Basketball is unique compared to most other professional team sports. Because there are only 5 players from each team on the court at a time, a single great player can have a huge impact. A football quarterback or a baseball pitcher can also have a huge impact on his team, but a basketball player is on the floor for both offense and defense.

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Here are the current and upcoming NBA basketball sport stars.

1. LeBron James

Ever since LeBron James was drafted directly out of high school in 2003, he has had an enormous impact on the Cleveland Cavaliers. He was voted Rookie of the year after his first season, he led the Cavaliers to the NBA Finals in 2007, and he was named MVP of the NBA in 2009. It will be interesting to see if Lebron can begin to win some championships for the Cavs.

2. Kobe Bryant

Kobe Bryant was another player who was drafted directly out of high school. In 1996, he was drafted by the Charlotte Hornets, but he was immediately traded to the LA Lakers. He picked up 3 championship titles with teammate Shaquille O'Neal during the 2000-2002 seasons. After O'Neal left the Lakers, Kobe has proven that he is capable of leading a team without Shaq. He picked up the MVP trophy in 2008, and led the Lakers to a championship in 2009.

3. Dwight Howard

Howard also decided to forgo college, and he was selected as the #1 player in the 2004 draft. Within a few short years he has proven himself to be a player everyone should be watching. The 2009 season, in particular, was a huge breakout year for Howard. He was named to the All-NBA First Team, he became the youngest player in NBA history to be named the Defensive Player of the Year, and he stunned everyone by leading the Magic past both the Boston Celtics and the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2009 playoffs. The Magic were finally defeated by Kobe and the Lakers in the Finals.

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Besides those three, there are many other good players in the NBA. Tim Duncun has won 4 championships for the Spurs and Steve Nash picked up two consecutive MVP trophies. Dwayne Wade, Kevin Garnett, and Dirk 샌즈카지노 Nowitzki have all consistently played at a high level.

Many people have wondered if there will ever be a player as dominant and unstoppable as Michael Jordan. Maybe there hasn't been yet, but in the near future - Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, and Dwight Howard will undoubtedly be the players to watch.

NBA is a big group and didn't need any introduction. This association does the tournament, and popular for its games all over the world, here I am going to discuss that the salaries of the players. NBA pays such a good amount to their players and the teams. The mentioned salary data is for the year of 2009-2010. The details of some of the highest paid players are mentioned below:

1. Tracy McGrady: He is the highest paid player of NBA in the present year. His per year salary as a current database is $23,239,561. He plays for Houston Team.

2. Kobe Bryant: He is the next in the list of high paid players. He plays for LA Lakers team and his salary is $23,034,375.

3. Jermaine O'Neal: Next names come in the list is Jermaine. He is in the team Miami and his salary is $22,995,000 per year.

4. Tim Duncan: He plays from San Antonio and is on 4th position in the list. He gets $22,183,218 as a salary per year.

5. Shaquille O'Neal: Shaquille is getting $20,000,000 as salary, and he plays for Cleveland.

6. Dirk Nowitzki for Dallas team and Paun Pierce of a team Boston: Both are at number six and they both get salary as $19,795,714 per year.

7. Ray Allen: Ray plays for Boston's team and he is next in the list of NBA highest paid player. He gets $19,766,860 per year.

8. Rashard Lewis: Rashard is the next and he plays for Orlando's team. His salary is $18,876,000 per year.

9. Michael Redd: Redd is next in the list. He plays for Milwaukee team. He gets $17,040,000 per year.

10. Pau Gasol of LA Lakers team and Andrei Kirilenko from Utah's team: they both are on the next number and get the salary of $16,451,250 per year.

11. Kevin Garnett: Garnett is in the NBA higher paid list, and he plays for Boston's team and his salary per year is $16,400,000.

12. Yao Ming and Amare Stoudemire: Yao plays for Houston team and Amare Stoudemire plays for Phoneix team. Both getting same salary as $16,378,325. They both are on 12 positions in NBA high pay list.

13. Vince Carter: Vince of Orlando's team is getting $16,300,000 per year.

14. Gilbert Arenas: Gilbert is next and he plays for Washington's team and his salary is $16,192,080.

15. Zach Randolph: He is next and he plays for Memphis team. His salary is $16,000,000.

16. Carmelo Anthony plays for Denver's team, LeBron James plays for Cleveland, Chris Bosh plays for Toronto, and Dwyane Wade plays for Miami. These four are on the next position and they all gets the same salary as $15,779,912 per year.