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NBA: The Historical Impact Of The 2016 All-NBA Teams

By Maxwell Ogden

May 17, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) revs up the crowd during the first quarter in game one of the Eastern conference finals of the NBA Playoffs at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports
May 17, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) revs up the crowd during the first quarter in game one of the Eastern conference finals of the NBA Playoffs at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports /
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Apr 9, 2016; New Orleans, LA, USA; New Orleans Pelicans forward Anthony Davis during the fourth quarter of a game against the Phoenix Suns at the Smoothie King Center. The Suns defeated the Pelicans 121-100. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 9, 2016; New Orleans, LA, USA; New Orleans Pelicans forward Anthony Davis during the fourth quarter of a game against the Phoenix Suns at the Smoothie King Center. The Suns defeated the Pelicans 121-100. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports /

Anthony Davis’ Contract

This may not seem like a historically significant development, but it absolutely is. In the realm of, “Holy crap, that contract detail is insane,” this lands on the Bobby Bonilla end of the spectrum.

By not making one of the three All-NBA teams, Anthony Davis lost roughly $24 million.

Holy mother of everything.

Someone will tell you that $24 million isn’t a lot to NBA players, so do us all a favor and stop listening to them. $24 million is a lot of money to any and everyone, let alone someone in a career that generally has a shelf life of less than 10 seasons.

With all due respect, Davis missing out on $24 million is one of the most significant contractual developments in NBA history.

Davis certainly played well enough to make an All-NBA Team in 2015-16. He finished the season with averages of 24.3 points, 10.3 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 2.0 blocks, and 1.3 steals per game.

That was good enough to help him crack the Top 10 in the NBA in scoring, rebounding, and blocked shots.

Unfortunately, Davis only played in 61 games due to injury. He’d been battling an issue with his shoulder for multiple seasons, and after the New Orleans Pelicans drifted into obscurity, he opted to get it taken care of.

By sacrificing his season to undergo surgery and preserve the future of the organization, Davis paid the ultimate price in his contract.

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