Fansided · Nov 28, 2018
OKC Thunder rank third in average annual salaries
The OKC Thunder place third behind Barcelona and Real Madrid in highest average annual salaries among all professional sports franchises.
With a historically top-heavy roster, it’s no surprise the OKC Thunder pays, on average, more in player salaries than any other team in the league. But to be third in all of sports is a bit eye-opening.
In Kevin Durant’s final year, the Thunder owed the departing superstar just over $20 million, along with a pair of $16 million contracts to Russell Westbrook and Enes Kanter. The trio combined for $53.3 million of the total $93.7 million in total player’s salaries.