Are basketball players overpaid?

You make the call. Choose one of the 15 NBA players from Bankrate.com's list of high-profile basketball players and see how ordinary purchases affect their bank accounts compared to an average $30,000-a-year consumer.

Source: NBA.com/HoopsHype.com Excludes signing bonuses, incentives, endorsements, appearance fees, perks, per diem, deferred salaries, etc.

Select a player: Kevin Garnett Michael Finley Shaquille O’Neal Chris Webber Allen Iverson Jason Kidd Jermaine O’Neal Kobe Bryant Tim Duncan Stephon Marbury Grant Hill Tracy McGrady Jalen Rose Eddie Jones Ben Wallace Income: $20,000,000 a year Product At this price* Seems to cost: House $275,000.00 $412.50 Car $20,000.00 $30.00 Laptop $2,000.00 $3.00 Stereo system $300.00 $0.45 Hotel room $100.00 $0.15 Good meal $40.00 $0.06 Average meal $10.00 $0.02 Big Mac $2.00 $0.00 Slurpee $1.00 $0.00 * Relative price of products

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-- Posted: April 21, 2007