Worst contracts in the NBA next season

The contract of an NBA player is based on his skill on the basketball court, the situation of the organization and other business things. For some reason, there are a bunch of athletes who are getting paid way more than they should, just like we've seen at the 2016 free agency. For example, Timofeï Mozgov and Luol Deng both received contracts worth over $15 million a year and did not step up their game at all. As for this season, it wasn't as bad as it was in 2016, but there are still a lot of players who signed a contract and aren't producing like they should. Here goes a top 5 of the worst NBA contracts right now.

5- John Wall , 4 years, $170 million remaining

Before tearing his achilles, John Wall was unquestionnably a franchise point guard. His speed and playmaking was on a legendary level and he was totally worth every cent. However, since he signed the papers, Wall has almost never returned to the court. His contract begins next year and we don't know how he'll come back from the worst injury possible for a basketball player. It will inevitably have an impact on his game in the future and it will probably affect his best abilities.

Mike Conley, 2 years, $67 million remaining

Conley was traded in the summer from the Memphis Grizzlies to the Utah Jazz. This move was made because the Jazz thought the 32-year-old point guard was the missing piece to their championship team. The year before, Conley had an amazing season, putting up 21.1 points per game and 6.4 assists. He had a slow down in his debuts with the Jazz, as he only made 13.8 points per game this season and 4.3 assists. This was easily the worst season of his career, even if he was making $32 million.

Nicolas Batum, 2 years, $52.7 million remaining

Nicolas Batum signed a 5-year, $120 million contract with the Charlotte Hornets when he was 27. The Hornets thought it was a great deal, because they added one of the best small forwards in the league who was entering his prime and they could team him up with Kemba Walker, their best player. Let's just say it didn't go to plan and Batum didn't level up to the hype. With Charlotte, Batum's shot was horrible, his game wasn't at a full max salary worth.

Gorgui Dieng, 2 years, $34 million remaining

When he originally signed the contract, Dieng was a young promising center who just started all of the Minnesota Timberwolves games. He was putting up a solid but pretty normal 10 points/ 8 rebounds per game, which got him $64 million over four years. They were hoping for a great developement without thinking they'd draft a future superstar center with their first pick (Karl-Anthony Towns in 2015). Dieng is now a part of the Grizzlies and isn't even playing 20 minutes per game.

Terry Rozier, 3 years, $57 million remaining

I honestly still can't believe the Hornets made this offer to Rozier. The point guard was popularized in 2018 when he outplayed Eric Bledsoe (a solid NBA point guard,) in replacement of Kyrie Irving, who was injured. After that extraordinary season where he was averaging 16.5 points per game with 5.7 assists and 5.3 rebounds, Rozier was relegated to the bench because Irving came back. The situation wasn't making him happy so he publicly said he should start. The Celtics refused but the Hornets accepted. They got 18 points per game from Rozier this season, which isn't bad at all, the fact that his defense, shooting and playmaking are all under average makes it kind of useless.

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