 1,600,000 Brad Lohaus .................... 1,377,000 Dale Ellis ..................... 1,300,000 Frank Brickowski ............... 1,055,000 Alvin Robertson ................ 1,033,000 Jeff Grayer .................... 950,000 Lester Conner .................. 900,000 Fred Roberts ................... 791,000 Jay Humphries .................. 760,000 Larry Krystowiak ............... 605,000 Steve Henson ................... 350,000 Bobby Phills ................... 130,000 Minnesota Timberwolves Total: $10,763,000 Luc Longley .................... 1,590,000 Felton Spencer ................. 1,340,000 Randy Breuer ................... 1,250,000 Tony Campbell .................. 1,183,000 Thurl Bailey ................... 1,000,000 Tod Murphy ..................... 760,000 Pooh Richardson ................ 760,000 Gerald Glass ................... 705,000 Sam Mitchell ................... 630,000 Scott Brooks ................... 400,000 Bob Thornton ................... 335,000 Doug West ...................... 310,000 Myron Brown .................... 200,000 Tom Garrick .................... 200,000 Dan Godfread ................... 100,000 New Jersey Nets Total: $12,598,000 Derrick Coleman ................ 2,300,000 Sam Bowie ...................... 2,000,000 Kenny Anderson ................. 1,828,000 Drazen Petrovic ................ 1,375,000 Chris Dudley ................... 1,000,000 Roy Hinson ..................... 943,000 Terry Mills .................... 850,000 Chris Morris ................... 650,000 Mookie Blaylock ................ 575,000 Tate George .................... 481,000 Raphael Addison ................ 311,000 Doug Lee ....................... 150,000 Dave Feitl ..................... 135,000 New York Knicks Total: $12,399,000 Patrick Ewing .................. 3,139,000 Xavier McDaniel ................ 1,625,000 Mark Jackson ................... 1,250,000 Charles Oakley ................. 1,050,000 Kiki Vandeweghe ................ 1,020,000 Greg Anthony ................... 865,000 Tim McCormick .................. 825,000 Gerald Wilkins ................. 795,000 Stuart Gray .................... 520,000 Brian Quinnett ................. 450,000 John Starks .................... 400,000 Anthony Mason .................. 210,000 Patrick Eddie .................. 130,000 Kennard Winchester ............. 120,000 Orlando Magic Total: $12,250,000 Dennis Scott ................... 1,980,000 Scott Skiles ................... 1,925,000 Terry Catledge ................. 1,386,000 Jerry Reynolds ................. 1,300,000 Sam Vincent .................... 1,260,000 Brian Williams ................. 777,000 Nick Anderson .................. 750,000 Greg Kite ...................... 700,000 Stanley Roberts ................ 550,000 Jeff Turner .................... 550,000 Mark Acres ..................... 547,000 Otis Smith ..................... 525,000 Philadelphia 76ers Total: $14,058,000 Charles Barkley ................ 3,200,000 Johnny Dawkins ................. 1,700,000 Manute Bol ..................... 1,350,000 Armon Gilliam .................. 1,350,000 Charles Shackleford ............ 1,332,000 Ron Anderson ................... 1,000,000 Hersey Hawkins ................. 805,000 Jayson Williams ................ 650,000 Dave Hoppen .................... 500,000 Brian Oliver ................... 456,000 Andrew Toney ................... 450,000 Kenny Payne .................... 410,000 Mitchell Wiggins ............... 335,000 Rickey Green ................... 130,000 Thayron Mayes .................. 130,000 Robert Reid .................... 130,000 Derek Strong ................... 130,000 Phoenix Suns Total: $13,593,000 Tom Chambers ................... 2,275,000 Kevin Johnson .................. 1,950,000 Jeff Hornacek .................. 1,428,000 Mark West ...................... 975,000 Kurt Rambis .................... 950,000 Joe Barry Carroll .............. 925,000 Trent Tucker ................... 813,000 Jerrod Mustaf .................. 735,000 Andrew Lang .................... 700,000 Tim Perry ...................... 675,000 Ed Nealy ....................... 650,000 Dan Majerle .................... 535,000 Negele Knight .................. 469,000 Ian Lockhart ................... 263,000 Cedric Ceballos ................ 250,000 Portland Trailblazers Total: $12,742,000 Kevin Duckworth ................ 2,013,000 Terry Porter ................... 1,787,000 Buck Williams .................. 1,700,000 Clyde Drexler .................. 1,378,000 Wayne Cooper ................... 1,200,000 Walter Davis ................... 1,000,000 Danny Ainge .................... 725,000 Jerome Kersey .................. 561,000 Danny Young .................... 550,000 Alaa Abdelnaby ................. 494,000 Cliff Robinson ................. 474,000 Mark Bryant .................... 450,000 Lamont Strothers ............... 150,000 Robert Pack .................... 130,000 Ennis Whatley .................. 130,000 Sacramento Kings Total: $12,492,000 Ralph Sampson .................. 2,685,000 Wayman Tisdale ................. 2,333,000 Lionel Simmons ................. 1,289,000 Dennis Hopson .................. 950,000 Mitch Richmond ................. 950,000 Duane Causwell ................. 820,000 Dwayne Schintzius .............. 650,000 Anthony Bonner ................. 568,000 Spud Webb ...................... 560,000 Les Jepsen ..................... 504,000 Pete Chilcutt .................. 475,000 Jim Les ........................ 323,000 Randy Brown .................... 210,000 Jawann Oldham .................. 175,000 San Antonio Spurs Total: $11,587,000 David Robinson ................. 2,240,000 Terry Cummings ................. 1,861,000 Sean Elliot .................... 1,802,000 Antoine Carr ................... 1,263,000 Sidney Green ................... 1,063,000 Paul Pressey ................... 1,000,000 Willie Anderson ................ 775,000 Rod Strickland ................. 400,000 Tony Massenburg ................ 200,000 Greg Sutton .................... 175,000 Tom Copa ....................... 160,000 Kevin Pritchard ................ 158,000 Vinnie Johnson ................. 130,000 Donald Royal ................... 130,000 Morlon Wiley ................... 130,000 David Greenwood ................ 100,000 Seattle Supersonics Total: $13,308,000 Benoit Benjamin ................ 2,875,000 Gary Payton .................... 1,883,000 Ricky Pierce ................... 1,750,000 Michael Cage ................... 1,390,000 Derrick McKey .................. 1,112,000 Eddie Johnson .................. 1,050,000 Nate McMillian ................. 733,000 Rich King ...................... 600,000 Dana Barros .................... 500,000 Shawn Kemp ..................... 430,000 Quinten Dailey ................. 425,000 Dave Corzine ................... 300,000 Marty Conlon ................... 130,000 Bart Kofoed ................... 130,000 Utah Jazz Total: $12,761,000 Karl Malone .................... 2,556,000 John Stockton .................. 2,100,000 Jeff Malone .................... 1,580,000 Mark Eaton ..................... 1,333,000 Mike Brown ..................... 1,175,000 Tyrone Corbin .................. 922,000 Darrell Griffith ............... 850,000 Eric Murdock ................... 600,000 Blue Edwards ................... 390,000 Walter Palmer .................. 275,000 Andy Toolson ................... 250,000 Delaney Rudd ................... 240,000 David Benoit ................... 230,000 Isaac Austin ................... 130,000 Corey Crowder .................. 130,000 Washington Bullets Total: $12,633,000 Bernard King ................... 2,525,000 Pervis Ellison ................. 2,300,000 Michael Adams .................. 1,309,000 John Williams .................. 1,100,000 Tom Hammonds ................... 825,000 Ledell Eackles ................. 780,000 Charles Jones .................. 750,000 LaBradford Smith ............... 620,000 Mark Alarie .................... 550,000 Harvey Grant ................... 450,000 Greg Foster .................... 339,000 A.J. English ................... 325,000 David Wingate .................. 250,000 Haywoode Workman ............... 250,000 Larry Stewart .................. 130,000 Andre Turner ................... 130,000 ---- Patricia Bender pbender@eskimo.com http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/index.html