There were 19 NBA teams represented in the 2012 London Olympics. More than any other professional basketball league in the world. The NBA had plenty of salaries riding on these Olympic games. Here’s a breakdown by team and combined team salaries.
San Antonio Spurs
Manu Ginobili, Argentina 2012 salary $14,107,492
Tony Parker, France 2012 salary $12,500,000
Boris Diaw, France 2012 salary $4,500,000
Patrick Mills, Australia 2012 salary $1,085,120
Tiago Splittzer, Brazil 2012 salary $3,944,000
Total $36,136,612
Oklahoma City Thunder
Kevin Durant 2012 salary $16,669,630
Russell Westbrook 2012 salary $13,668,750
James Harden 2012 salary $5,820,417
Serge Ibaka, Spain 2012 salary $2,253,062
Total $38,411,859
New Orleans Hornets
Anthony Davis 2012 salary $5,144,280
Al-Farouq Aminu, Nigeria 2012 salary $2,947,800
Total $8,092,080
Brooklyn Nets
Deron Williams 2012 salary $17,177,795
Total $17,177,795
New York Knicks
Tyson Chandler 2012 salary $13,604,188
Carmelo Anthony 2012 salary $20,463,024
Total $34,067,212
Toronto Raptors
Jose Calderon, Spain 2012 salary $10,561,982
Linas Kleiza, Lithuania 2012 salary $4,600,000
Total $15,161,982
Washington Wizards
Kevin Seraphin, France 2012 salary $1,797,600
Nene Hilario, Brazil 2012 salary $13,000,000
Total $14,797,600
Miami Heat
Lebron James 2012 salary $17,545,000
Ronny Turiaf, France 2012 salary $854,389
Total $18,399,389
Denver Nuggets
Timofey Mozgov, Russia 2012 salary $3,140,429
Rudy Fernandez, Spain 2012 salary $Not Available
Total $3,140,429
Los Angeles Lakers
Kobe Bryant 2012 salary $27,849,149
Pau Gasol, Spain 2012 salary $19,000,000
Total $46,849,149
Philadelphia 76ers
Andre Iguodala 2012 salary $14,968,250
Total $14,968,250
Minnesota Timberwolves
Kevin Love 2012 salary $13,668,750
Total $13,668,750
Los Angeles Clippers
Chris Paul 2012 salary $17,779,458
Total $17,779,458
Memphis Grizzlies
Marc Gasol, Spain 2012 salary $13,891,359
Total $13,891,359
Indiana Pacers
Leandrinho Barbosa, Brazil 2012 salary $854,389
Total $854,389
Cleveland Cavaliers
Anderson Varejao, Brazil 2012 salary $8,368,182
Total $8,368,182
Houston Rockets
Luis Scola, Argentina 2012 salary $4,148,510
Total $4,148,510
Milwaukee Bucks
Carlos Delfino, Argentina 2012 salary $3,000,000
Total $3,000,000
Portland Trailblazers
Nicolas Batum, France 2012 salary $10,825,000
Total $10,825,000
Chicago Bulls
Luol Deng, Great Britain 2012 salary $13,305,000
Total $13,305,000
Looking at the data, we can see that there were four NBA teams that had over $30,000,000 in salaries riding on the Olympics. These teams must have been nervous about injuries to their players during the games. The Los Angeles Lakers only had two players in the Olympics but had $46,850,000 in salaries. That made them the top NBA team in salaries in these games. The second team, Oklahoma City Thunder, had four players with $38,412,000. The San Antonio Spurs had $36,137,000 with five players to place them in third. The fourth spot goes to the New York Knicks with two players at $34,067,000.
*Source of salary data was gathered from Hoopsworld.com
