5 Worst Contracts Handed Out in NBA History

#2 Jim Mcllvaine(Seattle Supersonics) - 7 Years, $34 Million

Jim McIlvaine was anointed as the “Shaq Stopper.”

Jim's 2.1 blocks per game in the 1995-96 season heavily overshadowed his weak offensive abilities, as was evident from the contract Seattle offered him.

He was averaging less than 15 minutes per game in his first two seasons with Washington & had never averaged more than 2.3 points or 2.9 rebounds per game before signing the contract. Moreover, the 1994 second-round pick from Marquette had scored 10 or more points in a game just twice in the NBA and had yet to record a double-double.

To put things into perspective, Mcllvaine got a bigger contract than Karl Malone, Scottie Pippen, and Shawn Kemp, who was one of the best, if not the best player on the SuperSonics.

He was the starting centre for the Sonics for 151 games during the next 2 season, averaging only as high as 3.8 points per game before being traded to New Jersey.