NBA Salary Leader for Fourth Time in Five Years
The Duke alumni group leads the way in combined salary for the fourth time in five years, banking over $74 million. The 14 Duke players in the NBA are signed to contracts worth a combined total that exceeds $394,000,000.
2008-09 Highest-Paid College Alumni Groups in the NBA
Duke: $74,307,096
Arizona: $73,621,905
North Carolina: $69,082,854
Connecticut: $66,523,212
Kansas: $61,359,781
Duke: $74,307,096
Arizona: $73,621,905
North Carolina: $69,082,854
Connecticut: $66,523,212
Kansas: $61,359,781
The Past Five Years – Duke in the NBA on Opening Night…
2004-05: $61,741,501 (1st overall) — 10 players (2nd overall)
2005-06: $63,808,762 (1st overall) — 11 players (1st overall)
2006-07: $76,576,953 (1st overall) — 13 players (2nd overall)
2007-08: $63,170,326 (3rd overall) — 12 players (T2nd overall)
2008-09: $74,307,096 (1st overall) — 14 players (1st overall)
2008-09 Blue Devil NBA Salaries
Shane Battier: $6,448,900
Carlos Boozer: $11,593,817
Elton Brand: $13,757,844
Luol Deng: $9,385,000
Chris Duhon: $5,585,000
Mike Dunleavy: $9,000,000
Grant Hill: $1,976,400
Dahntay Jones: $797,681
Corey Maggette: $8,275,862
Josh McRoberts: $711,517
DeMarcus Nelson: $442,114
Shavlik Randolph: $797,581
J.J. Redick: $2,139,720
Shelden Williams: $3,395,760
