9 Players who are still on the payroll of NBA teams even after being out of the league

#1 Anderson Varejao

In 2009, Anderson Varejao was offered a 6-year, $50 million deal by the Cleveland Cavaliers.

In 2009, Anderson Varejao was offered a 6-year, $50 million deal by the Cleveland Cavaliers. However, the return was not that good as they expected thanks to the streak of injuries.

From 2011 to 2013, Varejao suffered from a lot of injury problems, but he was still offered a 3-year deal by the Cavs in 2014, thanks to LeBron James- who calls him to be one of his favorite teammates.

However, his luck was not on his side anymore. He suffered a torn Achilles and missed the rest of that season. Even when he returned in the following season, he impressed no one, forcing the Cavs to trade him to the Portland Trail Blazers in a three-team trade. The Blazers immediately waived him and thus, stretched his salary ($1.9 million) till 2020-21 season.

He later had a one-year stint with the Golden State Warriors and was re-signed to waive off the next season. The playing time might have ended, but at least the money will keep coming till the next season.