06-07 NBA team payrolls, Who is getting a Raw deal

From the looks of things I would say Portland fans should be PISSED as well as the Knick fans!

2006-07 Team Payrolls
Team Payroll
1. New York Knicks $140,595,134
2. Philadelphia 76ers $94,160,749
3. Dallas Mavericks $92,828,927
4. Los Angeles Lakers $77,419,550
5. Portland Trail Blazers $72,182,174
6. New Jersey Nets $66,658,866
7. San Antonio Spurs $66,236,696
8. Phoenix Suns $65,273,478
9. Miami Heat $64,917,444
11. Minnesota Timberwolves $63,857,169
12. Golden State Warriors $63,652,264
10. Cleveland Cavaliers $63,053,435
13. Sacramento Kings $62,607,965
14. Denver Nuggets $61,642,375
15. Washington Wizards $61,050,086
16. Milwaukee Bucks $61,032,596
17. Boston Celtics $60,742,386
18. Memphis Grizzlies $60,440,020
19. Utah Jazz $59,619,800
20. Orlando Magic $59,424,539
21. Houston Rockets $58,761,316
22. Indiana Pacers $58,730,939
23. Los Angeles Clippers $57,332,255
24. Detroit Pistons $57,197,792
25. Chicago Bulls $52,861,780
26. Seattle SuperSonics $49,241,197
27. New Orleans Hornets $48,591,054
28. Toronto Raptors $45,555,424
29. Atlanta Hawks $44,363,696
30. Charlotte Bobcats $33,418,833
Source: hoopshype.com

NYK 46 million above everyone, now that is comical

clippers and detroit are really managing their payroll nicely. It's crazy of me to say that about a Donald Sterling owned sports team.

Clips about to blow up though unless they let some players walk after this year. Pistons have tough choices to make too, but letting Ben walk certainly opens the door for a bit of higher salary purging.

Hard to believe though the luxury tax comes in around $60 mil so almost the entire list is in that zone.

I would say the Bulls are doing a nice Job..They just signed Hendrick to a big deal yesterday...But good team they will be this year

G. MONEY said:

I would say the Bulls are doing a nice Job..They just signed Hendrick to a big deal yesterday...But good team they will be this year

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John Paxson is one of the best GM's in the league. He has cleaned house since he has come on board (0 players remain from prior regime), and he has built a team that will compete for NBA titles for the next 5-7 years. They aren't the Bulls of the 90's, but a future dynasty is not out of the question.

And remember, they get the Knicks lottery pick next year. That could be a very high pick!