Is there a player in NBA history less worth their career earnings than Ben Simmons???

Ben Simmons doesn't actually like basketball...he decided to play it because he was talented enough to go pro and attain a level of lifestyle he never would've achieved otherwise

since he doesn't like basketball, actually putting in the hours of work required is very difficult for him

Not saying the NBA is like med school, but how many people could sit there and study for hours upon hours and go through years of residency while actually not liking what they do? Some will push through for the money and status, but many won't.

Ben Simmons will do the bare minimum to get by and nothing more, and to this point, it's worked well for him considered how much money he's made

 

Wall made $3 million per game in Houston.

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Ben Simmons is the greatest fools gold ever. I have never seen anything like this. Not saying I know a lot but holy **** this guy is so useless.

 

joyce white at least earned his monies in the summer league and driving busses

 

He could have been great but he didn't want to be. Such a waste for a guy who doesn't love basketball to have that much talent.

There are too many clinical analysts in NBA front offices these days--the human element matters, and one of the first questions they should ask when spending a high lotto pick is, "Does this guy love the game of basketball?"

 

Chandler Parsons?

DD

 

Maybe from his superior music and as a Dali type of painter.

Then spend it on baby mommas.

 

Good call.

 

Didn't Andrew Bynum almost sit out an entire max contract?

 

Article from 2019 so things may have changed from this list, but based on these numbers I’d say Greg Oden and Parsons stand out as way over paid per game played. Nikola Pekovic did pretty well for himself also.

https://hoopshype.com/2019/10/26/these-are-the-nba-players-who-have-earned-the-most-money-per-game/#

 

It's shameful Carmelo Anthony and Chandler Parsons have made the same exact amount of money in the NBA. Heck, he is only a couple of millions short from Durant. Shameful.

 

Zion is getting mighty close.

 

and to think Messi turned down $500 million per year for 3 years. now that's insane for reals

 

The Saudis would pay him half their oil money if they could.

 

If you take their MRP and compare it to the actual salary, and then factor in the value of last 3 minutes of clutch play in each game, you can do the calculation on the biggest frauds in the NBA. And determine who is being exploited. This not only takes into account Win Shares and production and salary, but additionally the financial impact of their play on the value of the franchise

This method was used to determine who was more valuable to the Lakers during the Shaq/Kobe era. Shaq was in fact more valuable financially in terms of his value to the franchise/production/pay. The Lakers just didn't care.

O’Neal was a total of about 6 wins more valuable than Bryant with respect to the team’s on-court performance and about 7.65 million dollars more valuable with respect to the team’s revenues.