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Transaction Quick Facts

The Largest Trade in NBA History was a 13 player deal that occurred on August 2, 2005, between the Miami Heat , Utah Jazz, Memphis Grizzlies, Boston Celtics and New Orleans Hornets . The Heat acquired Antoine Walker, Jason Williams (guard), James Posey, Andre Emmett and the draft rights to Roberto Duenas. The Hornets acquired Rasual Butler and Kirk Snyder. The Celtics acquired Qyntel Woods, Curtis Borchardt, Raul Lopez, a 2006 second round draft pick and a conditional second round draft pick, the draft rights to Albert Miralles. The Grizzlies acquired Eddie Jones. The Jazz acquired Greg Ostertag.
The NBA’s second largest trade was a 2000 trade that involved 12 players. An 11 player trade took place in 1999.
The largest contract in NBA history was signed in 2004 by Kobe Bryant, a 7-year deal worth 136,400,000.
The current NBA Salary Cap for the 2010 season is 58,044,000.
The highest paid player for the 2010-2011 season is Kobe Bryant who will earn 24,806,250 this year.
The NBA minimum salary operates on a sliding scale based on years of service in the league, ranging from 490,180 for 0 years and 1,399,507 for 10 years.