This is some b.s. man!! Melo overpaid? compared to who? Well Forbes magazine seems to think so. Carmelo, who makes $19.4 million dollars this season is being called the most overpaid player for the 2012-2013 season. How can a player who is second in the NBA in scoring and is the main reason the Knicks are where they are be called overpaid. Forbes explanation for it is “scorers that don’t do other things well and that don’t shoot a solid percentage from the field tend to be overvalued”. Only problem is they are wrong, especially this season. Melo’s shooting percentage is up compared to past years, and he has been involving his teammates much more this year, and it shows in the Knicks winning record. Hit the jump to see the top 10 list of overpaid players and see what else they said about Melo.
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According to Forbes:
As the new breed of statistical analysts like to point out, a primary scorer using extra shots to get his points means fewer shots for others (and hence fewer chances for additional points for the team). Assists lead directly to points, and every rebound gives your team a possession, which means a chance to score. Durant, in short, is an efficient player whose numbers translate into wins for his club. The same is true for LeBron James, Chris Paul and Tim Duncan. But not for Carmelo Anthony. And that’s why, at a 2012-13 salary of $19.4 million, Anthony tops our list as the NBA’s most overpaid player.
I still think they are out of their mind. Now as far as some of the other players on the top 10 overpaid list, like Joe Johnson, I agree 100%. Check out the list below and leave a comment letting us know how you feel about it.
1. Carmelo Anthony (New York Knicks) – $19.4 million
2. Ben Gordon (Charlotte Bobcats) – $12.4 million
3. Joe Johnson (Brooklyn Nets) – $19.75 million
4. Hedo Turkoglu (Orlando Magic) – $11.8 million
5. Dirk Nowitzki (Dallas Mavericks) – $20.9 million
6. Corey Maggette (Detroit Pistons) – $10.9 million
7. Rudy Gay (Toronto Raptors) – $16.5 million
8. Stephen Jackson (San Antonio Spurs) – $10.1 million
9. Chris Kaman (Dallas Mavericks) – $8 million
10. Arron Afflalo (Orlando Magic) – $7.8 million
