5 Worst NBA Contracts

Right now I'm watching Don't Mess With A Zohan starring Adam Sandler. I love Adam Sandler and I just downloaded all of his movies, most being pretty damn good movies overall. Though he does have some bad ones, Zohan, Jack and Jill, and Eight Crazy Nights come to mind, his history shows you that you can't get them all right. Just like in the NBA, where some teams have given out some head-scratching, dumbfounding contracts. Here are some of the worst current ones in the league today:

1. Joe Johnson - the first one that comes to mind. Johnson has had a pretty good career; being a perennial all-star, always making playoff bids, and having some overall good stats. Other things we've learned: can't be the number one option on a championship-aspiring team, is not much a vocal leader, and has recently faded in fourth quarter playoffs. On paper, he is worth more than Lebron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Paul, Dwight Howard, and Kevin Durant. I don't think he is the worst contract by any means, especially on a team with an owner like Mikail Porokhov who doesn't care about money. He and Deron Williams make arguably the best backcourt in the NBA (especially with the Lakers start) and he doesn't have to be the leader, which I think will make him thrive even more.
19.8 mil this year

2. Carlos Boozer - I used to actually be scared of Boozer when he played with the Utah Jazz. I feared his dominance, his rebounding, his strength, his post moves, and even his shooting. He seemed to always crush my hometown Houston Rockets and it seemed Deron Williams and Boozer would be an effective Stockton-Malone as any other duo in the NBA. Then the injuries started happening, and it seemed like he gave up on Utah, and went to Chicago, then continued to get injured. And now he just plays like a fragile grandma. When is shooting touch is on, he plays great. But he has lost the ferocity and agility to the rim that I once admired.
15.0 mil this year

3. Channing Frye - Where do I begin? As a childhood Suns fan, I was astounded at the money management through at Frye, but not surprised. He has a break out campaign when he came to the Valley and as everyone knows, Steve Nash makes everyone looks better (and gets everyone paid). So he was rewarded with a 5 year shit in my face I'm going to die contract and as you can guess faded away in the distance. And that shooting touch he randomly spawned for that one 'good' year he had, can be called 'inconsistent' at best. Maybe I'm just holding a grudge against Frye.

4. Hedo Turkoglu - Similar to Frye, this guy played like an absolute beast for a short period of time, in which he was rewarded handsomely. The season the Orlando Magic went to the Finals, you could have argued that Turkoglu led them their, not Dwight Howard. Turkoglu had the ball on most possessions, and when he did, somebody scored. Then once the Magic landed Vince Carter, he knew they weren't going to show him the money he wanted so he first screwed over Portland, then Toronto, before landing in, of course, my team Phoenix. I actually have an autographed Suns cap from him that is probably worth nothing. Anyway, like Frye, Turk got paid and stopped giving a fuck. And that's it.

5. Amar'e Stoudemire - I really didn't want to put him on here but after looking at the numbers in his contract I have to. Why did the Knicks get 'Melo? Remember when the Knicks were balling and Stoudemire was leading MVP talks, shining so bright that people were calling Raymond Felton an all-star. Then James Dolan had to fuck everything up and get ball hog Anthony, who subsequently got Mike D'Antoni fired. Now plagued by injury and still figuring out how to mesh with Melo, as of now, his contract doesn't seem worth it.

Also: Ryan Anderson, Hakim Warrick, Mo Williams, Marvin Williams, Richard Jefferson, Corey Magette, Ben Gordon, Charlie Villenueva, Tyrus Thomas, Andris Biedrins, Emeka Okafor, Trevor Ariza

What are some other terrible NBA contracts?


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