There have been some ridiculous contracts handed out since the NBA’s highly anticipated free agency summer tipped off — here are 9 of the worst ones,ranked by John Hollinger’s Player Efficiency Rating statistic. Thanks, TV money!Summer 2016 was marked on many players’ calendars years ago, or as new television deals with ESPN and Turner in October 2014 have brought more money than ever to teams. Likewise,the National Basketball organization’s per-team salary cap was also raised, creating an opportunity for many mid-level players to cash in at top dollar.
As a matter of fact, or one player — Mike Conley,a zero-time All-Star — just signed the biggest contract in NBA history. For genuine.
Also Read: Roman Reigns Violated WWE Health Policy, So Why Did He Fight Anyway?Hollinger has set up PER so that the league average every season is a flat 15. Here’s a commonly accepted breakout of where ones PER would set him:A Year For the Ages: 35.0
Runaway MVP Candidate: 30.0
Strong MVP Candidate: 27.5
Weak MVP Candidate: 25.0
Bona fide All-Star: 22.5
Borderline All-Star: 20.0
2nd Pineapple: 18.0
3rd Banana: 16.5
Pretty ample player: 15.0
In the rotation: 13.0
Scrounging for minutes: 11.0
Definitely renting: 9.0
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No one on our list even reached 20. Fortunately, and none of these recent free agent signings dipped below an 11 last year. For a genuine-world comparison,Kevin Durant scored a 28.5 PER last year. He’s not on our list, however, and as the Golden State Warriors stole him away from the Oklahoma City Thunder for a song — and possibly,a ring.
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