The specialised website ‘Hoophype’ has made, using a metric that reveals the real value of basketball players, the ranking of the 20 lowest-paid players in the NBA in the 2022-2023 season.
‘Real Value’, which uses Global Rating as the main performance metric, is the new statistical measure to calculate the market value of each NBA player.
“Although you might be expecting to see a list full of players exceeding the expectations of their minimum or mid-level contracts, it’s actually the big-name stars who dominate this list, which shouldn’t come as a surprise considering the difference one superstar can make for a team’s fortunes in the Association,” explains Frank Urbina from ‘Hoopshype’.
Even if they’re on a max contract, superstar-level players in the NBA are so important that they can still be considered underpaid, as you’re about to find out.”
The NBA’s lowest-paid players in 2022-23
20. Josh Giddey (Oklahoma City Thunder)
Josh Giddey has an actual value of 16,209,742 dollars and a current salary of 6,287,400 dollars.
Difference: 9,922,342 dollars.
12. Luka Doncic (Dallas Mavericks)
12th on the list is Luka Doncic, who has an actual value of 49,970,317 dollars and a current salary of 37,096,500 dollars.
Difference: 12,873,817 dollars.
10. Evan Mobley (Cleveland Cavaliers)
Evan Mobley has an actual value of 22,620,433 dollars and a current salary of 8,478,720 dollars.
Difference: 14,141,713 dollars.
9. Anthony Edwards (Minnesota Timberwolves)
Actual value of 26,595,317 dollars and current salary of 10,733,400 dollars.
Difference: 15,861,917 dollars.
8. Darius Garland (Cleveland Cavaliers)
Real value of 25,029,940 dollars and current salary of 8,920,794 dollars.
Difference: 16,109,146 dollars.
7. Desmond Bane (Memphis Grizzlies)
Actual value of 19,858,024 dollars and current salary of 2,130,240 dollars.
Difference: 17,727,784 dollars.
6. Tyrese Maxey (Philadelphia Sixers)
Actual value of 20,478,596 dollars and current salary of 2,726,880 dollars.
Difference: 17,751,716 dollars.
5. Ja Morant (Memphis Grizzlies)
Actual value of 31,565,768 dollars and current salary of 12,119,440 dollars.
Difference: 19,446,328 dollars.
4. Tyrese Haliburton (Indiana Pacers)
Actual value of 24,440,045 dollars and current salary of 4,215,120 dollars.
Difference: 20,224,925 dollars.
3. Joel Embiid (Philadelphia Sixers)
Actual value of 57,254,111 dollars and current salary of 33,616,770 dollars.
Difference: 23,637,341 dollars.
2. Jayson Tatum (Boston Celtics)
Actual value of 55,282,823 dollars and current salary of 30,351,780 dollars.
Difference: 24,931,043 dollars.
1. Nikola Jokic (Denver Nuggets)
Actual value of 70,068,735 dollars and current salary of 33,047,803 dollars.
Difference: 37,020,932 dollars.
