The Worst Contracts in the NBA

Worst Contracts in the NBA
NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 19: Joe Johnson #7 of the Brooklyn Nets dribbles the ball against the Milwaukee Bucks at the Barclays Center on February 19, 2013 in New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. The Nets defeated the Bucks 113-111 in overtime. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 19: Joe Johnson #7 of the Brooklyn Nets dribbles the ball against the Milwaukee Bucks at the Barclays Center on February 19, 2013 in New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. The Nets defeated the Bucks 113-111 in overtime. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Was there a Patient Zero for atrocious NBA contracts? I always assumed it was Jon Koncak, the unassuming center who improbably caused a bidding war between Detroit and Atlanta during the summer of 1989. His per-game numbers for the previous season: 20.7 minutes, 4.7 points, 6.1 rebounds. Zaza Pachulia's numbers, basically. That didn't stop the defending-champion Pistons from deviously driving up Koncak's price to screw over their Eastern Conference rivals. Atlanta finally panicked, handing Koncak a whopping six-year, $13.1 million extension. Poor Koncak never matched those uninspiring 1988-89 numbers, eventually earning the derisive nickname "Jon Contract."

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