Top 5 Worst Contracts Ever
By Joel Brigham
Last Updated: 1/12/11 1:28 AM ET
#5 – Brian Cardinal, Memphis Grizzlies, 6 years, $37 million – The
Grizzlies had big dreams for Cardinal, who turned a great season in Golden
State into a $6+ million-per-season deal, but after his first year with the
team in which he scored nine points a game, his output pretty much settled
back to reality, and he'd never score more than 4.5ppg a season again. He
finished out his contract last season with the Minnesota Timberwolves,
appearing in only 29 games and scoring a total of 48 points all year long.
No.5 - Brian Cardinal，曼菲斯灰熊，6年$3700萬
灰熊曾經對Cardinal有著美好憧憬，在他在勇士打出一個輝煌賽季後，他得了一份平均
600萬年薪的合約，在第一年場均得到9分之後，他的表現開始回歸平凡，之後的賽季場
均得分沒有再超過4.5分。上賽季在明尼蘇達灰狼結束了他最後一賽季的合約，那一年，
他只出場了29場，總共得到48分。
#4 – Sagana Diop, Dallas Mavericks, 6 years, $32 million – The Mavs decided
to bring back Diop for a second stint with the team in the summer of 2008,
giving him the exorbitant amount of money mentioned above. Seven previous NBA
seasons should have told Dallas that, at best, Diop was a 3ppg, 5rpg, 1.5bpg
kind of player. This particular deal translates to about $5.3 million per
season—a contract that Dallas happily passed off to Charlotte a mere 34
games after offering it.
No.4 - Sagana Diop，達拉斯小牛，6年$3200萬
在2008年小牛決定第二次將Diop簽回球隊，並且給了他一份過高的合同。之前的7個NBA
賽季的都告訴小牛，Diop最好的表現也是場均3分、5籃板、1.5 個火鍋。這份合同差不多
平均每年要支付$530萬——好在小牛隊可以很愉快的將他在合約簽署後的34場時交易到山
貓隊。
#3 – Raef LaFrentz, Dallas Mavericks, 7 years, $70 million – In 2002, the
Mavs took a gamble and traded for LaFrentz, but the following summer they
signed him to a pretty embarrassing contract. It took them only one season to
unload him onto Boston, where he immediately experienced an injury-prone
season. By years five and six of the deal he was in Portland playing in a
limited role, averaging only 1.7ppg and 1.7rpg in his final season before
retirement. Here's some fun math for you—that last season the Blazers paid
him $100,000 for every point he scored.
No.3 - Raef LaFrentz，達拉斯小牛隊，7年$7000萬
2002 年，小牛隊透過一個賭博式的交易得到了LaFrentz，但是在接下來的夏天，他們簽
署了一份令人尷尬的合約。一個賽季後，小牛隊將這個爛攤子拋給了波士頓，在那裡他立
刻經歷了一個飽受傷病困擾的賽季。在合約的第五年和第六年時，他在波特蘭僅有著有限
的表現，在他退休前的最後一個賽季他場均僅僅1.7分和1.7籃板。這裡有件事對你來說或
許是個笑話——在他最後一個賽季中，開拓者要為他的每一分得分支付10萬美元。
#2 – Jim McIlvaine, Seattle SuperSonics, 7 years, $35 million – While $5
million per season for a promising young big man doesn't sound like much by
today's standards, by 1996's standards it was quite a bit of money.
Considering that McIlvaine's best year before the contract was a 2.3ppg,
2.9rpg season with Washington, it's hard to imagine him getting two years at
that money, let alone seven. He'd only get the opportunity to play out five
of those years, though, and his best remaining season was the first after he
signed the deal, where he put up career-high numbers: 3.8ppg and 4.0rpg. It's
hard to imagine ways a team could be more wasteful with their money.
No.2 - Jim McIlvaine，西雅圖超音速，7年$3500萬
按照現在的標準，對於一個年輕的大個子球員一年$500的投資聽起來或許不多，但按照
1996年的標準來看，這是相當大的一筆錢。考慮到在得到這份合約前，McIlvaine表現最
好的一賽季是在華盛頓的場均2.3分2.9籃板，很難想像他會得到那種金額的合同2年，更
不用說是7年。他最終也只是履行了合約中的5年，儘管他表現最好的賽季是剛剛簽下合約
的第一年，在那裡他得到了職業生涯的最高數據：場均3.8分和4.0籃板。 很難相像一支
球隊會有其他方式來如此浪費他們的錢。
#1 – Jerome James, New York Knicks, 5 years, $30 million – The year before
signing this contract with Isiah Thomas's Knicks, James averaged a paltry 4.9
points and 3.5 rebounds per night. How that translates into $6 million a year
for half a decade is beyond the understanding of pretty much every
intelligent basketball mind on the planet. Few players have ever done so
little for so much money.
No.1 - Jerome James，紐約尼克，5年$3000萬
在和紐約的Isiah Thomas簽下這份合約的前一年，James的場均數據只是微不足道的4.9分
和3.5籃板。換算下來，接下來的5年裡，每年都要支付給他600萬美元，這個星球上只要
有點籃球智商的人都會為此感到不解。很少有球員可以在做的如此少的情況下得到這麼多
的錢。
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Austin Croshere, Indiana Pacers, 7 years, $51 million – Croshere simply
cashed out at the perfect time in his career. Not only did he put up career
numbers in points (10.3) and rebounds (6.4) the year before he became a free
agent, but his Pacers also made it to the NBA Finals, where Croshere played a
significant role. He turned that into $7.3 million a season for the better
part of a decade. In the last year of that contract he was traded to Dallas,
where he poured in 3.9 points a night while also pulling down 2.4 boards.
Austin Croshere，印第安那溜馬，7年$5100萬
Croshere只是用他職業生涯最佳的那一小段時間稍微地兌現了一下合約。在他成為自由球
員的前一年，他不僅在得分（10.3）和籃板（ 6.4 ）上都取得了職業生涯的最高，且他
所在的溜馬也進入了NBA總決賽，這期間Croshere扮演了關鍵的角色。在接下來將近10年
的時間裡，每賽季他都會得到大約530萬美元。在合約的最後一年裡，他被交易到達拉斯，
在那裡他場均得到3.9分和2.4個籃板。
Vin Baker, Seattle SuperSonics, 7 years, $86 million – Once upon a time, Vin
Baker was truly a force at power forward, even earning himself a quartet of
All-Star appearences between 1995 and 1998. But of those pricy seven years he
signed on to be the next big stud in Seattle, only the first was All-Star
caliber. From there, the numbers simply got mediocre, and a public bout with
alcoholism made the huge payout from the Sonics that much more embarrassing.
Vin Baker，西雅圖超音速，7年$8600萬
曾經，Vin Baker是名真正意義上的強力大前鋒，並在1995-1998年期間連續四次成為全明
星球員。但是他簽下的這長達7年的合約後變成了西雅圖的大負擔，只有在合約的第一年
裡，他展現出了全明星球員的實力。從那以後，他的數據變得平庸，而且公開的酗酒也讓
超音速的巨額支出變得更加尷尬。
Juwan Howard, Washington Bullets, 7 years, $105 million – We know that
Howard has had a long and relatively illustrious career, but at no point was
any more than a second fiddle (at best) earning first fiddle money. No way
could anybody have ever guessed he'd be the league's first $100 million man.
Juwan Howard，華盛頓子彈，7年$1.05億
我們都知道Howard曾經有一段相對傑出的職業生涯，但是在任何時候，一個二當家也不應
該得到核心球員的薪資。所以沒有人會猜到他會成為聯盟中第一個億元先生。
Brian Grant, Miami HEAT, 7 years, $86 million – Grant really did have a
decent career, and he definitely earned more of his money than a lot of the
other guys mentioned here. But what's most confusing about his gigantic deal
is the fact that it was given to him after a season in which he averaged only
7.3 points and 5.5 rebounds a night. That doesn't exactly seem like the sort
of guy that deserves $12.3 million a season.
Brian Grant，邁阿密熱火，7年$8600萬
Grant真的擁有一個相當好的職業生涯，比起其他很多人，他很明確賺到了更多的錢。但
是他這份大額合約中最令人不解的是這樣一個事實，他在得到這份合同前的一個賽季，場
均只有7.3分和5.5個籃板。這裡沒有任何一個現象可以顯示一個這樣的人可以配得上每賽
季$1230萬的薪水。
Ben Wallace, Chicago Bulls, 4 years, $60 million – It was exciting at the
time because Wallace was the highest-profile free agent of that particular
summer. But as a Bull his rebound numbers immediately died as it became very
clear very quickly that Big Ben's better years were behind him. Having no
other real aspect of his game, that $15 million per year deal got nothing but
more painful for the Bulls, until they were able to deal him to Cleveland a
couple years later.
Ben Wallance，芝加哥公牛，4年$6000萬
那曾經是一個令人激動的時候，因為在那個夏天裡，Wallance成為了最引人注目的自由球
員。但是公牛隊的籃板數並沒有得到顯著提高，因為很明顯Big Ben的籃板再也沒有超過之
前的那年。他並沒有體現出他比賽中應有的實力，那$1500萬的合約沒有為公牛隊了任何東
西，除了痛苦，這情況維持到2年後他們將他交易到克里夫蘭。
Eddy Curry, New York Knicks, 6 years, $60 million – To be fair to Curry, his
first season with the Knicks was a good one in which he averaged 19.5ppg and
8.1rpg, but he only appeared in 59 games the next season, and a grand total
of ten in the last three seasons combined. Perhaps the worst part of that
particular sign-and-trade was the fact that New York gave up two first-round
picks for Curry, which turned into Tyrus Thomas and Joakim Noah, the latter
of whom would've been an amazing fit in the Big Apple.
Eddy Curry，紐約尼克，6年$6000萬
公平地對Curry來說，他在尼克第一賽季的表現是相當好的，那時場均19.5分，8.1個籃板
，但是在接下來的那個賽季，他只參加了59場比賽，更甚是，在之前的三個賽季裡，他一
共只參加了10 場比賽。也許對這個交易更悲劇的一部分是，當時紐約為了他放棄了2個首
輪選秀權，在它們的順位上，對應的球員分別是Tyrus Thomas和Joakim Noah，他們當中的
後者或許是最適合大蘋果的球員。
Peja Stojakovic, New Orleans Hornets, 5 years, $64 million – Chris Paul
needed a top-tier sidekick, and the Hornets thought Peja was it. While
Stojakovic scored a ton of points before coming to Louisiana, his PPG
averages dropped every year of his deal. Now, in his final season under
contract, he's battling injuries and averaging a career-low 8.1ppg.
Peja Stojakovic，新奧爾良黃蜂，5年$6400萬
Chris Paul 需要一個頂尖的搭檔，黃蜂隊認為Peja就是那個人。在他到路易斯安那之前，
Peja有著很強的得分能力，但是他的平均得分現在正隨著他的合約逐漸下降。如今，在他
合約的最後一年裡，他正在與傷病鬥爭，並且只得到職業生涯最低的場均8.1分。
Elton Brand, Philadelphia 76ers, 5 years, $80 million – Admittedly, Brand
has played better so far this year, but even at 14.9 ppg and 8.8 rpg, it's
hard to justify a contract that pays out $16 million a season. Perhaps worst
of all is that he still has two years left on his contract after this current
season plays out.
Elton Brand，費城76人，5年$8000萬
不可否認的是，目前為止，Brand今年的表現良好，但是也只有場均14.9分和8.8籃板，這
很難與他每賽季$1600萬的合約持平。也許更糟的是，在這賽季後，他的合約還剩下2年。
Darius Miles, Portland Trail Blazers, 6 years, $48 million – After being
acquired from the Cleveland Cavaliers in the middle of the 2003-2004 season,
Miles showed quite a bit of progress just in time for his rookie scale
contract to end. That was parlayed into a huge contract from Portland that
only got played out half of the way through before knee injuries irreparably
destroyed Miles career. The Blazers got a nice chunk of their money back
because of that knee injury, but only temporarily; Miles played 34 games for
Memphis in 2008-2009, putting Portland back on the books for $18 million.
Darius Miles，波特蘭拓荒者，6年$4800萬
在2003-2004賽季中段，從克里夫蘭騎士手中交易到後，Miles也在他新秀合約的最後一年
裡展現出了巨大的進步。對於波特蘭來說，這是一份賭博式的大合同，最終在他因膝傷而
導致職業生涯結束前，他只履行了合約的一半。拓荒者也因為他嚴重的膝傷得到了不錯的
回報，但是那只是暫時的，在2008-2009賽季，Miles為孟菲斯出戰34場比賽後，波特蘭必
須重新支付那$1800萬。
Larry Hughes, Cleveland Cavaliers, 5 years, $70 million – Brought aboard to
keep LeBron happy, but he just never quite paired up properly with James. He
deserved to make a decent paycheck, just not quite that much. It's a bad
contract, but not even close to the worst.
Larry Hughes，克里夫蘭騎士，5年$7000萬
他的到來曾使LeBron James十分高興，但是他從來也沒有成為James真正需要的那個搭檔。
他應當得到一份多金的合同，但並不是這麼多。這是一個壞合約，但還不是最壞。
Samuel Dalembert, Philadelphia 76ers, 6 years, $64 million – Dalembert has
had some great years a shot-blocker in Philadelphia, but his last two seasons
with the Sixers and this current one with the Kings have made him look
grossly overpaid. While the Sacramento situation hasn't been easy for him,
his 4.3 points and 6.5 rebounds per game are the lowest he's posted since his
rookie year. At over $10 million a year, that's tough to swallow.
Samuel Dalembert，費城76人，6年$6400萬
在76人時期的幾年裡，Dalembert作為一個火鍋高手都有著出色的表現，但是他在76人之
前的2個賽季和在國王的這個賽季裡讓自己看起來嚴重地對不起那份合約。也許國王隊所
處的環境對他並不容易，但是場均4.3分、6.5籃板時是新秀賽季後的最低。對於他超過
$1000萬的年薪，這是不可以被接受的。
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