In this NBA season, teams are shelling out over $110 million in salaries to players they’ve released. That may sound like a lot, but it’s actually down from $182 million last year, when John Wall and Kemba Walker alone combined for $77 million from squads they were not playing for.
This year’s dead money list is dominated by players formerly with San Antonio and Oklahoma City, including No. 1 Kevin Porter, who never took to the court for the Thunder, having been waived shortly after his trade from Houston.
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Makes $15,860,000 from Oklahoma City this season
Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports
Makes $11,014,080 from San Antonio this season
Scott Wachter-USA TODAY Sports
Makes $6,985,000 from San Antonio this season
Jonathan Hui-USA TODAY Sports
Makes $6,500,000 from San Antonio this season
Nick Turchiaro-USA TODAY Sports
Makes $6,479,000 from Oklahoma City this season
Daniel Dunn-USA TODAY Sports
Makes $4,341,600 from San Antonio this season
Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports
Makes $3,047,880 from Charlotte this season
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Makes $2,844,430 from Portland this season
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Makes $2,808,720 from Phoenix this season
Jim Rassol-USA TODAY Sports
Makes $2,748,674 from Detroit this season
Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports
Makes $2,588,400 from Oklahoma City this season
Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports
Makes $2,485,200 from Memphis this season
Sergio Estrada-USA TODAY Sports
Makes $2,348,324 from Dallas this season
Michael McLoone-USA TODAY Sports
Makes $2,270,440 from Oklahoma City this season
Eric Harline-USA Today Sports
Makes $2,019,706 from Philadelphia this season
Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
Makes $2,019,706 from Washington this season
Rob Ferguson-USA TODAY Sports
Makes $1,900,000 from Houston this season
Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports
Makes $1,836,096 from Memphis this season
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Makes $1,719,864 from Memphis this season
Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports
Makes $1,719,864 from Washington this season
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Makes $1,300,000 from Portland this season
Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports
Makes $702,311 from Indiana this season
Joey Johnson-USA TODAY Sports
Makes $600,000 from Oklahoma City this season
Chris Nicoll-USA TODAY Sports
Makes $576,230 from Indiana this season
Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports
Makes $555,217 from Indiana this season
Eric Canha-USA TODAY Sports
Makes $400,000 from San Antonio this season
Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports
Makes $300,000 from Sacramento this season
Andrew Wevers-USA TODAY Sports
Makes $268,032 from Portland this season
David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports
Makes $250,000 from Sacramento this season
Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
Makes $92,857 from Boston this season
