Word is The Big Aristotle is on the move to Phoenix. The Suns will ship Shawn Marion and Marcus Banks to Miami for Shaq D. Miami is making this move to get the sinking ship of a salary off their payroll so I understand why they make the move, but does this move help the Suns? Shaq might have a little left in the tank, but he sure hasn’t shown that is the case so far this year. The jury will be out for awhile on whether this deal will work or not if it does come to fruition.

The largest waste of salary to date we have posted was in the $11 million dollar range so today we decided to step it up a bit. The winner is….

***Raef LaFrentz***
$12,440,787 A YEAR from Portland
31 years old
19 games played
1.9 ppg 1.6 rpg

So let him go! Three years now with a demand to be traded each year and the first two times Jason Kidd’s wish wasn’t granted. I think the third time should be a charm for the New Jersey Nets and ultimately Kidd. If a player wants out as bad as kidd then you need to let him go rather than him being a detriment to your team as a “leader”. I understand he is still one of the top point guards in the league, but if he isn’t committed then f%$k him. You are more than likely opening your new coliseum in Brooklyn for 2010 so why not trade him NOW for some young exciting talent? This talent will help make your coliseum grand opening a success rather than a Bronx cheer.

Chris Webber joined the Pistons last year as a free agent expecting to win a World Championship in hometown of Detroit. In reality fairy tales rarely happen thus Detroit was upset in six games by King James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Now Webber seems to be chasing another dream after word comes out he plans to play for the Golden State Warriors for whom he played with during his rookie season. The odd thing is Webber utilized a one-year escape clause to get away from head coach Don Nelson after his rookie season yet now he is accepting an invitation from Nelson and Chris Mullin to play for the Warriors. If this isn’t an odd situation all the way around then I don’t know what is anymore. I think Webber can definitely provide a spark to the Warriors, but don’t look for anything better than a second round appearance in the Western Conference playoffs.

This week’s entrant might be the most comical yet in our ongoing series about inflated salaries in the NBA. He is on the second worst team currently in the NBA and has only played in 26 of the 40 games so far this year for Miami.

***Mark Blount***
$7,901,040 clams a year

32 years old
8-32 record this year
26 games played
5.6 ppg 2.6 rpg

Last week we gave you the absurd salary of Theo Ratliff, but now its on to the next one.

***Rasho Nesterovic***
$7,840,000 clams a year

31 years old
20-17 record this year
27 games played
4.5 ppg 4.3 rpg