Kris Humphries: $12 Million Man. The Nets’ Starting Lineup All Makes $10+ Million Per Year

All, NBA Jason McIntyre July 17th. 2012, 1:24pm

Kris Humphries, who was married to Kim Kardashian for a minute and is a inhales rebounds for a living, just signed a 2-year deal with the New Jersey Nets worth $24 million. He’ll make more money than the following players next season (excluding anyone on their rookie deal):

Joakim Noah: $11 million
Rajon Rondo: $11 million (!!!)
Monta Ellis: $11 million
Andrea Bargnani: $10 million

Kris Humphries was a star in high school, had a quiet and brief college career with the Gophers, and basically did nothing in Utah and Toronto and Dallas before getting a chance with the sorry-ass Nets. He’s made the most of his opportunity, averaging 10 ppg and 10.4 rpg in 2010-2011, and then 13.8 ppg and 11.0 rpg last season. With Deron Williams and Joe Johnson jacking up shots, and Brook Lopez being a poor rebounder, Humphries should thrive again as a garbage man.

Here are the starting salaries next season for the Nets:

PG – Deron Williams $19 million (probably; couldn’t find a breakdown of his $98 million, 5-year deal)
SG – Joe Johnson $19 million
SF – Gerald Wallace $10 million (4 years, $40 million)
PF – Humprhies, $12 million
C – Brook Lopez, $13 million (4 years, $61 million contract)

The sad part? If the Knicks don’t retain Jeremy Lin, I think the Nets finished ahead of New York in the East.

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48 Responses to “Kris Humphries: $12 Million Man. The Nets’ Starting Lineup All Makes $10+ Million Per Year”

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vajayjay redick Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 1:27 PM
The sad part? If the Knicks don’t retain Jeremy Lin, I think the Nets finished ahead of New York in the East.
Yup, Lin is the difference between 6th and 7th in the East. I can see why the Knicks would want to go all out.
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Liquor Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 1:29 PM
Opulence, I has it.
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mizerle06 is sarah phillips Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 1:30 PM
PG – Deron Williams $19 million (probably; couldn’t find a breakdown of his $98 million, 5-year deal)
look, based solely on your last NBA-related post, if you’re searching for a reasoned breakdown of something NBA-related, you probably shouldn’t be searching or linking to this website (unless you’re referencing the commenting thread).
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njensen79 Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 1:30 PM
The worst part? Kim still makes more.
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Coach Mike Woodson, Atlanta Hawks Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 1:31 PM
Lin or not, the Nets will finish ahead of the Knicks.
Noah is an injury prone 10 and 10 guy. Are their salaries really that far out of whack?
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Curtis the Close talker Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 1:32 PM
Forget the Knicks record. I’m just mortified that I have to watch Ray Felton suck at basketball.
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PL StabbinKabin Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 1:32 PM
Jesus butt fucking Christ. That is a ton of money tied into a mediocre starting lineup. Which very well could be good enough for a 4 seed in the East.
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vajayjay redick Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 1:33 PM
Aside from Rondo, is KHump that much worse than those players listed?
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kaiserwilhelmreems Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 1:34 PM
The worst part? Kim still makes more.
the best part of a cataclysmic event bringing about the downfall of society is that she will no longer be on TV or considered relevant.
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Scalia Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 1:34 PM
Not going to mention how the structure of this deal pertains to a future deal w/ the Magic? That’s ok, Hollinger will provide that info:
The reason is that it allows the Nets to take back much bigger contracts from Orlando in a trade. Paying Humphries $12 million means that the combination of Humphries, Tyshawn Taylor and Reggie Evans can be used to take back $18.6 million in contracts from Orlando — which conveniently, is exactly enough to swallow the contracts of Orlando veterans Glen Davis, Jason Richardson, Chris Duhon and Quentin Richardson and clean the Magic’s books going forward.
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Tim Ryan Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 1:35 PM
Humphries averaged 14 and 11. Beast.
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geoffreyvs hired a PR firm to get his son's coach fired; now I'm running for Senate! Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 1:35 PM
The sad part? If the Knicks don’t retain Jeremy Lin, I think the Nets finished ahead of New York in the East.
Tired.
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Tim Ryan Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 1:36 PM
Not going to mention how the structure of this deal pertains to a future deal w/ the Magic?
Safe to say the Nets new regime is a lot smarter than the old one.
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BFFredo Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 1:36 PM
What’s scary is that, outside of Humphries, that right there will be the starting line-up for the Nets for the foreseeable future. They have no room or flexibility to add beyond the cheapest of contracts.
So here’s hoping they stay healthy. Good luck!
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geoffreyvs hired a PR firm to get his son's coach fired; now I'm running for Senate! Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 1:36 PM
Humphries averaged 14 and 11. Beast.
In college, that’s apparently worthy of being an All-American.
/actually read an NCAA post on here the other day
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YYSA Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 1:36 PM
Grant Hill to the Clippers. Ha
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St. Bear Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 1:37 PM
who was married to Kim Kardashian for a minute and is a inhales rebounds for a living
Found it!
PF – Humprhies, $12 million
Bonus!
/fix your site, Jason
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Dr. Tom Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 1:37 PM
He’ll make more money than the following players next season (excluding anyone on their rookie deal):
Joakim Noah: $11 million
Rajon Rondo: $11 million (!!!)
Monta Ellis: $11 million
Andrea Bargnani: $10 million
I’m only outraged by the Rondo deal. And the outrage is only moderate.
If the Nets can piece-meal some sort of a bench, they should be pretty good.
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karma Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 1:38 PM
That’s actually a pretty solid starting 5.
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Stop The Bus And Let My Brother Jack Off Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 1:38 PM
The sad part? If the Knicks don’t retain Jeremy Lin, I think the Nets finished ahead of New York in the East.
There goes McFly McTibbly and that fancy time machine again…
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Curtis the Close talker Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 1:39 PM
Lin or not, the Nets will finish ahead of the Knicks.
I’d place a wager on that. Nets have been bottom 5 defensive team since Lopez was drafted. And that roster is too thin to win high scoring games.
Noah is an injury prone 10 and 10 guy. Are their salaries really that far out of whack?
Yes. Noah plays defense.
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karma Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 1:40 PM
My mind is still boggled that the Bulls refuse to make any moves at all. They just sit there.
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Scalia Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 1:41 PM
With Deron Williams and Joe Johnson jacking up shots, and Brook Lopez being a poor rebounder, Humphries should thrive again as a garbage man.
Then it would seem that Hump’s contract is logical
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geoffreyvs hired a PR firm to get his son's coach fired; now I'm running for Senate! Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 1:41 PM
You know, Kris Humphries life has improved a lot since he got let go by Kim Kardashian. Definitely some causation with that correlation.
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Scalia Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 1:44 PM
who was married to Kim Kardashian for a minute and is a inhales rebounds for a living
Found it!
PF – Humprhies, $12 million
Bonus!
I think the Nets finished ahead of New York in the East.
Double Bonus!
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ButtersBC Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 1:46 PM
My mind is still boggled that the Bulls refuse to make any moves at all. They just sit there
They told Kyle Korver to go away, that count?
As far as I can tell they’re hoping to bottom out next season, get another flukey lottery win after finishing where the Suns usually do and build like OKC was able to
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jthussler Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 1:46 PM
The reason is that it allows the Nets to take back much bigger contracts from Orlando in a trade. Paying Humphries $12 million means that the combination of Humphries, Tyshawn Taylor and Reggie Evans can be used to take back $18.6 million in contracts from Orlando — which conveniently, is exactly enough to swallow the contracts of Orlando veterans Glen Davis, Jason Richardson, Chris Duhon and Quentin Richardson and clean the Magic’s books going forward.
Unfortunately, this would require “analytical” thinking, which Broseph McIntyre hasn’t been able to provide in his NBA posts this summer.
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Coach Mike Woodson, Atlanta Hawks Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 1:49 PM
I’d place a wager on that. Nets have been bottom 5 defensive team since Lopez was drafted. And that roster is too thin to win high scoring games.
Nets bench: Evans, Marshon Brooks, Teletovic, Taylor, Stackhouse
Knicks: Kidd or Felton, Novak, JR Smith, James White, Camby
I don’t know. The Nets might not have much of a bench, but the Knicks’ bench is somehow even worse.
Nets top 8 >> Knicks top 8.
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VladimirCrouton Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 1:49 PM
Pistons need a garbage man.
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scripty Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 1:53 PM
They need good players. They have a rosterful of garbage. Waste Management Engineers are the least of their worries.
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Wally's World Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 1:54 PM
Pistons need a garbage man.
Looks at roster.
Thinks it is mostly garbage.
Wonders why Pistons need ANOTHER garbage man.
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Watsonian Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 1:55 PM
Pistons need a garbage man.
No, the Pistons need a superstar or two.
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VladimirCrouton Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 1:55 PM
Dude. Pistons have players that ARE GARBAGE. Not Garbage men.
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Ty_Webb Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 1:55 PM
They need good players. They have a rosterful of garbage. Waste Management Engineers are the least of their worries.
WMEs could help with the garbage, no?
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scripty Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 1:57 PM
+1 for using WME
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Eric T0upal aka BrawnyTom Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 2:00 PM
Knicks: Kidd or Felton, Novak, JR Smith, James White, Camby
That guy kicked ass for the Austin Toros during dunk competitions.
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I'm a Horse Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 2:03 PM
My mind is still boggled that the Bulls refuse to make any moves at all. They just sit there.
Why ? If they’re only good (and he is very, very good) player is likely out for the year, why waste the cash now. Wait till next year.
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Benjamin Franklin Rodriguez has the highest WAR evah! Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 2:04 PM
Lin or not, the Nets will finish ahead of the Knicks.
I’d place a wager on that. Nets have been bottom 5 defensive team since Lopez was drafted. And that roster is too thin to win high scoring games.
I don’t normally make bets, but I’d put money on that one.
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johndewar Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 2:04 PM
The sad part? If the Knicks don’t retain Jeremy Lin, I think the Nets finished ahead of New York in the East.
The REALLY sad part?
That anyone believes that Jeremy Lin is going to be the difference between the Knicks finishing ahead of the Nets or not.
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Benjamin Franklin Rodriguez has the highest WAR evah! Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 2:08 PM
The sad part? If the Knicks don’t retain Jeremy Lin, I think the Nets finished ahead of New York in the East.
No
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Curtis the Close talker Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 2:13 PM
Nets bench: Evans, Marshon Brooks, Teletovic, Taylor, Stackhouse
I like Evans for his rebounding. But besides that, are the rest of them any good? My point was: Knicks finished 5th in defense – They don’t need a deep roster as much as the Nets.
Oh yea, before I forget, duck Folan.
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Coach Mike Woodson, Atlanta Hawks Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 2:18 PM
My point was: Knicks finished 5th in defense – They don’t need a deep roster as much as the Nets.
What makes you think defense requires less depth?
And besides that, Fields is a solid defender who’s now gone. Shump is hurt and will probably miss the first 2 months of the season.
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Eric T0upal aka BrawnyTom Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 2:23 PM
Darrell: Where do you think the Knicks finish? Top 4 in the East?
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Coach Mike Woodson, Atlanta Hawks Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 2:23 PM
And Jefferies is gone, too. He was useless on offense, but he was probably the Knicks second best defender.
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Benjamin Franklin Rodriguez has the highest WAR evah! Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 2:46 PM
Darrell: Where do you think the Knicks finish? Top 4 in the East?
Miami, Chicago (even without Rose for half the season) and maybe Boston. The Knicks team I saw the second half of last season are better than the rest of the East and now they’ve improved. Top 4 sounds about right.
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Benjamin Franklin Rodriguez has the highest WAR evah! Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 2:48 PM
And Jefferies is gone, too. He was useless on offense, but he was probably the Knicks second best defender.
He was beyond useless on offense. He was an abortion, but they are defintely going to miss his defense and hustle.
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Eric T0upal aka BrawnyTom Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 2:55 PM
Miami, Chicago (even without Rose for half the season) and maybe Boston. The Knicks team I saw the second half of last season are better than the rest of the East and now they’ve improved. Top 4 sounds about right.
Sounds optimistic for a team that looks worse on paper than it did last year. I’d take Indy and Brooklyn’s over the Knicks. I think Toronto could surprise as well. Knicks seem like a 42-44 win team, assuming Melo and Chandler stay healthy.
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Benjamin Franklin Rodriguez has the highest WAR evah! Says:
July 17th, 2012 at 4:15 PM
Sounds optimistic for a team that looks worse on paper than it did last year. I’d take Indy and Brooklyn’s over the Knicks. I think Toronto could surprise as well. Knicks seem like a 42-44 win team, assuming Melo and Chandler stay healthy.
42-44 is possible on the low end, I guess. What I don’t agree with is them being worse on paper than last year. Once Tyson left the game for a blow or foul trouble, they didn’t have any alternative at the 5. With Camby, and to a lesser extent Thomas, they have improved in that area. As far as the point guard position, the biggest effect Lin had was he was able to stabilize that spot for a short period of time. Shumpert struggled, Davis was out, and Douglas was atrocious. The Knicks can score, what they need is a PG to not be atrocious and not have to rely on Melo to bring the ball up the court and initiate the offense so much. They at least have that with Felton and Kidd. Their defense improved last year and is now even better. I watched them play Indy 3 times, beat them back to back on a Friday and Saturday and came within blown a 17 point lead of sweeping them. I watched them play Philly, who are prone to offensive drought. I think people are overrating those 2 teams based on favorable playoff matchups each had as well as injuries their opponents suffered.