NBA 2018-19 Season: Average player salary for every NBA team

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Atlanta Hawks - $104.98 million

The Hawks are deep in their tanking process right now and are on pace to nab a top-5 pick next season with a 6-23 record through 29 games of this season

Highest-paid player (active): Kent Bazemore ($18.09 million)

Average player salary: $6.56 million

The Hawks are deep in their tanking process right now and are on pace to nab a top-5 pick next season with a 6-23 record through 29 games of this season.

They are on pace to have 2 lottery picks next season (sorry, Mavs) at the moment, and their 3 rookies Trae Young, Kevin Huerter and Omari Spellman have proved that they are capable of being solid to really good NBA players in the near future.

What remains is to manage their cap space properly, and hopefully land a free agent in 2019 or 2020 to complete their rebuild.

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Chicago Bulls - $105.47 million

The Bulls are in full rebuild mode, pretty much like the Atlanta Hawks

Highest-paid player: Jabari Parker ($20 million)

Average player salary: $6.59 million

The Bulls are in full rebuild mode, pretty much like the Atlanta Hawks. Trading Jimmy Butler for Kris Dunn and Zach LaVine had its merits, but the former looks like a bust this season after a significantly improved second season while the latter is a matador on defense.

Getting back into playoff contention will take at least two more seasons, but they do have a great shot at landing one of the top college recruits in the 2019 NBA draft.

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Los Angeles Lakers - $106.05 milion

Their young core of Lonzo, Hart, Ingram, and Kuzma is coming into its own as above-average young NBA talent

Highest-paid player: LeBron James ($35.65 million)

Average player salary: $6.62 million

The Lakers made easily the best offseason move this summer by landing the far-and-away best player on the planet in LeBron James on a four-year, $154 million contract that gives them at least three seasons of title contention.

Their young core of Lonzo, Hart, Ingram, and Kuzma is coming into its own as above-average young NBA talent, and the mentorship of LeBron James will ensure that the quartet is able to maximize the potential they have as long as they have The King on their roster.

While they are not expected to be true contenders this season, they are a really good playoff team who have a chance against any opponents because of Bron