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Worst individual season relative to salary in NBA history? (alien.top)
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In 2015-16 Kobe had the highest salary in the league at $25 million.

He put up 17.5/4/3 with the 4th highest usage rate that year playing around 28 MPG. Shooting splits of 36/28/83 for the 7th lowest TS% in the league. Meanwhile, the lakers finished bottom of the West with a 17-65 record.

Looking at advanced metrics: 2nd worst plus minus per game, 4th worst defensive box plus minus, 7th lowest win shares and 2nd lowest WS/48 (both negative) and all of which are the worst among Lakers players that year.

I understand he was injured and it was a farewell tour but purely from a production relative to salary perspective is this the worst season by a player ever or would it still be better than e.g a star being injured all year or refusing to play but making the max.

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[–] nowhathappenedwas@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Bill Bradley was the highest paid player in the league as a rookie in 1968.

He averaged 8/3/3 on below average efficiency in the regular season and 6/1/0 in the playoffs.

[–] SmoothBrews@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

After researching this issue, I'm both amazed and bewildered about a few things.

Amazed: Bradley was drafted twice. First in 1965 by the 76ers, but he said "Nah, fuck that." He didn't sign a contract, played ball in Italy, went to Oxford, dropped out, and then went into the Air Force. Then joined the Knicks in 1967.

Bewildered: Why the fuck does Bill Bradley look like an old man at the age of 22?

[–] AnotherStatsGuy@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Didn’t he also go on to be a US Senator?

[–] SmoothBrews@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Yep, senator of New Jersey.

[–] jlakbj@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

For some reason I thought this was about Bill Russell and could not have been more surprised upon clicking that link

[–] Amedais@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Okay, but I bet he made like $20k per year lol.

[–] scifier2@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

$20k was a lot back then.