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Good Money, Bad Contracts: Six New Deals NBA Teams Will Regret for Years

Ranking the worst contracts handed out this offseason

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Jeremias Engelmann
Jul 18, 2025
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NBA teams might be getting smarter, but they still have a tendency to shoot themselves in the foot.

Letโ€™s rank the worst contracts of the summer โ€” based on advanced metrics, aging effects, historical precedents and each teamโ€™s situation.

Weโ€™ll start with a four-time All-Star due to get more than $70 million per year while barely qualifying as a top-100 NBA player.

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Basketball analyst. Creator of ESPN's Real Plus-Minus. Formerly with the Phoenix Suns and Dallas Mavericks
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