Hace mucho tiempo quedaron atrás los días en que Nueva York, Filadelfia y Chicago producían gran parte del talento que veíamos en las canchas de la NBA. Hoy en día, los jugadores provienen de todas partes del mundo, creando nuevos millonarios en todo el globo. Desde ciudades de Estados Unidos hasta capitales internacionales, el baloncesto profesional ha visto emerger estrellas de diversos orígenes geográficos. La Akron de LeBron James y Stephen Curry se lleva la palma.
Nos hemos adentrado en la información salarial de la NBA (nuestros datos se remontan a 1990) para identificar a los jugadores mejor pagados nacidos en cada importante centro de baloncesto – desde Seattle hasta Melbourne, Belgrado hasta Los Ángeles, y muchos lugares más. A continuación, te presentamos los resultados:
Akron, Ohio
- LeBron James: $482,593,428
- Stephen Curry: $357,844,681
- Larry Nance Jr: $61,282,052
- Jerome Lane: $1,365,000
- Chris Livingston: $1,119,563
Atlanta, Georgia
- Dwight Howard: $245,838,349
- Derrick Favors: $131,217,769
- Malcolm Brogdon: $111,232,562
- Al-Farouq Aminu: $72,262,285
- Kenny Thomas: $54,613,164
Baltimore, Maryland
- Will Barton: $81,869,184
- Sam Cassell: $58,419,775
- Reggie Bullock: $52,817,092
- Muggsy Bogues: $17,828,400
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Tyrus Thomas: $55,331,772
- Garrett Temple: $50,717,393
- Brandon Bass: $39,661,509
- Marcus Thornton: $35,467,422
- Glen Davis: $34,716,665
Belgrado (Serbia)
- Bogdan Bogdanovic: $99,700,000
- Marko Jaric: $43,650,000
- Nemanja Bjelica: $34,264,448
- Aleksej Pokusevski: $14,914,289
- Dragan Tarlac: $2,500,000
Birmingham, Alabama
- Eric Bledsoe: $130,640,553
- DeMarre Carroll: $81,515,187
- Trendon Watford: $4,352,054
- Buck Johnson: $2,715,000
Boston, Massachusetts
- Bruce Brown: $37,134,279
- Dana Barros: $25,587,500
- Darius Bazley: $12,086,053
- John Amaechi: $9,562,500
- Bill Curley: $6,768,167
Buffalo, New York
- Clifford Robinson: $59,190,625
- Greg Oden: $24,322,868
- Ike Diogu: $10,882,224
- Jordan Nwora: $8,216,291
- Curtis Borchardt: $5,551,833
Canton, Ohio
- CJ McCollum: $217,115,909
- Eric Snow: $51,223,850
- Kosta Koufos: $47,778,792
- Gary Grant: $10,155,969
- Chris Singleton: $4,789,080
Charleston, South Carolina
- Khris Middleton: $225,638,155
- Kwame Brown: $64,227,908
- Anthony Johnson: $19,245,614
- Aaron Nesmith: $16,528,217
- Josh Powell: $4,826,990
Charlotte, North Carolina
- Ishmael Smith: $48,443,523
- Seth Curry: $45,783,032
- Patrick Williams: $32,101,641
- Anthony Morrow: $24,237,958
- Jeff McInnis: $20,043,940
Chicago, Illinois
- Anthony Davis: $268,301,708
- Dwyane Wade: $199,499,205
- Derrick Rose: $167,733,574
- Juwan Howard: $151,839,471
- Antoine Walker: $108,142,015
Cincinnati, Ohio
- Tyrone Hill: $51,006,229
- Matt Harpring: $48,217,041
- Luke Babbitt: $10,977,646
- LaSalle Thompson: $10,757,500
- Shane Larkin: $6,167,345
Cleveland, Ohio
- James Posey: $57,051,806
- Charles Oakley: $43,907,000
- Ruben Patterson: $36,858,397
- Earl Boykins: $16,544,862
- Omari Spellman: $5,508,600
Columbia, South Carolina
- Jermaine O’Neal: $168,794,021
- Torrey Craig: $18,284,337
- Tyrone Corbin: $12,036,200
- Xavier McDaniel: $11,498,000
Columbus, Ohio
- Brian Grant: $109,842,052
- Caris LeVert: $75,407,893
- Gary Trent Jr: $55,984,177
- Antonio Daniels: $49,275,420
Compton, California
- DeMar DeRozan: $258,605,770
- Tayshaun Prince: $81,675,782
- Brandon Jennings: $40,141,001
- Corey Benjamin: $1,985,160
- Alex Acker: $1,949,488
Dakar (Senegal)
- DeSagana Diop: $47,024,084
- Mamadou N’diaye: $3,129,600
- Pape Sow: $1,771,576
- Boniface N’Dong: $1,237,971
- Mouhamed Gueye: $1,119,563
Dallas, Texas
- Chris Bosh: $242,110,053
- LaMarcus Aldridge: $215,090,968
- Grant Hill: $142,836,650
- Julius Randle: $130,535,802
- Kurt Thomas: $66,247,985
Dayton, Ohio
- Kerry Kittles: $55,580,373
- Ron Harper: $32,635,000
- Daequan Cook: $12,933,810
- Norris Cole: $8,982,899
- Adreian Payne: $5,893,650
Detroit, Michigan
- Chris Webber: $178,230,697
- Jalen Rose: $102,438,250
- PJ Brown: $69,539,200
- Maurice Taylor: $53,444,118
- Howard Eisley: $37,227,067
Flint, Michigan
- JaVale McGee: $82,343,728
- Kyle Kuzma: $60,218,360
- Morris Peterson: $41,870,159
- Eddie Robinson: $28,761,000
- Miles Bridges: $24,239,153
Fort Wayne, Indiana
- Brad Miller: $91,247,500
- Mason Plumlee: $78,728,520
- Miles Plumlee: $42,673,973
- Dan Godfread: $100,000
- Reggie Hearn: $77,250