Rank 'Em: Worst NBA Contracts

Created: February 12, 2009, 12:50 PM

Not many real estate deals turned out worse than the lease on Big Country.

So when do we get to haul NBA executives up to Capitol Hill to ask about their investment decisions? Hey, at least a corporate jet can take you to the NBA Finals, which is more than we can say for this motley crew.

How do you size up Page 2's list of the worst deals, SportsNation?

From the Bulls shelling out big bucks for a defensive stalwart whose play was pretty offensive in Ben Wallace, to the Sonics showing the business sense that later landed them in Oklahoma City by signing Jim McIlvaine, these were true boondoggles.

Check out the details below and rank the worst of the worst. No bailouts allowed.

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  • Six-year extension worth $100 million with Knicks in 2001.
  • Four-year extension worth $76 million with Suns in 2003.
  • Seven-year deal worth $92.5 million with the Nets in 2004.
  • Seven-year deal worth $126 million with Pacers in 2003.
  • Six-year extension worth $73 million with Nets in 1999 and one-year, $4.3 million deal with Mavericks in 2008.
  • Seven-year deal worth $86 million with Sonics in 1999.
  • Seven-year deal worth $105 million with Bullets in 1996.
  • Seven-year deal worth $35 million with Sonics in 1996.
  • Four-year deal worth $60 million with Bulls in 2006.
  • Six-year deal worth $64 million with Grizzlies in 1997.