I find it perfectly plausible that a corrupt Ukrainian oligarch would pay a crackhead $1million+ a year for a job for which he has no experience or skills.
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Season Team Lg Salary
2005-06 Los Angeles Lakers NBA $1,888,680
2006-07 Los Angeles Lakers NBA $2,030,280
2007-08 Los Angeles Lakers NBA $2,172,000
2008-09 Los Angeles Lakers NBA $2,769,300
2009-10 Los Angeles Lakers NBA $12,526,998
2010-11 Los Angeles Lakers NBA $13,700,000
2011-12 Los Angeles Lakers NBA $14,900,000
2012-13 Philadelphia 76ers NBA $16,889,000
2013-14 Chicago Bulls NBA $6,000,000
Career (may be incomplete) why not the sixers paid andrew bynum almost 17 million and he didn't play one game for them.