Thanks to the NBA's salary cap and a strong desire to take his talents to South Beach, LeBron James is severely underpaid based on his level of production.
But he is not the only one. Tim Duncan took a huge pay cut in order to keep the Spurs' core players together.
On the next few pages we will take a look at highest-paid players on the Heat and Spurs and how those salaries compare to LeBron and Duncan.
#10 Mario Chalmers — $4.0 Million
Team: Miami Heat
Position: Point Guard
Contract: 2-years, $8 million (the Heat have a $4 million option for next season)
Key Stats: Averaged 8.6 points and 3.5 assists per game during the regular season. In the playoffs he is averaging 8.7 points and 3.2 assists per game.
#9 Udonis Haslem — $4.1 Million
Team: Miami Heat
Position: Power Forward
Contract: 5 years, $20.3 million (Haslem can opt-out after 2013-14 season)
Key Stats: Averaged 3.9 points, 5.4 rebounds, and just 18.9 minutes per game during the regular season. In the playoffs he is averaging 5.2 points and 3.8 rebounds per game.
#8 Boris Diaw — $4.5 Million
Team: San Antonio Spurs
Position: Power Forward-Center
Contract: 2 years, $9.2 million (expires after 2013-14 season)
Key Stats: Averaged 5.8 points and 3.4 rebounds per game during the regular season. In the playoffs he is averaging 3.8 points and 2.4 rebounds per game.
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