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The Best Bargain Contract On All 30 NBA Teams

By Gerald Bourguet

January 4, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Charlotte Hornets guard Jeremy Lin (7, right) dribbles the basketball against Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30, left) during the third quarter at Oracle Arena. The Warriors defeated the Hornets 111-101. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
January 4, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Charlotte Hornets guard Jeremy Lin (7, right) dribbles the basketball against Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30, left) during the third quarter at Oracle Arena. The Warriors defeated the Hornets 111-101. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 2, 2016; Sacramento, CA, USA; Sacramento Kings guard Marco Belinelli (3) before the start of the NBA game against the Phoenix Suns at Sleep Train Arena. The Kings won 142-119. Mandatory Credit: Godofredo Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports /

Sacramento Kings: Marco Belinelli

2015-16 Salary: $6.1 million
2016-17 Salary: $6.3 million
2017-18 Salary: $6.6 million

Honorable Mention: Darren Collison

Technically speaking, DeMarcus Cousins is on one of the best max-level contracts in the league after agreeing to a four-year, $62 million extension with the Sacramento Kings in 2013. But since a max-level deal automatically disqualifies him, we’ll go with Marco Belinelli’s excessively team-friendly three-year, $19 million contract.

This season, Belinelli is averaging 11.6 points in 26.3 minutes per game. He’s only shooting 40.7 percent from the field and 32.9 percent from three-point range, but that may have just been an off December since he converted 37.4 percent and 43.0 percent of his threes over his two seasons with the San Antonio Spurs.

Darren Collison deserves some acknowledgement here as well, but the arrival of Rajon Rondo has made him slightly less important, and Belinelli has an extra year on his deal to add to his value.

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