Wage Score

Every NBA team and player, scored on what the money bought. Trades, contracts and the MVP Race, by the money. The WAGE Report every Monday.

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@MrBuckBuckNBA Cold blooded from Ware. And last season he put up about the same production as OG Anunoby on $4.4M, while OG was paid $39.6M, about 9 times as much. That's a WAGE Score of 86 for what the money bought

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@ES_sportsnews @NBA kinda fitting this one went down to the wire. last season the Bulls spent $182.8M for 31 wins and the Bucks spent $181.3M for 32. almost the same money, one win apart, and this time Chicago grabs the first one

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@_HNNDRX Is it really assist free if he barely suited up? Last season Tatum's $54.1M was the 8th biggest salary in the league, and over his 16 games his production landed 249th

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@KevinGraySports bounce back spot against a team that spent a little more last season. the Mavericks got 26 wins out of $182.5M, and the Pacers got 19 out of $187.8M. kinda fun to watch these two with that in mind

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@JWeinbachNBA Big night off the bench from Leonard Miller. Last season he was paid like the 398th guy in the league at $2.2M and played like the 249th over 46 games. Kinda curious where nights like this push that in Chicago

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@Sleeper_Hoops @TheAthletic Thunder and Sixers side by side up top, but did the money buy the same thing? last season OKC got 64 wins out of $186.7M, 16th of 30. the Sixers spent more at $193.2M, 8th of 30, and got 45

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@AmicoHoops A G League standout is a fun swing for Sacramento. Last season every Kings win cost about $8.5M, close to double the league's typical $4.5M, which works out to a WAGE Score of 14 for what the money bought

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@kingtochee twins is about right, even on the books. last season the Bucks got 32 wins out of $181.3M and the Bulls got 31 out of $182.8M. that's a WAGE Score of 32 against 29 for what the money bought, 3 points apart

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@MikeAScotto @hoopshype Thunder grabbing Micah Peavy on a two-way is a very OKC move. Last season with the Pelicans he was paid like the 433rd guy in the league at $1.3M and played like the 357th over 61 games

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@TrashTalk_fr Closing out the Bucks like that, Caleb Wilson really does look the part. Last season the Bulls got 31 wins out of $182.8M, a WAGE Score of 29 for what the money bought. Kinda curious what a closer like him does to that

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@KalshiHoops mazzulla raising the bar for Mitchell Robinson is interesting next to last season. he was paid like the 132nd guy in the league at $13M and played like the 60th across 60 games. kinda curious what a higher standard looks like from there

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@KalshiHoops mazzulla raising the bar for Mitchell Robinson is interesting next to last season. he was paid like the 132nd guy in the league at $13M and played like the 60th across 60 games. kinda curious what a higher standard looks like from there

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@TheAthleticNBA knecht going from LA to New York is a fun one, since those two finished dead even last season. 53 wins each, but the Knicks spent $251.9M and the Lakers $217.4M. honestly the Knicks are the ones who ended up with the trophy

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@ShamsCharania @GSLSportsGroup Any chance a cheap two-way deal like Pedulla's helps bring the price down? Last season Sacramento's 22 wins came out to about $8.5M apiece, and the league's typical win went for about $4.5M

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@hoopshype does the price tag change the pick at all? last season Brunson was paid like the 44th guy in the league and produced like the 13th over 74 games. Tatum was paid like the 8th and got into 16 games, 249th in production

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@ClutchPoints Corner threes to cap a run are peak Buddy Hield. Funny part is last season his salary ranked 172nd but his production ranked 293rd over 51 games, which comes out to a WAGE Score of 23 for what the money bought

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Nine misses in Oklahoma City, one season after Jamal Murray's $46.4M bought the NBA's seventh-highest production

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The 76ers just erased a 29 point deficit with a minimum salary James in the mix, on a payroll that bought 45 wins last season. Their WAGE Score for what that money bought: 55.