Foreword
Participating in group sports together is often easy to gain friendship, which is very common on the basketball court, and there are quite a few friends in the NBA, such as Nash and Nowitzki, Parker and Dior, Wall and Cousins, Towns, Booker and Russell, the three brothers are also close, the friendship of the three was formed early, and they also imagined the picture of playing for an NBA team, they were called "new banana boat brothers" by some fans, and their friendship with each other is reminiscent of Wade, Anthony, Paul, James, a sworn group, not only has a good relationship with each other, but their respective family members also move around a lot, interact on social ** from time to time, and often go to the scene to watch other people's games. The "Banana Boat Brothers" have their own wonderful NBA careers, and they have all left their own unique marks in the league, so how much money did the "Banana Boat Brothers" with successful careers make in the NBA?Let's find out together!
Wade
2003-04 season to 2018-19 season
16 years
Total salary: 1$9.9 billion
According to the statistics of the American media "hoopshype", by the 2022-23 season, Wade will have a career of 1Wade, who has an all-time salary of $9.9 billion and three championship rings, played a representative performance in the Finals in 2005-06, averaging 34 per game7 points, led the Heat to complete the comeback with a total score of 0-2, but even in the peak of his career, Wade's annual salary has not even entered the top five in the league, the highest one was in the 2015-16 season, ranking 10th in the NBA, Wade has never received the top salary in his 16-year career, and is called "5 cm short Jordan" by fans Wade is not unqualified to fight for the top salary, his game performance is the best confidence, but in order to leave more salary space for the team, Wade has more possibilities to strengthen and support the team to win the championship, Wade explained in an interview with such a sentence, Wade said: "Even if I have to start over, I will still make the same choice, my story, I gladly accept." ”
Anthony
2003-04 season to 2021-22 season
19 years
Total salary: 2$6.6 billion
Melon "Anthony's 2The salary of $400 million is the third highest in the history of NBA small forwards according to the statistics of "hoopshype", and in the course of his career, Anthony's highest annual salary ranked third in the league was in the 2014-15 season, when Anthony's annual salary was $22.45 million, second only to Joe Johnson's $23.18 million and Kobe's $23.5 million , averaged 21 points per game in his rookie season, defeated Durant to become the scoring champion, and at the age of 32, he was still able to deliver a performance with an average of 20+ points per game.
But Anthony did not gradually change his concept until he joined the Trail Blazers in the 2019-20 season, and his value had dropped a lot during his time with the Thunder, and he was abandoned when he went to the Rockets, and he was abandoned in front of the public, which made Anthony gradually lose the market, and his annual salary went up from $25 million to about $2 million.
Paul
2005-06 season to 2022-23 season
18 years
Total salary: 3$5.9 billion
Looking back on Paul's career, it is a pity that he did not have a championship, but he is still a winner in life among NBA players, he has experienced many team changes, but he has also left the best record in team history for the Clippers, Rockets, and Suns, and the Thunder has also brought out an excellent newcomer like Alexander, Paul's dedication has made Alexander grow rapidly, and now he has become one of the top point guards in the league, integrating offense and defense, and the calm state when dealing with the complex situation of the game is still a bit of Paul's shadow, according to "Hoopshype" According to statistics, Paul's annual salary of $38.5 million in the 2019-20 season was tied with Wei Shao for second place in the league at that time, second only to Curry's $40.23 million.
But when it comes to total career salary, as of the 2022-23 season, Paul is the all-time No. 1 point guard, that is, with the annual salary of the 2023-24 season, Paul's 3$9.7 billion is also the 3At $5.7 billion, it continues to rank first in NBA history in the salary of a point guard. After moving to the Warriors, Paul accepted the role of a substitute, and from the 18 years after entering the NBA, the regular season, Paul, who has never been substituted in the playoffs, has also made changes, and he also seems more relaxed in the game, maintaining the desire to win, but also more relaxed, to enjoy the victory, although Paul is 38 years old, and is only 1.83 meters tall short point guard, he enters the free agent market but there is still a lot of possibility to be chased by many teams, Paul's experience and ability to control the court in the game is what many young teams in the league need.
James
2003-04 season to 2022-23 season
20 years
Total salary: 4$3.2 billion
Paul has the highest career salary among NBA point guards, but he is the "banana boat brothers" Looking back at James' annual salary from the 2003-04 season to the 2022-23 season, only in the 2016-17 season his annual salary of $30.96 million has topped the league, and in the 2011-12 season, he has not even entered the top 10 in the 2011-12 season, and since then, James's annual salary has stabilized in the top 10, according to Forbes statistics, James became the third player in the NBA with an annual salary of more than $30 million in a single season after Jordan and Kobe Bryant after renewing his contract with the Cavaliers in 2016, and in the 21st century, James is the player with the most total salary in the NBA, In the NBA player's total career salary list, James also occupies the first position, behind him are Durant and Paul.
There will be "evergreen players" in almost every era in the NBA, and fans are also witnessing legends, James has played his 21st year in the NBA, looking at his performance in the game, the years seem to have left a lot less traces on him than others, just like when Duncan was still playing in the NBA, there were always fans who called him "No. 21 rookie", even if Duncan had a white beard, White-haired, now seeing James, I can't help but want to sigh, his influence in the game is still outstanding, competing with those young people who are younger than him, or even twenty years old, James is sometimes the one with more energy. It is undeniable that James has come to the end of his career, but there are still many people like his partner Rich Paul who believe that James can still fight in the league after the age of 40, and in terms of commercial value and actual game influence, James may have the opportunity to get the NBA team's annual salary of tens of millions at the age of 40.